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The impact of open innovation on the environmental sustainability practices and international sales intensity nexus: A multicountry study International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Ricardo Gonçalves, Božidar Vlačić, Miguel González-Loureiro, Rui Sousa
Amid growing environmental concerns and increasing customer demand for environmental sustainability practices (ESP), international firms strive to develop ESP and leverage resources across their global networks as key players in global innovation systems. In this context, we investigate whether adopting an open innovation (OI) strategy is a viable solution to meet the demand for ESP and foster internationalization
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Diversity management and firms’ internationalization: Evidence from French SMEs International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Angélique Breuillot, Rachel Bocquet, Véronique Favre-Bonté
Although internationalizing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are heterogenous as a population, they face similar resource constraints, such that resource management is central to their internationalization efforts. However, the management of diversity, as a specific resource, remains insufficiently studied. Building on resource-based theory, this article explores how SME managers assign value
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Configuring international entrepreneurial orientation and dynamic internationalization capability to predict international performance International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Md Imtiaz Mostafiz, Farhad Uddin Ahmed, Janja Tardios, Paul Hughes, Shlomo Y. Tarba
In recent years, the dynamics of international business have changed. This has largely been attributed to uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and global trends towards individualistic behaviours. To remain competitive, international entrepreneurial firms (IEFs) renew their behaviours and reconfigure their capabilities. However, scholars have hitherto not uncovered the configurational interplay
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Going digital EMNEs: The role of digital maturity capability International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Afonso Fleury, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Luis Oliveira, Pablo Leao
International Business (IB) has increasingly focused on born-digital multinationals, but less attention is being directed to traditional multinationals aiming to remain competitive by digitally transforming themselves (that is, achieving greater digital maturity). This phenomenon cannot be extrapolated from born digitals. This gap is deeper with emerging market multinationals (EMNEs), which find major
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Corporate social innovation by multinationals: A framework for future research International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Ayse Saka-Helmhout, Priscilla Álamos-Concha, Carlos Polo-Barceló, Tony Edwards, Gregor Murray
Although multinational enterprises (MNEs) can exacerbate inequality within and across nations, they can also engage in social innovation to contribute positively to SDGs. Their social initiatives addressing societal challenges, i.e., Corporate Social Innovations (CSIs), can benefit both the firm and the society. However, with increasing pressures on MNEs to demonstrate how they meet grand societal
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Making sense of dynamic capabilities in international firms: Review, analysis, integration, and extension International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 David M. Brock, Michael A. Hitt
In this work we review and analyze recent research in the international business field, with the purpose of clarifying, consolidating, and extending the constructs related to dynamic capabilities. We begin with an overview of dynamic capabilities research in the international context, noting unclear terminology, and unanswered questions concerning the international dimensions and the dynamism of capabilities
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The origin and nationality of general manager successors in local-market-seeking MNE subsidiaries International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Liang (Arthur) Li, Andreas P.J. Schotter, Paul W. Beamish
The extant literature suggests that it is sensible to deploy a host-country national (HCN) general manager (GM) successor in the local-market-seeking subsidiaries of multinational enterprises. However, limited attention has been paid to whether subsidiary GMs come from outside or inside an organization. By simultaneously considering the nationality and origin of subsidiary GM successors, our case-based
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Evaluating MNEs’ role in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: The importance of innovative partnerships International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Leonidas C. Leonidou, Marios Theodosiou, Frode Nilssen, Pantelitsa Eteokleous, Angeliki Voskou
This article focuses on the role that MNEs play in the implementation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using input collected from the corporate websites of selected MNEs, a review of the extant literature, and views by academics in the field, we provide a synthesis of knowledge referring to the past, present, and future role of MNEs in accomplishing these SDGs. The literature review
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The internationalization process: A contextual analysis of Indian ibusiness firms International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Ankit Surana, Meena Chavan, Vikas Kumar, Francesco Chirico
The dynamic world we live in requires that traditional international business theories be revisited to obtain insights into the internationalization of emerging market ibusiness firms (EMIFs). Research states that an ibusiness firm’s internationalization process is distinct and faster because users co-create content through interactions among themselves to generate value for the firm. However, it is
