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Domestic firms competing with multinational enterprises: The relevance of resource-accessing alliance formations

Poulis, Konstantinos; Yamin, Mo; Poulis, Efthimios

International Business Review. 2012;21(4):588-601.

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Abstract

The literature includes several papers that compare multinational enterprises (MNEs) to local firms along several dimensions such as financial strength or production capacity. Nevertheless, the focus on how latter firms compete against the former is often missing in the literature; local firms are typically seen as inferior in terms of resources and thus, unable to compete against MNEs. This paper aims at revisiting this competitive ‘battle’. Through a case-based design in a ‘multinational’ domestic market that seems to favour MNEs, we explore how local firms respond to MNEs’ purported superiority. Findings indicate that local firms respond through alliance formations that enable them to access fitting resources and counter ownership advantages of MNEs. Therefore, resource-accessing strategies spearheaded by local firms suggest that ownership advantages should not be inherently translated into competitive advantages for the MNEs. Implications for international business are discussed and avenues for further research are suggested.

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21
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4
Start page:
588
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601
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14
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588-601
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10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.07.003
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  • Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593111001375
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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:164859
Created by:
Sinkovics, Rudolf
Created:
15th July, 2012, 19:49:49
Last modified by:
Sinkovics, Rudolf
Last modified:
15th July, 2012, 19:51:14

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