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Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

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2007

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Emerging Southeast Asian And Taiwanese Multinational Firms And Their Internationalization Strategies, Ah Ba Sim Jan 2007

Emerging Southeast Asian And Taiwanese Multinational Firms And Their Internationalization Strategies, Ah Ba Sim

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

Empirical research on the internationalization strategies, processes and operations of Asian MNEs from countries at different levels of development is sparse. This paper examines and analyzes the internationalization strategies and characteristics of Southeast Asian and Taiwanese MNEs within the IDP (Investment Development Path) perspective. Primary data are drawn from 35 case studies of emerging MNEs from Singapore and Taiwan (representing NICs) and Malaysia and Thailand (representing fast developing countries). Findings indicate differences among the Southeast Asian and Taiwanese MNEs and provided some general support for the IDP. These differences, as well as those with other Asian and western MNEs, are …


The Impact Of Large Firms In Promoting Economic Growth, Exports, And Regional Integration: A Chandlerian Perspective, Elias Sanidas Jan 2007

The Impact Of Large Firms In Promoting Economic Growth, Exports, And Regional Integration: A Chandlerian Perspective, Elias Sanidas

Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

Chandler's work is well known. He has amply demonstrated that large firms played a huge role in the economic take-off and development of countries such as Germany and especially the USA. In this paper his thesis is extended to the whole world, by considering various countries, economically itegrated regions, their exports and economic achievement. The largest firms in the world are examined in this context. Chandler's thesis is thus confirmed wth this analysis and some quantitative evidence is provided in that respect. In addition, integration seems to take place even without the existence of formal agreements due to the presence …