The Rise of Asian Firms: Strengths and Strategies [Hardcover]

Asian economies have become a driving force in the world economy, so are the Asian firms, especially those from emerging markets. This book presents a collection of articles that address the strengths and strategies of the rising Asian firms in the process of internationalization and the challenges they face.1. Research on Asian Firms: A Review and Look Forward; Geng Cui, T. S. Chan and Hua Zhang PART I: ASIAN FIRMS: ENVIRONMENT, INSTITUTIONS AND MANAGEMENT 2. The Impact of Network Relationships, Environment and Localization on the Performance of Taiwanese Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Ku-Ho Lin, Ya-Yuan Chang, Chueh-Chu Ou and Wei-Kuo Tseng 3. The Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinationals: Effects of Host and Home Country Institutional Factors; Yuanyuan Zhang, Geng Cui and T. S. Chan 4. Imprinting Home Institutional Influence - Chinese Firms' Long-term Performance in Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions; Sai Lan, Fan Yang and Hong (Susan) Zhu 5. Rise of the Indian Firm - Understanding Leadership in Indian Organizations; Christopher Selvarajah, Denny Meyer, Suku Sukunesan and R. Venkatapathy PART II: INTERNATIONALIZATION OF ASIAN FIRMS: PERSPECTIVES AND STRATEGIES 6. Adapting to Change: The State of Singapore Private Enterprise in China; Wilfred How and Caroline Yeoh 7. Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Australia; Robert Graham Jack and Lijun (Karl) Qin 8. Acquisition versus Greenfield: The Strategy of Chinese Privately-owned Investors in Developing Countries; Wiboon Kittilaksanawong, Xudong Chen and Shanshan Xie 9. Different Roads to Rome? Patterns of Internationalization in Chinese Firms; Geng Cui, T. S. Chan, Hua Zhang and Ling Peng 10. An Exposition of Indian Overseas Investments in Germany: Trends, Motivations and Challenges; Ritam GargT.S. Chan began his higher education career in 1975. He has considerable experience as a researcher and senior administrator. In addition to his current position at Lingnan University, Hong lăi