Resource Commitment, Entry Timing, and Market Performance of Foreign Direct Investments in Emerging Economies: The Case of Japanese International Joint Ventures in China
Takehiko Isobe, Shige Makino, David B. Montgomery
Academy of Management Journal · 2000 · Volume 43 · Issue 3
Abstract
This study examined whether early movers and technology leaders attained superior performance in emerging economic regions. We assessed the determinants and performance consequences of two key aspects of entry strategy, resource commitment to technology transfer and timing of entry, using survey data from over 220 Sino-Japanese joint ventures (JVs) in China. Both high commitment and early entry had positive impacts on the perceived economic performance of the JVs. Yet these relationships were found to be significantly contingent on several internal and external factors, such as the strategic importance of an investment, parental control of a JV, and the availability of supporting local infrastructure.
Keywords
FOREIGN investments, JOINT ventures, MARKET entry, ECONOMIC development, STRATEGIC planning, TECHNOLOGY transfer, FINANCIAL performance, GLOBALIZATION, LIBERALIZATION (Finance), INTERNATIONAL business enterprises, POLITICAL stability
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