TY - JOUR
T1 - Internationalization of indian software firms through establishment of global development centers
T2 - A contingency perspective
AU - Jain, Naveen Kumar
AU - Pangarkar, Nitin
AU - Yuan, Lin
AU - Kumar, Vikas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2015/7/20
Y1 - 2015/7/20
N2 - Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the inter-firm variation in the opening of international global development centers (GDCs), a high commitment entry mode, by Indian software firms as a function of their past performance, degree of internationalization, possession of a valuable resource in the form of CMMI Level 5 certification and rivals’ establishment of GDCs. Design/methodology/approach-The authors draw on the organizational learning theory, the resource-based view and the strategic behavior theory to analyze the variation in the number of GDCs opened by 32 leading Indian software firms between 2000 and 2009. Findings-The authors find that strong past performance of Indian software firms leads to the establishment of a greater number of GDCs. The authors further demonstrate that non-financial resources, such as the possession of CMMI Level 5 certification, positively moderate the above relationship. Research limitations/implications-The research is conducted in the context of a single industry and a single home country. The authors also focus on a subset of firms (large, listed firms) in the industry. The authors recommend future research to examine other knowledge-intensive industries. Practical implications-An increasing number of Indian software firms and other emerging market firms wish to locate close to their overseas customers by choosing a high commitment entry mode. The research suggests that, prior to internationalizing, managers should build up critical and relevant resources through deployment of high commitment entry modes. Originality/value-The research has many unique aspects including a rigorous model development, a robust empirical approach as well as an interesting empirical context. The authors believe that the results will be useful to academics and practitioners alike.
AB - Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the inter-firm variation in the opening of international global development centers (GDCs), a high commitment entry mode, by Indian software firms as a function of their past performance, degree of internationalization, possession of a valuable resource in the form of CMMI Level 5 certification and rivals’ establishment of GDCs. Design/methodology/approach-The authors draw on the organizational learning theory, the resource-based view and the strategic behavior theory to analyze the variation in the number of GDCs opened by 32 leading Indian software firms between 2000 and 2009. Findings-The authors find that strong past performance of Indian software firms leads to the establishment of a greater number of GDCs. The authors further demonstrate that non-financial resources, such as the possession of CMMI Level 5 certification, positively moderate the above relationship. Research limitations/implications-The research is conducted in the context of a single industry and a single home country. The authors also focus on a subset of firms (large, listed firms) in the industry. The authors recommend future research to examine other knowledge-intensive industries. Practical implications-An increasing number of Indian software firms and other emerging market firms wish to locate close to their overseas customers by choosing a high commitment entry mode. The research suggests that, prior to internationalizing, managers should build up critical and relevant resources through deployment of high commitment entry modes. Originality/value-The research has many unique aspects including a rigorous model development, a robust empirical approach as well as an interesting empirical context. The authors believe that the results will be useful to academics and practitioners alike.
KW - Emerging market firms
KW - Global development centers
KW - India
KW - Indian software firms
KW - Internationalization
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U2 - 10.1108/MBR-06-2014-0033
DO - 10.1108/MBR-06-2014-0033
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84945217863
SN - 1525-383X
VL - 23
SP - 90
EP - 110
JO - Multinational Business Review
JF - Multinational Business Review
IS - 2
ER -