Ping Deng, Ph.D.（邓平博士）
Professor & Monte Ahuja Endowed Chair of Global Business
Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA
美国克里夫兰州立大学商学院全球商务讲席教授
p.deng@csuohio.edu
讲座时间：2019年6月14日下午14:30-16:30
讲座地点：广东工业大学龙洞校区管理学院第二会议室
Presentation/Seminar Topic
Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinationals: Theoretical Development and Future Direction*
新兴国家企业国际化：理论发展与未来研究方向
The growth of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from emerging markets has increased scholarly attention to the internationalization of emerging market multinationals (EMNCs). This attention has in turn led to developments in the field in parallel with theoretical advances on the internationalization of developed market multinationals (DMNCs). Yet, we believe there are still much more opportunities to learn more from the unique features of the internationalization of EMNCs. We approach this opportunity using a problematization approach. We contend that the generation of new knowledge in studying EMFs is limited because scholars view EMNC OFDI predominantly as a strategic decision. We complement the strategicapproach by introducing a new theoretical approach – geographic relational perspective. This perspective enables us to focus attention on theory development about EMNCs’ internationalization by highlighting process thinking, complex social realities, and relational practice. Situating EMNCs within multifaceted contextual influences and integrating it with research on path-dependence and practice, ourgeographicrelational lens generates new challenging research questions for understanding EMNC internationalization, one of the most intriguing areas in IB research.
*This presentation is based on our most recent study (co-authored with Andrew Delios and Mike Peng) to be published inJournal of International Business Studies(JIBS) as well as Deng (2012, 2013), Deng et al. (2019) and Deng & Zhang (2018).
