Firm age and Chinese firms’ OFDI in developing and developed countries: the moderating roles of industry munificence and state ownership
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 10 November 2022
Issue publication date: 24 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Applying the internationalization process model (IPM) and the strategic fit perspective, this research aims to test the effects of firm age on Chinese firms’ outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in developing and developed countries.
Design/methodology/approach
Using data on some Chinese firms, this study applied the zero-inflated negative binomial model and Heckman two-stage model to do the analyses.
Findings
This research found that firm age has different effects on Chinese firms’ OFDI in developed and developing countries. State ownership and industry munificence independently and jointly can moderate these effects.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the IPM and solves the theoretical conflict about the firm age–OFDI relationship.
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Acknowledgements
The author thanks for the helpful suggestions from associate editor Yi Li and anonymous reviewers in the reviewing process.
Citation
Xie, Q. (2023), "Firm age and Chinese firms’ OFDI in developing and developed countries: the moderating roles of industry munificence and state ownership", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 1276-1301. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-04-2022-0155
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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