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The Internationalization of Chinese Family Enterprises andDunning's Eclectic MNE Paradigm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2015

Carolyn Erdener  and
Daniel M. Shapiro
Daniel M. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
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This paper applies Dunning's eclectic paradigm of Ownership, Location andInternalization (OLI) advantages to the international activity andperformance dynamics of the Chinese family enterprise (CFE). Through thelens of Dunning's paradigm, we trace the role of cultural and economicfactors in the success of this important form of organization. Indemonstrating the relevance of a theory that originated in the analysis ofWestern multinational firms to this indigenous Chinese type of firm, thepaper supports the larger effort to expand the scope of received theory toinclude Chinese as well as other non-Western forms of organization.

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Management and Organization Review , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , November 2005 , pp. 411 - 436
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Copyright © International Association for Chinese Management Research 2005

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