Regionalization Strategies of European Union Electric Utilities
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Publikationsdatum
2014
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Übergeordnetes Werk
British Journal of Management
Themenheft
Strategies for firm globalization and regionalization
DOI der Originalpublikation
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Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
25
Ausgabe / Nummer
S1
Seiten / Dauer
77-99
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Wiley
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Zusammenfassung
As part of the debate about globalization and regionalization, this paper adds a perspective that has so far remained underexposed, that of (formerly state-owned) firms in (previously) regulated industries, in order to better understand the (changing) role of the home country/region in internationalization processes in the context of regional market liberalization. We explore the global/regional orientations of the seven major European Union electric utilities from five different home countries, which are active in both fossil-fuel and renewable energy generation. Using a multiple case study design, we collected internationalization/regionalization data from firms' annual reports for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, supplemented with an analysis of secondary sources. Firms show a clear pattern of increasing internationalization away from the home-country market, coupled with a home-region orientation for traditional generation activities which differs from the more international, wider and often multiple regional presences in the newer renewables business for some firms. Institutional factors are argued to play an important role in both processes. Findings suggest distinct regionalization patterns for business units and different firm-specific advantages, with strategic opportunities related to asset positions. Home-country effects may be linked to a heterogeneous firm-specific home-region liability of foreignness, resulting in incomplete home-region internationalization in most cases.
Schlagwörter
International Business, Regionalization, Electric Utilities, European
Fachgebiet (DDC)
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
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Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
1467-8551
1045-3172
1045-3172
Sprache
Englisch
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Nein
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Lizenz
Zitation
Kolk, A., Lindeque, J. P., & van den Buuse, D. (2014). Regionalization Strategies of European Union Electric Utilities. British Journal of Management, 25(S1), 77–99. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12015