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Exploring the language choice dilemma of international small firms: A social exchange perspective on English-only versus multilingualism International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Sazzad Talukder, Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen
In international business, firm-level language choices are important questions that require scarce organizational resources to deal with external stakeholders’ diverse preferences. While language choices have a major impact on the success and survival of SMEs, current knowledge of these choices is mainly based on data from MNEs, which constitutes a research gap. We help address this gap by exploring
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With a little help from my friends: Institutional obstacles, networking, and SME exporting in emerging European and Asian economies International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Nebojša Stojčić, Marina Dabić, Martina Musteen
Drawing primarily on institutional theory, this paper investigates the interplay between perceived institutional obstacles, networking, and the propensity to export by SMEs in three under-studied regions – South Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Using data from 2673 SMEs in the three regions, we test whether perceived institutional obstacles and knowledge obtained from formal networking
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An implicit leadership theory examination of cultural values as moderators of the relationship between destructive leadership and followers’ task performance International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Katherine C. Alexander, Jeremy D. Mackey, Liam P. Maher, Charn P. McAllister, B. Parker Ellen
Destructive leadership and its effects on followers all over the world have been emphasized in cross-cultural research in recent years. Despite continued scholarly and practitioner interest in both destructive leadership and job performance due to its implications for cross-cultural research, we have an incomplete understanding of the impact of cultural context on the relationship between destructive
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Emerging market multinationals and international investment agreements International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Laura Gómez-Mera, Gonzalo Varela
This study investigates the effects of international investment agreements (IIAs) on the internationalization decisions of emerging market multinationals (EMNEs). Drawing on the POLI advantage framework, we argue that bilateral investment treaties (BITs) add to the political and institutional capabilities of EMNEs, enhancing their OLI advantages in host countries. We identify two mechanisms through
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The language barrier as a springboard towards (team) creativity: An exploratory study of foreign language use in teams International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Anja Loderer, Katrin Muehlfeld, Robert Wilken, Alexandra Moritz, Véronique Slomski
Prior research shows that in multilingual teams, using a foreign language may adversely affect various work processes and outcomes, resulting in a language barrier. Using a qualitative interview-study approach, this study explores whether such barrier effects of foreign language use (FLU) also apply to team creative processes. The results show that FLU-induced barrier effects may extend to team creative
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MNE nonmarket strategy in a changing world: Complexities, varieties, and a values-based approach International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Vikrant Shirodkar, Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Tazeeb Rajwani, Thomas C. Lawton
Burgeoning complexity and variability in the political and social contexts in which multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate has led to increased research on MNE nonmarket strategy. This focus is enhanced by ethical concerns about the nonmarket practices of big business, particularly in institutionally fragile or nascent market contexts. In this introduction to our special issue on the complexities
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The knowledge-based view in international business: A systematic review of the literature and future research directions International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Maria-Cristina Stoian, Janja Annabel Tardios, Marios Samdanis
The knowledge-based view (KBV) has been particularly influential for developing and shaping the international business (IB) field. IB scholars have used the KBV to explain a wide range of IB phenomena. However, to date, there has been no systematic review of the literature on the KBV in IB. This study aims to fill this gap. To this purpose, we identified and analyzed 124 articles published at the intersection
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Assessing the effects of institutions on the ownership structure of MNCs investments in global cities International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Fernando Moreira da Silva, Renato Pereira, Mario Henrique Ogasavara
This study analyzes the relationship between institutions and ownership in cross-border acquisitions. First, this research contributes to the existing literature by considering the relative position of cities of origin and destination in this relationship and examining the asymmetric effects of institutional distance. Furthermore, we contribute by taking the concept of global cities and analyzing the
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Seeking new location advantages: Analysis of emerging digital cross-border M&As—Based on TIMG index International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Zhe Wang, Dianchun Jiang, Ming Zhang
This paper examines the location change of emerging digital cross-border mergers and acquisitions (DCBMAs). Based on a country-pair-year sample in 2013–2019 and newly constructed TIMG index, we find evidence that a country’s development level of digital economy has become new location advantage to attract DCBMAs. The possibility and scale of DCBMAs will increase in countries with developed digital
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A potential paradigm shift in global mobility? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Rodrigo Mello, Amaya Erro-Garcés, Michael Dickmann, Chris Brewster
