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THE STRATEGY CONFIGURATION OF CHINESE SMEs

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  • ZHI TANG

    (E. Philip Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, 108 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5608, USA)

  • CLYDE EIRÍKUR HULL

    (E. Philip Saunders College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology, 108 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623-5608, USA)

Abstract

This paper investigates how Chinese SMEs configure marketing, cost-control, and innovation strategies in order to attain better organizational effectiveness. Rather than the more standard approach of suggesting that SMEs focus exclusively on one strategy, we hypothesize that when a strategy configuration is composed of multiple prioritized and related strategies, organizational effectiveness will be improved. Data collected from 133 small and medium-sized Chinese SMEs verified our hypotheses. The implications of our study for Chinese SMEs, China's policy makers, and overseas investors are discussed.

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  • Zhi Tang & Clyde Eiríkur Hull, 2011. "THE STRATEGY CONFIGURATION OF CHINESE SMEs," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(03), pages 229-259.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:19:y:2011:i:03:n:s0218495811000799
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495811000799
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    1. Clyde Eiríkur Hull & Zhi Tang & Jintong Tang & Jun Yang, 2020. "Information diversity and innovation for born-globals," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 37(4), pages 1039-1060, December.
    2. Man Zhang & Qian Gao & Hyuk-Soo Cho, 2017. "The effect of sub-national institutions and international entrepreneurial capability on international performance of export-focused SMEs: Evidence from China and South Korea," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 15(1), pages 85-110, March.
    3. Kui-Wai Li, 2018. "Analyzing The Tfp Performance Of Chinese Industrial Enterprises," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 63(05), pages 1263-1284, December.
    4. Kerbouche Mohammed & Bouguesri Imene, 2020. "A Structural Analysis of the Chinese Patriarchal Family Business Model: What Happens in the Corridors of the Shrine?," Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 34(1), pages 224-245, February.
    5. Florin Nitu, 2015. "Hungarian Small and Medium Enterprises’ Strategies and their Effects on the Economic Performance," Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, Danubius University of Galati, issue 11(3), pages 81-93, June.
    6. Hoy Frank & Pu Hansong, 2012. "Reconsidering Models for Investigating Family Firms: Variants from China," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 2(4), pages 1-18, October.

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