Rugman, Alan M.; Li, Jing - In: European Management Journal 25 (2007) 5, pp. 333-343
Basic theory suggests that multinational enterprises (MNEs) succeed when they develop knowledge-based capabilities …, often called firm-specific advantages (FSAs). In China's case its large MNEs have few such knowledge based FSAs. Instead … resources. Thus, China's MNEs will likely become knowledge seekers as they go abroad, not knowledge takers. Unlike Western MNEs …