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected the global mobility (GM) policies of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Through interviews with policy decision-makers in 32 companies, we applied Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to examine how the pandemic accelerated changes in MNE policies and the management of GM. Our framework builds on contingency theory, traditionally concerned with aligning
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Cultural identity threats and identity work of skilled migrants in multinational corporations International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Jinju Xie, Vesa Peltokorpi
While skilled migrants (SMs) are increasingly valuable human resources in organizations, little is known about their cultural identity threats and work in multinational corporations (MNCs). This study draws on the identity work perspective and interviews with 163 SMs to examine how and why SMs use identity work to cope with encountered cultural identity threats and what types of SMs’ identity work
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Editorial Board International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-11-21
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The impact of experience on the agglomeration of cross-border investments within a region: The case of private equity in emerging markets International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Santiago Mingo, Luciano Ciravegna, Francisco Morales
Previous research on cross-border investments has shown the importance of choosing the right focal market—a target country in which a firm invests. International business scholars have also noted that cross-border investments frequently concentrate in regions. However, the factors affecting investment agglomeration within a region have yet to be determined. Building on theoretical insights from the
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Export marketing strategy and performance: A focus on SMEs promotion International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Claude Obadia, Irena Vida
Surprisingly little is known about the promotion programs implemented by exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in foreign markets. Most studies assess the adaptation of marketing strategies but not the actual effect of the promotion program. Furthermore, they treat SMEs as smaller versions of multinational corporations without considering their specificities. This study explores components
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Collaborations between MNEs and entrepreneurial ventures. A study on Open Innovability in the energy sector International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Antonella Zucchella, Francesca Sanguineti, Francesca Contino
As environmental challenges continue to mount, sustainable innovation has become a pressing need. Small entrepreneurial ventures and multinational enterprises (MNEs) have started to join forces to address this challenge. However, the dynamics of this collaboration, especially from the standpoint of smaller ventures, remain largely unexplored. In this paper, we shed light on the division of entrepreneurial
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Ethics and international business research: Considerations and best practices International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Stewart R. Miller, Fiona Moore, Lorraine Eden
Research integrity matters. It enables researchers to trust each other and their findings, and provides a basis for society’s trust in our research. We explore research integrity using the lens of international business (IB) research, focusing on IB research methods. We narrow the topic further by focusing on ethical issues associated with a single project by a single author. We examine the methodological
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What drives the dissemination of CSR practices in global value chains? An institutional and psychological perspective International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Laura Kirste, Marc Oberhauser, Dirk Holtbrügge
This study investigates how supply chain professionals in buying and supplying firms are motivated to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices within global value chains (GVCs). Based on the multiple needs theory of justice, social exchange theory, and the institution-based view, we develop hypotheses and test them against data collected from 201 supply chain professionals. We find
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Editorial Board International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-30
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Multinationals’ intraregional geographic expansion and foreign subsidiary performance International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Naoki Ando
This study investigates how the intraregional geographic expansion of a multinational enterprise (MNE) affects the performance of foreign subsidiaries in the region. While previous studies have primarily focused on the impact of intraregional expansion at the overall MNE level, this study explores its subsidiary-level effect. The non-linear relationship between intraregional geographic expansion and
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Family firms and the mixed gamble perspective in cross-border acquisitions: A study of Indian firms International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Mohammad Fuad, Vinod Thakur, Chinmay Pattnaik, Rajesh Jain
Family firms tend to have ownership concentrated in the hands of family members, which influences their internationalization decisions. We draw on the mixed gamble perspective and theorize that family firms trade off socioemotional wealth (SEW) losses in favor of potential gains while seeking equity in cross-border acquisitions (CBAs). We hypothesize that the degree of family ownership is positively
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Investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) and the social licence to operate of international business: An analysis of controversial cases International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Louise Curran
