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How home country weaknesses can constrain EMNE growth: the example of India

Narula, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-2681 and Prasad Kodiyat, T. (2016) How home country weaknesses can constrain EMNE growth: the example of India. Multinational Business Review, 24 (3). pp. 249-278. ISSN 1525-383X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1108/MBR-07-2016-0026

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This paper discusses the opportunities and limitations that the location-specific (L) assets of the home country represent for MNEs, particularly at the early stages of internationalization. The systemic weaknesses of the home country can constrain the long-term competitiveness of its firms, and ultimately, the competitiveness of its MNEs. It is the contention of this paper that many of the emerging countries have a constrained set of L assets from which their firms are able to develop ownership-specific assets. Are their economies developing improved L assets that will promote a new generation of EMNEs? We examine data for the case of India, an economy regarded as having considerable potential to expand to knowledge-intensive sectors. At the macro level, India’s performance is not different from countries of similar economic structure, and its current pockets of excellence are a reflection of its L assets. Our analysis suggests that the failure to foster and upgrade the L assets of emerging economies is likely to stunt the growth of their domestic firms, and ultimately any new MNE activity in the long-term.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:66943
Publisher:Emerald

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