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Chinese early internationalizing firms: A review and research agenda

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  • Shuijing Jie

    (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou, Department of Strategic Management & Organisation (SMO)
    University of Twente)

  • Deeksha Singh

    (Rutgers University – Camden)

  • Hongjia Ma

    (Jilin University)

  • Chenwei Li

    (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, International Business School Suzhou, Department of Intelligent Operations and Marketing (IOM))

Abstract

The rise of Chinese early internationalizing firms (CEIFs) has attracted increasing interest from international entrepreneurship scholars. However, a clear consolidation and integration of extant literature on CEIFs is missing. This article reviews scholarship on CEIFs and examines specific areas in need of further development. A systematic framework organizes the findings on the basis of a content analysis and identifies three thematic categories of inquiry, related to the antecedents, elements, and outcomes of CEIFs. Our review summarizes four major research streams and identifies future directions in each of these streams. The review offers insights for scholars devoted to the study of CEIFs and provides recommendations for international entrepreneurs.

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  • Shuijing Jie & Deeksha Singh & Hongjia Ma & Chenwei Li, 2025. "Chinese early internationalizing firms: A review and research agenda," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 42(1), pages 481-501, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiapa:v:42:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s10490-023-09942-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10490-023-09942-0
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