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Industrial and Corporate Change 2009 18(2):325-349; doi:10.1093/icc/dtp006
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This article appears in the following Industrial and Corporate Change issue: Special Issue: The Internationalization of Chinese and Indian Firms-Trends, Motivations and Strategy [View the issue table of contents]

Internationalization and technological catching up of emerging multinationals: a comparative case study of China's Haier group

Geert Duysters, Jojo Jacob, Charmianne Lemmens and Yu Jintian

Correspondence: Geert Duysters, Maastricht University India Institute, UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands or Maastricht University India Institute and Eindhoven Centre for Innovation Studies (ECIS), P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. e-mail: Geert.Duysters{at}bu.unimaas.nl, duysters{at}merit.unu.edu, or g.m.duysters{at}tm.tue.nl

Correspondence: Jojo Jacob, UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands. e-mail: jacob{at}merit.unu.edu

Correspondence: Charmianne Lemmens, UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands. e-mail: lemmens{at}merit.unu.edu

Correspondence: Yu Jintian, Wuhan University of Technology, 122 Luoshi Road, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China

A number of firms from China and India have in recent years been demonstrating their ability to face up to the challenges of globalization by internationalizing their operations. In this article we carry out a case study of China's Haier Group followed by a comparison of its growth and internationalization with those of India's Tata Group. We examine several aspects of their internationalization, such as the mode of internationalization and the choice of overseas destinations. The study further explores the importance of, among others, conglomerate structure, prior experience, the state, and entrepreneurship in the internationalization of the two groups.


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