Recently added articles from Journal of International Business Research:
Letter from the editor.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Welcome to the Journal of International Business Research. The JIBR is owned and published by the DreamCatchers Group, LLC. Its editorial mission is to publish empirical and theoretical manuscripts which advance the discipline of International Business Studies. As has been the ...
An empirical investigation of U.S. FDI in Latin America.(foreign direct investment)
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Due to the many changes since the late eighties in terms of financial liberation, privatization, trade agreements and other policy changes (both national and international) have a significant influence on the changes that occur in the business environment in Latin ...
Investment promotion agencies on the Internet: evaluating promotion tactics and web presence.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This article presents a comparison between the main pages of websites from several investment promotion agencies (IPAs) from countries in different regions of the world. Using content analysis, the study assesses and contrasts the communication and positioning tactics ...
Conducting international consumer ethnocentrism surveys.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT As a factor in consumer behavior, the construct of consumer ethnocentrism has been empirically established through the development and use of the CETSCALE instrument. The original research by Shimp and Sharma (1987) has been replicated and validated through numerous ...
Globalization effects and firm performance.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This paper advances prior knowledge on globalization and business by empirically investigating how this phenomenon affects firm performance. Building on environment-organization literature, this study explores globalization-performance relationships. The results of the ...
European Monetary Union (EMU) and the single currency: its current status.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Under the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, a single currency called the "euro" was adopted, and economic criteria for membership in the European Monetary Union were established. The objectives of the Maastricht Treaty were to eliminate the costs connected with several ...
WTO rules on investment: futility manifold.(World Trade Organization)
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT A prime factor of trade liberalization, investment, eludes a comprehensive coverage in the multilateral rule based regime under the World Trade Organization. The Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures, though one exclusively concentrated on investment, has ...
Effect of manifest needs, religiosity and selected demographics on hard working: an empirical investigation in Turkey.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of different facets of manifest needs (i.e. need for achievement, need for power and need for affiliation), religiosity and some demographic characteristics on hard working. Data were collected from a sample of 211 ...
Negotiation concession patterns: a multi-country, multi-period study.
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Research has shown that managers spend a significant amount of time negotiating and that this trend will likely escalate in the future. Cross-cultural studies of negotiation tactics are needed as instances of international negotiations increase geometrically. This study ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Jul 01, 2007; ... Welcome to the Journal of International Business Research. The JIBR is owned and published by the DreamCatchers Group, LLC. Its editorial mission is to publish empirical and theoretical manuscripts which advance the discipline of International Business Studies. As has been the case with ...
CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ETHNOCENTRISM SURVEYS
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT As a factor in consumer behavior, the construct of consumer ethnocentrism has been empirically established through the development and use of the CETSCALE instrument. The original research by Shimp and Sharma (1987) has been replicated and validated through numerous studies ...
AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. FDI IN LATIN AMERICA
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Due to the many changes since the late eighties in terms of financial liberation, privatization, trade agreements and other policy changes (both national and international) have a significant influence on the changes that occur in the business environment in Latin America, ...
GLOBALIZATION EFFECTS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This paper advances prior knowledge on globalization and business by empirically investigating how this phenomenon affects firm performance. Building on environment-organization literature, this study explores globalization-performance relationships. The results of the analyses ...
INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES ON THE INTERNET: EVALUATING PROMOTION TACTICS AND WEB PRESENCE
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This article presents a comparison between the main pages of websites from several investment promotion agencies (IPAs) from countries in different regions of the world. Using content analysis, the study assesses and contrasts the communication and positioning tactics embedded ...
EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU) AND THE SINGLE CURRENCY: ITS CURRENT STATUS
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Under the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, a single currency called the "euro" was adopted, and economic criteria for membership in the European Monetary Union were established. The objectives of the Maastricht Treaty were to eliminate the costs connected with several European ...
WTO RULES ON INVESTMENT: FUTILITY MANIFOLD
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT A prime factor of trade liberalization, investment, eludes a comprehensive coverage in the multilateral rule based regime under the World Trade Organization. The Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures, though one exclusively concentrated on investment, has proved to be ...
EFFECT OF MANIFEST NEEDS, RELIGIOSITY AND SELECTED DEMOGRAPHICS ON HARD WORKING: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN TURKEY
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of different facets of manifest needs (i.e. need for achievement, need for power and need for affiliation), religiosity and some demographic characteristics on hard working. Data were collected from a sample of 211 Turkish ...
NEGOTIATION CONCESSION PATTERNS: A MULTI-COUNTRY, MULTI-PERIOD STUDY
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Research has shown that managers spend a significant amount of time negotiating and that this trend will likely escalate in the future. Cross-cultural studies of negotiation tactics are needed as instances of international negotiations increase geometrically. This study analyzes ...