International Entrepreneurial Spin-Offs: An Ambidextrous Approach to Internationalization
研究中国高科技企业如何通过孵化、培育和分拆海外创业项目实现国际化，揭示母公司利用技术和平台资源支持海外子公司自主探索创新，并通过知识资源交换创造双元协同效应。
Abstract This article investigates the internationalization process of incubating, parenting, and eventually spinning-off overseas entrepreneurial ventures originating from emerging markets. In a comparative case study of Chinese high-tech firms, we leveraged multiple sources of data to reveal (1) how the exploitation of parent firms’ technological and platform resources enables them to initiate, support, and eventually profit from the international growth of foreign ventures that autonomously engage in the exploration of product and market innovations, and (2) how ambidextrous synergy was created through the continuous exchange, combination, and reconfiguration of knowledge and resources between parent firms and foreign ventures. These findings extend our understanding of how Chinese high-tech firms manage the learning process in overseas venturing. We draw implications of these findings for research and practice.