The impact of political behaviours on internationalisation : the case of Australian companies internationalising to China Menzies, Jane L. and Orr, Stuart 2010, The impact of political behaviours on internationalisation : the case of Australian companies internationalising to China, Journal of Chinese economic and foreign trade studies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 24-42, doi: 10.1108/17544401011016663. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads orr-theimpact-2010-post.pdf Post print application/pdf 311.93KB 145 Title The impact of political behaviours on internationalisation : the case of Australian companies internationalising to China Author(s) Menzies, Jane L. Orr, Stuart Journal name Journal of Chinese economic and foreign trade studies Volume number 3 Issue number 1 Start page 24 End page 42 Total pages 19 Publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd Place of publication United Kingdom Publication date 2010 ISSN 1754-4408 1754-4416 Keyword(s) Australia China politics economic cooperation international business Summary Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a model of cooperation between internationalising businesses and local and host country governments in the context of Australian companies internationalising to China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a model for the political dimensions of internationalising based on corporate political theory and the cooperative view of management. Data were collected from personal interviews with representatives from 40 Australian organisations with businesses or operations in China. The data were analysed using NVivo. Findings – Assistance provided by the Australian government was often sought and was perceived to be beneficial. Most participants experienced policies and regulations which affected their entry modes. In ten cases they acted as barriers and significantly influenced entry mode choice. The majority of participants viewed the development of relationships with the Chinese government as important and employed a variety of relationship behaviours. Over half of the participants identified the need to understand and deal with the psychically distant government structures of the Chinese government, namely government intervention in business. Practical implications – The model links the organisational objectives of businesses internationalising to China, understanding the political/regulatory environment, selecting an entry mode and developing/maintaining a successful business. To achieve these objectives corporate political behaviour must reflect the sovereign powers in place at the time. Originality/value – The paper presents a model which develops the literature for the political dimensions of internationalisation. It also presents empirical data on the political dimensions of internationalising into China. These findings will assist businesses in understanding political factors when internationalising to China. Language eng DOI 10.1108/17544401011016663 Field of Research 150308 International Business Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031339 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Deakin Graduate School of Business Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 25 Nov 2010, 10:55:14 EST Thu, 25 Nov 2010, 13:08:13 EST Thu, 25 Nov 2010, 13:09:30 EST Thu, 20 Jan 2011, 10:48:35 EST Thu, 01 Dec 2011, 10:29:19 EST Thu, 01 Dec 2011, 10:30:55 EST Thu, 02 May 2013, 12:06:28 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 13:50:23 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 434 Abstract Views, 147 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 25 Nov 2010, 10:55:07 EST by Katrina Fleming

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