Recently added articles from Management International Review:
Toward more effective research on the multinationality-performance relationship.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * This paper revisits the mainstream academic perspective on the relationship between multinationality and performance (MP). We argue that most, if not all, past empirical work on this international management topic is flawed from a conceptual perspective since there ...
A theoretical perspective on the location of banking FDI.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * The paper models location of banking FDI under volatile demand conditions. In the model, information arrives either through passage of time or though presence in the foreign market. The model is also extended to analyze strategic and simultaneous FDI. * ...
Country-of-origin effects of foreign direct investment: an industry level analysis.
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * Employing detailed industry-level data, this paper examines the country-of-origin effects of foreign direct investment in China. * The analysis demonstrates that there are significant differences in behaviour between investors from non-Chinese Western ...
Psychic distance, its impact and coping modes: interpretations of SME decision makers.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * This paper adopts an interpretative focus in addressing SME decision makers' perceptions of psychic distance. It draws on empirical evidence from British SMEs exporting to Brazil. The study also addresses the hitherto neglected question of how SMEs cope with the ...
Managing business relationships in New Zealand and China: a semantic perspective.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * This paper investigates communication strategies for building business relationships from a semantic perspective (culture-specific interpretation of meanings). The research method is based on discourse analysis of interviews with the New Zealand and Chinese managers ....
Trends and indications in international business: topics for future research.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)(Company overview)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Abstract: * Forecasting changes in business environments is critical for appropriate responses by policy makers and corporate decision makers. This article reports on a Delphi study which features three rounds of interchanges between experts on possible changes in the ...
Foreign direct investment and small countries.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * The paper introduces conceptual developments, empirical evidence and public policy considerations with regard to foreign direct investment and multinational enterprises in and from small countries. * Results emphasize the diversity of small ...
Financial foreign direct investment: the role of private equity investments in the globalization of firms from emerging markets.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * One major change in the world of international business and finance is the growing role of private equity investments in firms in emerging markets. In little more then four years, since 2003, the money raised by international, primarily American ...
Subsidiary role and skilled labour effects in small developed countries.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * This paper considers the proportion of skilled labour employed by subsidiaries in small countries in the context of the strategic role of subsidiaries. Strategic role is connected to autonomy and intra-organisational relationships and the mandates ...
Technology sourcing and performance of foreign subsidiaries in Greece: the impact of MNE and local environmental contexts.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)(multinational enterprise)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of two categories of sources of technology on subsidiary performance. These technology sources can be associated either with the internal Multinational Enterprise (MNE) system; or, the local ...
Internationalization from a small domestic base: an empirical analysis of foreign direct investments of Icelandic firms.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * Iceland is like a black hole in the study of FDI from the Nordic countries; there is a gap in the literature about FDI from Iceland. This paper is the first empirical study that addresses the outward foreign direct investment of Icelandic firms. The ...
Multinationals' strategies and the economic development of small economies: a tale of two transitions.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * The processes of globalisation open up new potentials for MNE participation in the development of small economies. Thus the pursuit of global competitiveness by MNEs, operating through a range of strategic motivations, can be supported by different ...
The sustainable competitive advantage and catching-up of nations: FDI, clusters and the liability (asset) of smallness.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)(Report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * We explore the role of foreign direct investment and (its relationship to) clusters for the competitiveness (and catching-up) of small(er) developing countries. * We suggest that while size per se need not matter, small(er) developing ...
How well do traditional theories explain the internationalisation of service MNEs from small and open economies?--case: national telecommunication companies.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Abstract and Key Results: * This paper discusses international market and operation strategies of service MNEs from small and open economies (SMOPECs). The focus in the analysis will be on the special challenges that these type of companies face in their internationalisation ...
Knee deep in the big muddy: the survival of emerging market firms in developed markets.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results * This study of Latin American banks located in the United States employs a resource-based framework to explain how subunits of emerging market firms can overcome the challenges of operating in a developed market. * Our results show that an ...
Market size, legal institutions, and international diversification strategies: implications for the performance of multinational firms.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results * Recognizing that country-specific resources are generally difficult to imitate or diffuse across national boundaries, we propose that home country conditions are key determinants of firms' strategic choices. By embracing insights from both ...
Enhancing the trustworthiness of qualitative research in international business.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results * Reliability, validity, generalisability and objectivity are fundamental concerns for quantitative researchers. For qualitative research, however, the role of these dimensions is blurred. Some researchers argue that these dimensions are not applicable ...
Historic and emergent trends in Chinese outward direct investment.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results * Recent expansion of Chinese outward direct investment is analysed at two levels: at the aggregate level using Chinese Ministry of Commerce data and at the level of the individual FDI project using data compiled by the State Administration of Foreign ...
Performance of multinational firms' subsidiaries: influences of cumulative experience.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results: * In this study, we examine the impact of cumulative experience that arise from a series of sequential entries on the performance of foreign subsidiaries of multinational firms. Drawing upon the literature on organizational learning, we propose that ...
Globalizing domestic absorptive capacities.(RESEARCH ARTICLE)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Abstract and Key Results * Promising innovation impulses originate increasingly from customers, suppliers or competitors outside of a firm's traditional home market. We investigate how firms can adjust their absorptive capacities to benefit from these new opportunities. ...