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No Strategy is an Island to Itself: China First-Mover and Other FDI Strategies’ Interaction Effects

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  • Bradley J. Koch

    (Grand Valley State University, USA)

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The first-mover strategy for foreign investment is examined to determine under what conditions a significant effect exists when it is combined with other foreign investment strategies like partner selection, geographical market focus, joint-venture control, and resource commitment strategies. Using official audited data and survey data from Sichuan, the results reveal that there are significant interaction effects. The interaction effects can eliminate first-mover advantage, create a first-mover effect that previously didn’t exist, or change the direction of the effect. Consequently, the author argues that it is better to analyze strategies as a set that is formed by a series of strategic decisions made by managers as they establish foreign joint ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries.

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  • Bradley J. Koch, 2010. "No Strategy is an Island to Itself: China First-Mover and Other FDI Strategies’ Interaction Effects," International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), IGI Global, vol. 1(3), pages 35-53, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jabim0:v:1:y:2010:i:3:p:35-53
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