Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI

Ming Hua Li

Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI

Ming Hua Li

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The phenomenon of systematic institutional change in many developing countries can produce enduring transformations in the strategic orientation and organization of domestic firms. Such changes may impact the formation of their dynamic capabilities and adaptive learning which can translate into visible differences in their internationalization strategies and pathways. Using China as an illustrative example of a transitioning economy experiencing upsurges in outward FDI, this study develops a theoretical framework to explain how institutional transformation at various levels of government led to different configurations of firm resources and dynamic capabilities for central and local Chinese SOEs. Specifically, propositions from this framework explore how such
unique variations in firm-level attributes may lead to differences in outward foreign investment behavior. Combining insights from several research streams including the resource-based view, institutional and organizational theory frameworks, as well as the dynamic capabilities perspective, we suggest that institutional change in China serves a formative role in the development of firm strategic orientation and dynamic capabilities leading to different internationalization patterns for central and local SOEs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business
Editors	Susan Feinberg, Tunga Kiyak
Place of Publication	East Lansing, MI
Publisher	Academy of International Business
Publication date	2012
Pages	25-26
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	AIB 2012 Annual Meeting: Rethinking the Roles of Business, Government and NGOs in the Global Economy - George Washington University and University of Maryland, Washington, United States Duration: 30 Jun 2012 → 3 Jul 2012 Conference number: 54 http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/

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Conference	AIB 2012 Annual Meeting
Number	54
Location	George Washington University and University of Maryland
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	30/06/2012 → 03/07/2012
Internet address	http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/

Series	Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings
Volume	54
ISSN	2078-4430

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Li, Ming Hua. / Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities : A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI. Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. editor / Susan Feinberg ; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business, 2012. pp. 25-26 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).

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Li, MH 2012, Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI. in S Feinberg & T Kiyak (eds), Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. Academy of International Business, East Lansing, MI, Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, vol. 54, pp. 25-26, AIB 2012 Annual Meeting, Washington, United States, 30/06/2012. <http://aib.msu.edu/events/2012/AIB2012_ConferenceProceedings.pdf>

Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI. / Li, Ming Hua.
Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. ed. / Susan Feinberg; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business, 2012. p. 25-26 (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).

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Li MH. Institutional Change, Strategic Orientation and Dynamic Capabilities: A Multilevel Perspective on Chinese Outward FDI. In Feinberg S, Kiyak T, editors, Proceedings of the 54rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. East Lansing, MI: Academy of International Business. 2012. p. 25-26. (Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings, Vol. 54).