Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there are empirical differences in the extent and motivation of early internationalisation between indigenous and foreign‐invested Chinese firms. Design/methodology/approach – Data on 3,948 firms surveyed by the World Bank in 2002...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there are empirical differences in the extent and motivation of early internationalisation between indigenous and foreign-invested Chinese firms. Design/methodology/approach – Data on 3,948 firms surveyed by the World Bank in 2002...