The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market

While the literature on business internationalisation has tended to focus on the outward movement of companies, internationalisation in business history may also be inwardly oriented. This paper studies the metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry from 1953 to 2001 as a long process of inward in...

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Autores: Jia-Zheng, Yuan, Brasó Broggi, Carles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/149144
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2023.2247366
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Palabra clave:chinese automotive industry
joint ventures
inward internationalisation
technology transfers
foreign direct investment
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spelling The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist marketJia-Zheng, YuanBrasó Broggi, Carleschinese automotive industryjoint venturesinward internationalisationtechnology transfersforeign direct investmentWhile the literature on business internationalisation has tended to focus on the outward movement of companies, internationalisation in business history may also be inwardly oriented. This paper studies the metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry from 1953 to 2001 as a long process of inward internationalisation. The main argument is that the internationalisation of this industry started before automotive enterprises were encouraged to take dynamic actions abroad. This process relied on technology transfers to develop indigenous capacity and accumulate learning, while government policies regulated the entry of foreigners and the market conditions. The interactions of national and foreign players are examined during the Maoist period and the first two decades of the reform to determine when and how foreign automotive manufacturers were given access to China. The results confirm that inward internationalisation laid the basis for China’s industrial modernisation and market development.Taylor & Francis202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10609/149144https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2023.2247366reponame:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOCinstname:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2023.2247366CC BY NC NDhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/1491442026-05-28T12:42:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
title The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
spellingShingle The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
Jia-Zheng, Yuan
chinese automotive industry
joint ventures
inward internationalisation
technology transfers
foreign direct investment
title_short The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
title_full The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
title_fullStr The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
title_full_unstemmed The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
title_sort The metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry (1953–2001): Inward internationalisation, technological transfers and the making of a post-socialist market
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Jia-Zheng, Yuan
Brasó Broggi, Carles
author Jia-Zheng, Yuan
author_facet Jia-Zheng, Yuan
Brasó Broggi, Carles
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv chinese automotive industry
joint ventures
inward internationalisation
technology transfers
foreign direct investment
topic chinese automotive industry
joint ventures
inward internationalisation
technology transfers
foreign direct investment
description While the literature on business internationalisation has tended to focus on the outward movement of companies, internationalisation in business history may also be inwardly oriented. This paper studies the metamorphosis of China’s automotive industry from 1953 to 2001 as a long process of inward internationalisation. The main argument is that the internationalisation of this industry started before automotive enterprises were encouraged to take dynamic actions abroad. This process relied on technology transfers to develop indigenous capacity and accumulate learning, while government policies regulated the entry of foreigners and the market conditions. The interactions of national and foreign players are examined during the Maoist period and the first two decades of the reform to determine when and how foreign automotive manufacturers were given access to China. The results confirm that inward internationalisation laid the basis for China’s industrial modernisation and market development.
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