Recently added articles from Management International Review:

Editorial.(Editorial)

Jan 01, 2008; Oesterle, Michael-Jorg ... We would like to thank the following scholars who supported Management International Review in the year 2007 as ad-hoc reviewers. Neil Abramson, Nancy Adler, Tamir Agmon, Nair Aharoni, Andreas Al-Laham, Bjorn Ambos, Tina Ambos, Gary Anders, Syed Tariq Anwar, Nicholas ...

Factors affecting perceptions of the choice between acquisition and greenfield entry: the case of Western FDI in an emerging market.(foreign direct investment)

Jan 01, 2008; Demirbag, Mehmet ... Abstract and Key Results * This study provides a comprehensive account of foreign establishment mode strategies of firms investing in Turkey. The results of the logistic regression modeling provide support to the hypothesized relationships that take into account the impact of ...

Multinationality and technical efficiency: a neglected perspective.

Jan 01, 2008; Li, Lei ... Abstract and Key Results * This paper addresses production function and technical efficiency in the context of multinational enterprises (MNEs). It applies the stochastic frontier production function technique (SFPF) to investigating a sample of U.S. manufacturing MNEs and finds ...

An evolutionary stage model of outsourcing and competence destruction: a triad comparison of the consumer electronics industry.

Jan 01, 2008; Kotabe, Masaaki ... Abstract and Key Results * Outsourcing has gained much prominence in managerial practice and academic discussions in the last two decades or so. Yet, we still do not understand the full implications of outsourcing strategy for corporate performance. No general explanation has so ...

The impact of governance mechanisms on transaction-specific investments in supplier-manufacturer relationships: a comparison of local and foreign manufacturers.

Jan 01, 2008; Yu, Chwo-Ming Joseph ... Abstract and Key Results * This study explores the impact that formal and relational governance mechanisms have in inducing local suppliers to make transaction-specific investments in foreign and local manufacturers, respectively. * Analyses, in this regard, were ...

The drunkard's search: looking for 'HRM' in all the wrong places.(human resource management)

Jan 01, 2008; McKenna, Steve ... Abstract and Key Results * Specific concerns have been raised about the ontologies and epistemologies that have dominated HRM research and the concomitant ubiquity of positivistic research methodologies. These concerns have also given rise to calls for more pioneering research ...

Rugman, A. M.: The Regional Multinationals, MNEs and "Global" Strategic Management.

Jan 01, 2008; Burr, Wolfgang ... Rugman, A. M.: The Regional Multinationals, MNEs and "Global" Strategic Management, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2005 A Capsule Summary of the Book and its Review In his book "The Regional Multinational", Alan M. Rugman identifies globalization as a myth ....