Internationalisation strategies of emerging market firms: evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia

IF 3.2 Q2 BUSINESS

Review of International Business and Strategy Pub Date : 2022-01-10 DOI:10.1108/ribs-07-2021-0099

Y. Amoah, Fidella Tiew, Ching Seng Yap

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Purpose This study aims to explore the internationalisation paths and strategies adopted by firms from an emerging market and serves as a step towards examining the suitability of prevailing internationalisation theories in the context of emerging market firms. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative methodology and gathered data through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 top managers of internationalised firms from the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Data were analysed thematically. Findings The results revealed that the internationalisation strategies of firms from Sarawak can be classified under three main categories: motivations and markets, modes and measures. The constraints the firms faced were important determinants of their internationalisation strategies. The internationalisation paths and strategies of the firms were also found to exhibit both similarities to and deviations from the tenets of prevailing internationalisation theories. Originality/value The study contributes knowledge to the literature of both internationalisation theories and internationalisation strategies of emerging markets, in particular, it advances Fey et al.’s (2016) Five M Framework.

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新兴市场企业国际化战略：来自马来西亚砂拉越的证据

目的本研究旨在探索新兴市场企业所采用的国际化路径和战略，并为检验主流国际化理论在新兴市场企业背景下的适用性迈出了一步。设计/方法论/方法本研究采用了定性方法，并通过对来自马来西亚东部砂拉越州的15名国际化公司高级管理人员进行深入的半结构化访谈来收集数据。对数据进行了专题分析。研究结果表明，砂拉越企业的国际化战略可分为三大类：动机与市场、模式与措施。这些公司所面临的制约因素是其国际化战略的重要决定因素。企业的国际化道路和战略也表现出与主流国际化理论的相似性和偏差性。原创性/价值该研究为新兴市场的国际化理论和国际化战略文献提供了知识，特别是推进了Fey等人（2016）的Five M框架。

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Review of International Business and Strategy BUSINESS-

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期刊介绍： Review of International Business and Strategy is keen to present contemporary and innovative research that proposes new perspectives or challenges existing theories, and that advances the understanding of issues related to international business and global strategy. Themes covered by the journal include (but are not limited to): Internationalization of firms and international entrepreneurship Effects of international environment (political, social, economic and institutional) on international business activities and firm strategies Knowledge transfer strategies and innovation in MNEs Location strategies in international business activities.