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Progress in International Business Research

Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies

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Wu, X; Gereffi, G
January 1, 2018

In the digital economy, what are the strategies of multinationals from developed countries and emerging markets? How do regulations in the home country affect their growth? Recent digital multinationals in diverse national and institutional contexts raise questions that require new approaches in international business (IB) studies. This chapter examines two leading firms in the global e-commerce industry: Amazon and Alibaba. We compare their digital capabilities and physical asset-building strategies over the past two decades and we connect the Internet governance environment in the United States and China with their business models and internationalization patterns. We argue that despite the platform and global nature of Amazon’s and Alibaba’s activities, the recent moves of governments across the world to regulate Internet governance poses an important challenge for digital multinationals. This research features a comparative analysis of two prominent digital multinationals and identifies a promising area for future IB strategy studies.

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January 1, 2018

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13

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327 / 356
 

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Wu, X., & Gereffi, G. (2018). Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies. In Progress in International Business Research (Vol. 13, pp. 327–356). https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220180000013014
Wu, X., and G. Gereffi. “Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies.” In Progress in International Business Research, 13:327–56, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220180000013014.
Wu X, Gereffi G. Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies. In: Progress in International Business Research. 2018. p. 327–56.
Wu, X., and G. Gereffi. “Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies.” Progress in International Business Research, vol. 13, 2018, pp. 327–56. Scopus, doi:10.1108/S1745-886220180000013014.
Wu X, Gereffi G. Amazon and Alibaba: Internet governance, business models, and internationalization strategies. Progress in International Business Research. 2018. p. 327–356.

DOI

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

Volume

13

Start / End Page

327 / 356