TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of springboarding in economic catch-up
T2 - A theoretical perspective
AU - Enderwick, Peter
AU - Buckley, Peter J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - This paper offers a taxonomic examination of the springboard perspective, outlining three upgrading paths pursued by emerging market firms – path following, path creating and path compressing. The choice of the upgrading path is determined primarily by home-country conditions including market size and growth, innovative capability, government intervention, and market and institutional imperfections. We find that “springboarding” is a strategy most likely to be adopted by path-compressing firms and least likely to be observed among path-creating firms.
AB - This paper offers a taxonomic examination of the springboard perspective, outlining three upgrading paths pursued by emerging market firms – path following, path creating and path compressing. The choice of the upgrading path is determined primarily by home-country conditions including market size and growth, innovative capability, government intervention, and market and institutional imperfections. We find that “springboarding” is a strategy most likely to be adopted by path-compressing firms and least likely to be observed among path-creating firms.
KW - Catch-up
KW - Emerging market MNEs
KW - Springboard perspective
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099312312&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.intman.2021.100832
DO - 10.1016/j.intman.2021.100832
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099312312
SN - 1075-4253
VL - 27
JO - Journal of International Management
JF - Journal of International Management
IS - 3
M1 - 100832
ER -