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Comparing domestic and returnee female entrepreneurs in China: is there an internationalisation effect?

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  • Ilan Alon
  • Everlyne Misati
  • Tonia Warnecke
  • Wenxian Zhang

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The number of women entrepreneurs in China has increased rapidly with the development of China's new economy. These entrepreneurs consist of returnees and domestics. This study seeks to identify the key patterns in the entrepreneurial development of the two groups and the factors that influence their career paths and success. We study the entrepreneurial development of women entrepreneurs in China through historical review and case studies of 12 high profile women. As compared to domestics, we find that returnees are relatively more educated, start their businesses younger or reach executive positions at a relatively young age, utilise their external contacts and knowledge in addition to local 'guanxi', and innovate by bringing established foreign ideas back to China. Our study utilises a limited sample of 12 high profile women entrepreneurs to test our hypothesis. We also compare the entrepreneurs' firms that are varied in scale of operation and degree of success. Future research using a larger and perhaps more representative sample is encouraged to increase generalisability of the outcome. This study contributes to a better understanding of the role of internationalisation in the development of women entrepreneurship in China, and advances the growing literature on this subject.

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  • Ilan Alon & Everlyne Misati & Tonia Warnecke & Wenxian Zhang, 2011. "Comparing domestic and returnee female entrepreneurs in China: is there an internationalisation effect?," International Journal of Business and Globalisation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 6(3/4), pages 329-349.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:6:y:2011:i:3/4:p:329-349
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    1. Xie, Zaiyang & Wang, Liang, 2022. "Returnee managers as an asset for emerging market multinational enterprises: Chinese cross-border acquisitions (2008–2017)," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 57(2).
    2. Lin Cui & Yi Li & Klaus E. Meyer & Zijie Li, 2015. "Leadership Experience Meets Ownership Structure: Returnee Managers and Internationalization of Emerging Economy Firms," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 55(3), pages 355-387, June.
    3. Yingjie Hao & Congcong Fan & Yunguang Long & Jieyi Pan, 2019. "The role of returnee executives in improving green innovation performance of Chinese manufacturing enterprises: Implications for sustainable development strategy," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(5), pages 804-818, July.
    4. Wang, Xu & Deng, Shengliang & Alon, Ilan, 2021. "Women executives and financing pecking order of GEM-listed companies: Moderating roles of social capital and regional institutional environment," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 466-478.
    5. Lin, Ya-Hui & Chen, Chung-Jen & Lin, Bou-Wen, 2018. "The dual-edged role of returnee board members in new venture performance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 347-358.
    6. Yipeng Liu & Yijun Xing, 2012. "Biblio Service," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 52(3), pages 489-492, June.

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