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Against All Odds!: A Strategic Analysis of the Failures of Three State-Owned Firms

Amankwah-Amoah, J. (2015) Against All Odds!: A Strategic Analysis of the Failures of Three State-Owned Firms. In: The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Economies. The Academy of International Business . Palgrave MacMillian, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 115-132. ISBN 978-1-137-47310-3. (doi:10.1057/9781137473110_7) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:57692)

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Abstract

Over the past few decades, scholars have demonstrated that government policies and supports can foster innovation, help new firms to overcome liability of newness and provide conditions for local firms to thrive (Chu, 2011; Edquist, 2011). It has also been demonstrated that such supports can provide the basis for local firms’ competitive advantage (Petersen and Pedersen, 2002). However, scholars have remained relatively silent on how government support for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) can become a source of liability and even lead to such firms’ failure (Doganis, 2006). This dearth of scholarly work is puzzling given that such research has the potential to enrich our understanding of government policies, processes and factors that lead to business failure.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1057/9781137473110_7
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2016 08:46 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:34 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/57692 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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