An event study of home and host country patent generation in Chinese MNEs undertaking strategic asset acquisitions in developed markets. Issue 5 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anderson, John; Sutherland, Dylan; Severe, Sean
• Is Part Of: International business review. Volume 24:Issue 5(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 758
• Page End: 771
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: International business enterprises -- Periodicals; 338.8805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.01.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0969-5931

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0240"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0365">We model the impact of Chinese strategic-asset related acquisitions on innovation.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0370">Such acquisitions do not impact innovation in acquired developed market firms.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0375">Domestic innovation in the Chinese parents, however, does improve.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0380">One explanation is Chinese MNEs deploy acquired strategic-assets domestically.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0385">Asset-seeking may therefore be strongly motivated by domestic market considerations.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>