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Overseas R%D investments of emerging market firms: the impact of top management team composition

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  • Kiattichai Kalasin

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Existing literature suggests that capability building is the primary motive behind the R%D internationalisation of emerging market (EM) firms. The literature, however, has not adequately examined the impact the top management team's (TMT) composition on R%D internationalisation. Building on the upper echelon theory, this study investigates the effect of the TMT's international exposure on an EM firm's decision to set up R%D centres overseas in advanced economies. The study also explores the moderating role of the CEO-age mechanism on this relationship. Data from a sample of 170 firms from 11 EMs over a six-year period indicate that TMT composition has a positive impact on the capability-building strategy of EM firms. Experience in international settings enables managers to explore technology and acquire greater foreign knowledge, while the CEO-age does not moderate the relationship observed between a TMT's international exposure and its foreign R%D centre.

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  • Kiattichai Kalasin, 2014. "Overseas R%D investments of emerging market firms: the impact of top management team composition," International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(2), pages 183-200.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbema:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:183-200
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