A Resource-Based perspective of entry mode choices of Electronic Components industry into China

Author

Lee, Yung-Heng

Author_Institution

Sch. of Continuing Educ., Chinese Culture Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

1

fYear

2010

fDate

9-10 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

540

Lastpage

545

Abstract

The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the effectiveness of the Resource-Based Theory in explaining the entry mode choices of Taiwanese Electronic Components firms in China markets during the time period from 2003 to 2005. The annual data includes as many as 267, 324, and 283 firms respectively. This study explores how the firms´ resources (defined as firms´ assets and capabilities) influence the entry mode choices between wholly-owned subsidiaries (WOS) and joint ventures (JV) of Taiwanese Electronic Components firms. It also identifies those factors that have an important impact on the choices of entry mode and provides meaningful suggestions for the new firms that wish to invest in the China market.

Keywords

electronics industry; international collaboration; organisational aspects; China markets; Taiwanese Electronic Components firms; entry mode choices; firms´ resources; joint ventures; resource-based perspective; wholly-owned subsidiaries; Companies; Educational institutions; Integrated circuits; Resource-Based Theory; joint ventures; wholly-owned subsidiaries;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Future Information Technology and Management Engineering (FITME), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Changzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9087-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FITME.2010.5655812

Filename

5655812