This is a repository copy of The autocratic advantage: Internationalization of state-owned multinationals. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/128877/ Version: Accepted Version Article: Clegg, LJ orcid.org/0000-0002-9787-7196, Voss, H orcid.org/0000-0002-0691-4706 and Tardios, JA (2018) The autocratic advantage: Internationalization of state-owned multinationals. Journal of World Business, 53 (5). pp. 668-681. ISSN 1090-9516 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2018.03.009 © 2018 Elsevier Inc. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ eprints@whiterose.ac.uk https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Reuse This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. This licence only allows you to download this work and share it with others as long as you credit the authors, but you can’t change the article in any way or use it commercially. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request.