Can Meng

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Position

Associate Professor

Contact

can.meng@himolde.no

Study place

Molde

Office nr.

C-312

I completed my PhD in Logistics, with a focus on International Business, at Molde University College in 2025. I currently work as an Associate Professor at Molde University College, with responsibilities in teaching and research.

Research Interests

Foreign direct investment
Foreign divestment
Innovation
Green innovation
Female leadership

Education Background

PhD in International Business, Molde University College, 2025

MSc in Corporate Finance, Ghent University, 2017

MSc in Finance, Lund University, 2016

BSc in Finance, Nanjing Audit University, 2012

Teaching

ADM120 Marketing

ADM420 Digital Marketing

ADM735 International Marketing

ADM740 International Business

Meng, Can; Sousa, Carlos M.P. & Chen, Jieke (2024). Unraveling the relationship between innovation performance feedback and outward FDI: Moderating influence of inward FDI spillovers. Journal of Business Research. ISSN 0148-2963. 181. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114731. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This study examines the impact of innovation performance feedback on the outward foreign direct investment (FDI) of emerging market firms by differentiating between innovation quantity and innovation quality. It also explores the moderating role of inward FDI spillovers in local industrial environments. Using a zero-inflated negative binomial model, the findings show that: (1) the further a firm is below or above its innovation performance aspirations, the less outward FDI it will take; (2) inward FDI spillovers will strengthen the relationship between positive innovation quantity feedback and outward FDI while weakening the relationship of negative innovation quantity feedback; and (3) inward FDI spillovers will weaken the relationship between innovation quality feedback (both negative and positive) and outward FDI.
Meng, Can; Sousa, Carlos M.P. & Chen, Jieke (2024). Foreign divestments of IJVs and innovation output: The moderating role of inward technology licensing. Industrial Marketing Management. ISSN 0019-8501. 125(February), p. 105–117. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.12.015. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This study investigates how the innovation output is affected by foreign divestments in International Joint Ventures (IJVs) and explores whether this impact depends on the industry-specific context of the divested IJVs. In particular, we examine the moderating role of inward technology licensing, distinguishing between licensing-in foreign and domestic technology. The conceptual model is tested with data from the Chinese Industrial Enterprise Database and the Innovative Enterprise Database. Using PSM and DID method, the findings show that (1) foreign divestments of IJVs have negative impacts on innovation output, (2) licensing-in foreign technology weakens the negative impacts, and (3) licensing-in domestic technology strengthens the negative impacts.

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Meng, Can (2025). Innovation and Firms’ Internationalization Strategies: A Study of Their Mutual Relationships and Contextual Influences. Høgskolen i Molde - Vitenskapelig høgskole i logistikk. ISSN 9788279624035. Full text in Research Archive

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