Core competences, strategy and performance: the case of international retailers in China

• Published in: The International review of retail, distribution and consumer research Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 349 - 369
• Main Authors: Cao, L. L., Dupuis, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.09.2009; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Subjects: Business administration; China; Competition; core competences; Core competencies; domain_shs.gestion.mark; Foreign markets; Foreign subsidiaries; Humanities and Social Sciences; international retailing; Internationalization; Multinational enterprises; Planning methods; Retail trade; Retailing industry; Strategic management; Strategic planning; strategy; Studies; China; international retailing; core competences; performance; strategy

This research aims to analyse the central role of core competences in retail internationalisation. The authors analyse field data generated from in-depth interviews of top Chinese subsidiary managers, using the principles of the grounded theory methodology. The inductive process identified two types...