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    Toward a legitimacy-based view of political risk: The case of Google and Yahoo in China

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    Authors
    Stevens, C.
    Xie, E.
    Peng, Mike
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stevens, C. and Xie, E. and Peng, M. 2016. Toward a legitimacy-based view of political risk: The case of Google and Yahoo in China. Strategic Management Journal. 37 (5): pp. 945-963.
    Source Title
    Strategic Management Journal
    DOI
    10.1002/smj.2369
    ISSN
    0143-2095
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49884
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Traditional political risk theories often focus on a developing host country government's ability to intervene in the activities of foreign multinationals in the extractive or infrastructure sectors. This results in inadequate understanding of (1) how a government's motivation to intervene is influenced by the broader societal context, (2) the importance of multinationals' political risk at home, and (3) the increasing political risk faced by high-tech and service firms. We argue that there is a need to update the bargaining power and political institutions theories and further develop a legitimacy-based view of political risk. Then, we examine the political risk experienced by Google and Yahoo at home and abroad due to their activities in China to illustrate the benefits of a holistic approach to political risk.

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