Are Chinese Companies the Next Generation of Multinational Corporations? Lenovo vs. Sony in the Global PC Industry
Kathy Nguyen, Michael Okrend, Linghui Tang

Abstract
This research examines Chinese outward FDI (OFDI) today and Japanese OFDI in the 1960s. Furthermore, we compare the international expansion strategy of the established Japanese company Sony with emerging Chinese multinational corporation Lenovo in the global PC industry. Our study has important managerial implications for western companies as Chinese firms continue to expand globally.

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