The influence of political risk, inertia and imitative behavior on the location choice of Chinese multinational enterprises

Purpose Drawing on the institutional perspective, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how state ownership moderates the relationships between political risk, inertia and mimetic behavior, and the location choice of Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs). Design/methodology/approach The authors argue that state ownership leads Chinese firms to behave toward political risk in an unconventional way, and that government support makes them...