Purpose: The authors attempt to answer the basic questions: How is imitation tied to innovation? This question is addressed in the context of China's innovation system in the 2000s where Chinese industrial firms simultaneously implement innovation and imitation strategies in their new product...

This study advances the limited generalizability of previous studies that have focused on developed market multinational enterprises and explores the link between institutional distance and ownership choice of emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs). Such studies in the EMNE context...

Purpose–The authors attempt to answer the basic questions: How is imitation tied to innovation? This question is addressed in the context of China’s innovation system in the 2000s where Chinese industrial firms simultaneously implement innovation and imitation strategies in their new product...

In this study, we challenge the conventional understanding of ambidexterity as an unquestionable contribution to better performance. We combine the concept of ambidexterity and the notion of managerial capability to explore different effects of ambidexterity on innovation performance in the...

This study examined how inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) concentration affects the research and development (R&D) strategies of locally domiciled firms operating in emerging markets. From a resource dependence perspective, we argued that any community-specific interdependencies between...