Firm-specific, country-specific and region-specific competitive advantages: the case of emerging economy MNEs - Thailand

Beleska-Spasova, E., Loykulnanta, S. and Nguyen, Q. T. K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-3973 (2016) Firm-specific, country-specific and region-specific competitive advantages: the case of emerging economy MNEs - Thailand. Asian Business and Management, 15 (4). pp. 264-291. ISSN 1476-9238 doi: 10.1057/s41291-016-0009-8

Abstract/Summary

Increasing levels of regional economic integration have created a new source of international competitiveness for MNEs from an emerging economy, Thailand, in the context of ASEAN economic integration. Building on the theoretical framework of firm-specific advantages (FSAs) and country-specific advantages (CSAs) grounded in internalization theory, we introduce region-specific advantages (RSAs) and advance a novel regional dual-double-diamond model to analyse regional competitiveness. Using both primary and secondary data we find that most Thai firms derive their international competitiveness from CSAs rather than FSAs, and will benefit from ASEAN RSAs. Our study significantly advances the literature on international competitiveness of emerging-economy MNEs.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/65840
Identification Number/DOI	10.1057/s41291-016-0009-8
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
Publisher	Springer
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