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Dear Colleagues,
EURAM 2012 Conference track on China's Internationalization held in
Rotterdam, June 6-8.
The Special Interest Group on International Management is inviting paper
submissions for a track on 'Internationalizing China: Governing Spontaneity'.
TRACK 48. 'Internationalizing China: Governing Spontaneity'.
Deadline for submission: 17 January 2012 - 2.00pm Brussels Time
Track Chairs:
Dr. Johannes Meuer, Rotterdam School of Management
Prof. Dr. Barbara Krug, Rotterdam School of Management
Prof. Dr. Andrew Tylecote, University of Sheffield
Abstract:
The internationalization of firms, and notably of Chinese firms is becoming
a growing concern to politicians, managers and academics alike. Yet, despite
its prominence there is no consensus about the speed, direction and impact
of Chinas Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). While most accounts of
it support the 'centrally managed capitalism' perspective, the contesting
assumption points to the entrepreneurial acumen of Chinese firms. China's
business system, however, is characterised neither by homogeneity in
behaviour nor uniformity in policy implementation. Instead, we observe local
autonomy and competition within the administrative structure leading to
different legislation and regulation, the unpredictable application of laws
and development of regulation leading to the widespread use of informal
means for coordinating the activities of economic actors, and horizontal
diversity among firms leading to novel or hybrid forms of organisation.
Acknowledging the rapidly increasing internationalisation of Chinese firms,
this track asks to what extent the experience with endogenous
institution-building at home serves as a blueprint for orchestrating Chinese
OFDI and/or for coordinating Chinese-dominated value chains outside China.
How, in the internationalisation of Chinese firms, do innovative agents and
processes (innovation) lead to new institutional forms (governance)? We
invite proposals dealing with: the link between institutional change at the
local level, the national level and Chinas international strategies; the
determinants of the spontaneous exodus of Chinese firms; the actors,
processes and incentives which explain innovative (institutional) activities
at the global level; the role of technical or organisational innovation in
the process of internationalization; or the usage, development and
effectiveness of informal institutions in the international arena.
The call for papers is also available on:
http://euram2012.nl/userfiles/file/48_%20Internationalizing%20China.pdf
Instructions for submission can be found:
http://euram2012.nl/r/default.asp?iId=EMEHKI
With best wishes,
Johannes