PhD Defence Guowei Dong

PhD Defence: Guowei Dong

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Guowei Dong has submitted his thesis entitled:

Innovation and Internationalization
Evidence from Chinese manufacturing enterprises

This thesis investigates the relationship between innovation and internationalization in EMEs. Drawing on the empirical studies of EMEs in China’s manufacturing industries, the overarching research question guiding this thesis is: how do international technology learning channels, namely imports, exports, inward FDI and outward FDI affect the innovation performance in EMEs, and in turn how does innovation capability impact EMEs' internationalization? In order to answer this research question and gain a deeper understanding of such relationship in emerging economies, this thesis employs several large data sets and various econometric methods to establish a multi-angle view from three perspectives, each of which is represented in one article.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor Ari Kokko

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisor:

Professor with special responsibilities Björn Jindra

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Bersant Hobdari (Chair)

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Copenhagen Business School

Professor Xiaolan Fu

Green Templeton College

University of Oxford

Professor Sourafel Girma

School of Economics

University of Nottingham

Thesis:
The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Reception:
The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in the lobby outside the defence room.