TY - JOUR
T1 - Multinational enterprise competition
T2 - Grounding the eclectic paradigm of foreign production in resource-advantage theory
AU - Arnett, Dennis B.
AU - Madhavaram, Sreedhar
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Purpose: This paper seeks to explicate a dynamic theory of competition, i.e. the resource-advantage theory of competition, with the aim of developing a theoretical foundation for the eclectic paradigm of foreign production. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual in approach. Findings: The paper develops a set of five criteria that should be met by any theory that attempts to ground the eclectic paradigm. In addition, it demonstrates that the resource-advantage theory of competition meets all of these criteria. Research limitations/implications: By providing a theoretical foundation for the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, the paper provides researchers with a broader perspective from which to investigate multinational enterprise competition. Originality/value: The usefulness of frameworks, such as the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, is limited when they are not grounded in positive theories. By grounding the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, this paper enhances the paradigm's usefulness.
AB - Purpose: This paper seeks to explicate a dynamic theory of competition, i.e. the resource-advantage theory of competition, with the aim of developing a theoretical foundation for the eclectic paradigm of foreign production. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual in approach. Findings: The paper develops a set of five criteria that should be met by any theory that attempts to ground the eclectic paradigm. In addition, it demonstrates that the resource-advantage theory of competition meets all of these criteria. Research limitations/implications: By providing a theoretical foundation for the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, the paper provides researchers with a broader perspective from which to investigate multinational enterprise competition. Originality/value: The usefulness of frameworks, such as the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, is limited when they are not grounded in positive theories. By grounding the eclectic paradigm of foreign production, this paper enhances the paradigm's usefulness.
KW - Eclectic paradigm
KW - Multinational enterprise competition
KW - Production management
KW - Resource management
KW - Resource-advantage theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865129767&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/08858621211257347
DO - 10.1108/08858621211257347
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865129767
SN - 0885-8624
VL - 27
SP - 572
EP - 581
JO - Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing
JF - Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing
IS - 7
ER -