Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience
The international services literature lacks research investigating the association between corporate size and corporate international experience with the internationalization. Using an integrated theoretical approach, this paper examines the internationalization of construction service corporations...
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| author | Ahsen Maqsoom Hassan Ashraf Imran Arif Muhammad Umer Tahira Nazir Muhammad Najam Khurram Shafi |
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| description | The international services literature lacks research investigating the association between corporate size and corporate international experience with the internationalization. Using an integrated theoretical approach, this paper examines the internationalization of construction service corporations (CSCs) with specific emphasis on four dimensions: motives, firm-specific competitive advantages, home country-specific competitive advantages and locational considerations. A quantitative approach was adopted through a postal questionnaire survey. Out of 126 CSCS, 84 usable responses were analyzed giving 66.7% response rate. A comparative analysis was conducted using Mann-Whitney U test between the corporations having different sizes and international experiences. The findings show that CSCs of varied sizes did not concur over several firm-specific competitive advantages and home country-specific competitive advantages, whereas CSCs of varied international experiences were in disagreement over some locational factors. Small CSCs need to form joint ventures or partnerships in order to overcome their limitations. The government support is direly needed to promote internationalization of CSCs especially the younger and smaller ones which stand more vulnerable due to lack of opportunities in their domestic markets. The study will be helpful to managers and regulatory bodies towards creating a balanced playing field to develop the internationalization process for their service corporations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c8b09308b7b45c6bfbf18b35cc2be4f2022-12-22T04:25:38ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018416594167210.1109/ACCESS.2020.29774699019696Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International ExperienceAhsen Maqsoom0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3745-516XHassan Ashraf1Imran Arif2Muhammad Umer3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2701-6187Tahira Nazir4Muhammad Najam5Khurram Shafi6Department of Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, Swedish College of Engineering, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanDepartment of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Cantt, PakistanThe international services literature lacks research investigating the association between corporate size and corporate international experience with the internationalization. Using an integrated theoretical approach, this paper examines the internationalization of construction service corporations (CSCs) with specific emphasis on four dimensions: motives, firm-specific competitive advantages, home country-specific competitive advantages and locational considerations. A quantitative approach was adopted through a postal questionnaire survey. Out of 126 CSCS, 84 usable responses were analyzed giving 66.7% response rate. A comparative analysis was conducted using Mann-Whitney U test between the corporations having different sizes and international experiences. The findings show that CSCs of varied sizes did not concur over several firm-specific competitive advantages and home country-specific competitive advantages, whereas CSCs of varied international experiences were in disagreement over some locational factors. Small CSCs need to form joint ventures or partnerships in order to overcome their limitations. The government support is direly needed to promote internationalization of CSCs especially the younger and smaller ones which stand more vulnerable due to lack of opportunities in their domestic markets. The study will be helpful to managers and regulatory bodies towards creating a balanced playing field to develop the internationalization process for their service corporations.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9019696/Internationalizationconstruction servicesmotivescompetitive advantageslocational advantagessize |
| spellingShingle | Ahsen Maqsoom Hassan Ashraf Imran Arif Muhammad Umer Tahira Nazir Muhammad Najam Khurram Shafi Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience IEEE Access Internationalization construction services motives competitive advantages locational advantages size |
| title | Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience |
| title_full | Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience |
| title_fullStr | Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience |
| title_short | Internationalization of Construction Service Corporations: Impact of Size and International Experience |
| title_sort | internationalization of construction service corporations impact of size and international experience |
| topic | Internationalization construction services motives competitive advantages locational advantages size |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9019696/ |
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