Foreign acquisitions by Chinese firms: A strategic intent perspective

By Huaichuan Rui, George S. Yip. 2008

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Subfields: Accounting, Strategy and Management

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Mergers and acquisitions in and out of emerging economies (2015, background): “Finally, Huawei purchased Marconi (again, despite the poor financial condition of the target) for its world class technology and position in European markets (Rui & Yip, 2008).”
Outward internationalization of private enterprises in China: The effect of competitive advantages and disadvantages compared to home market rivals (2012, background): “…to exploit its previously developed competitive advantages, the emerging perspective describes a firm’s internationalization efforts as a catch-up strategy to overcome competitive disadvantages at home (Bartlett & Ghoshal, 1988; Child & Rodrigues, 2005; Luo, 2000; Mathews, 2006; Rui & Yip, 2008).”
Do cross-border acquisitions create value? Evidence from overseas acquisitions by Chinese firms (2016, background): “…have usually been driven either by the quest for strategic resources overseas, such as a new technology, brand, talent, distribution channels, natural resources, or by the need to avoid institutional constraints at home (Child & Rodrigues, 2005; Deng, 2007; Luo & Tung, 2007; Rui & Yip, 2008).”
A review of research on outward foreign direct investment from emerging countries, including China: what do we know, how do we know and where should we be heading? (2018, background): “Some scholars (Child and Marinova 2014; Child and Rodrigues 2005; Deng 2004, 2007, 2009; Globerman and Shapiro 2009; Rui and Yip 2008) found that OFDI from Chinese firms involve technology and cross-border acquisitions to gain strategic capabilities.”
What drives firms' intent to seek strategic assets by foreign direct investment? A study of emerging economy firms (2014, background): “In particular, many Chinese MNEs pursue FDI with the intent to acquire strategic assets, rather than exploit existing resources and capabilities (Liu & Woywode, 2013; Luo & Tung, 2007; Rui & Yip, 2008).”
In search of strategic assets through cross-border merger and acquisitions: Evidence from Chinese multinational enterprises in developed economies (2016, background): “Though the asset-seeking motives of CMNEs’ CBMAs in DEs have been acknowledged in the literature (Agyenim et al., 2008; Child & Rodrigues, 2005; Deng, 2004; Rugman & Li, 2007; Rui & Yip, 2008), what is less understood is the nature of strategic assets sought after by CMNEs in DEs.”
Behind ownership decision of Chinese outward FDI: Resources and institutions (2010, methodology): “The construct also includes firms’ needs to augment their existing assets, which is the centrepiece of a significant portion of Chinese outward FDI (Child & Rodrigues, 2005; Rui & Yip, 2008).”
Chinese foreign direct investment in R&D in Europe: A new model of R&D internationalization? (2012, background): “…the second (cross-border M&A) and the third (greenfield investment) international expansion patterns to tap into the resources and capabilities of advanced countries directly and effectively (Bonaglia et al., 2007; Deng, 2008; Globerman and Shapiro, 2009; Rui and Yip, 2008; Xie and White, 2006).”
Learning Before Making the Big Leap (2011, background): “These circumstances led to well-managed and financially strong local firms with a global strategic intent to pursue a strategy of building competencies through acquisitions on a par with international rivals rather than wait it out hoping they will maintain market position (Child and Rodriguez 2005;”
What is “strategic asset seeking FDI”? (2015, background): “…1995), the concept of strategic asset-seeking has recently been used by several authors to describe FDI by emerging economy multinational enterprises (MNEs), specifically to highlight what appears unconventional about some of their FDI projects (Deng, 2009; Rui and Yip, 2008; Cui et al., 2014).”
Why is China Investing in Africa? Evidence from the Firm Level (2016, background): “Based on the descriptions of the overseas investment, we categorize the projects into 25 industries covering all sectors of the economy (primary, secondary, and tertiary).”
EMNE catch‐up strategies in the wind turbine industry: Is there a trade‐off between output and innovation capabilities? (2012, background): “We posit that the differences in the capabilities of two companies are the outcome of a conscious strategy (cf. Rui and Yip, 2008).”
The Internationalization of Chinese Firms: A Critical Review and Future Research (2012, background): “The recent ascendance of the RBV of the firm (Barney 1991; Teece et al. 1997) as the predominant theory in studies on the ICF (e.g. Cui and Jiang 2009a; Deng 2007; Rui and Yip 2008) has heightened the firm-specific characteristics which factor prominently in this stream of research.”