This paper analyses how the challenging of regulation by multinational enterprises through the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) process impacts the social licence to operate (SLO) of international business (IB). Drawing on the analyses of controversial ISDS cases, it makes four key contributions. First, it proposes a framework for better understanding SLO and presents strong evidence that the
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A configurational approach for analyzing cultural values and performance in Global Virtual Teams International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Faruk Şahin, Vas Taras, Fatih Çetin, Ernesto Tavoletti, Duysal Askun, Liviu Florea
Although there have been decades of research on the effect of cultural values on team effectiveness outcomes, knowledge of the interdependencies of team cultural values for explaining team performance remains nascent. Using a configurational qualitative approach, this study explores how cultural values combine and collectively contribute to the effectiveness of Global Virtual Teams (GVTs). We perform
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Distance is the spice, but not the whole enchilada: Country-pair psychic distance stimuli and country fixed effects in a deep learning implementation of the trade flow model International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Wolfgang Messner
Deep learning is used to analyze temporal trade flow data from 62 countries from 2017 to 2021. The model incorporates 63 explanatory country fixed effects and country-pair psychic distance stimuli. This advanced computer-age statistical approach goes beyond the limitations of traditional OLS regression. The model demonstrates that country fixed effects contribute at least as much to the variations
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Exploring multilevel data with deep learning and XAI: The effect of personal-care advertising spending on subjective happiness International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Wolfgang Messner
International business research often links the cultural and institutional characteristics of countries to the features of the individuals inhabiting these countries. A distinct approach to analyzing such multilevel problems with deep learning and explainable artificial intelligence methods is presented, using country characteristics as explicit spatial coordinates. Deep learning is tolerant of noise
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A problematization review of export assistance: Debates and future directions International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Eldrede T. Kahiya
This review problematizes literature on export assistance, one of the oldest and most significant topics in export research. Problematization embraces selective but broad literature, reflexivity, hermeneutical reading of text, and inclusion of the author’s voice. The sample comprises 95 studies published between 1968 and 2022. The review makes two critical contributions. First, it offers a synopsis
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An International Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility, Investor Time Preferences, and Cost of Equity International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Wolfgang Breuer, Till Trauzettel, Torbjörn Müller, Astrid Salzmann
For a sample of 25,749 international firm-year observations, we evaluate the relationship between shareholders’ time orientation, firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR), and the cost of equity capital. We find evidence that patient institutional investors monitor the CSR strategy of the firms in which they invest to the extent that the CSR practices of these firms lower their cost of equity capital
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Sovereign wealth fund governance: A trade-off between internal and external legitimacy International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 J. Amar, C. Lecourt
In this paper, we provide a better understanding of what drives sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to improve their governance. Using the most recent SWF governance scoreboard from Maire et al. (2021), we estimate a fractional response model to determine whether SWF governance disclosure norms are driven by the search for internal or external legitimacy. Overall, we find that SWFs have better governance
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Exploring relational norms in exporter-importer product innovation co-development: A qualitative study International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Oksana Kantaruk Pierre, Raluca Mogos Descotes, José Pla-Barber
This research investigates the role of relational norms in facilitating importers' engagement in product innovation co-development with exporters. Through a qualitative approach, we conducted interviews with top managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in exporting activities in France. Guided by the theoretical framework of Relational Exchange Theory (Macneil, 1980; Dwyer et
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Multinational enterprises’ nonmarket strategies: Insights from History International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Marcelo Bucheli, Thomas DeBerge
This paper aims to provide an historical perspective that offers insights from existing business historical research for the enrichment of current international business (IB) nonmarket strategy literature. Identifying seven questions that are of interest to IB nonmarket strategy scholars, we highlight exemplary historical studies to illuminate insights into each of these questions. We maintain that
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Politically connected EMNCs in a (de)globalising world: A review and future research directions International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Dongdong Huang, Lai Si Tsui-Auch, Marleen Dieleman, David Gomulya
Emerging market multinational corporations (EMNCs) have emerged as significant global players, driven by their home country political connections that present both opportunities and challenges. Despite the insights gained from current studies, we still lack a clear conceptualisation of diverse political connections and the distinctiveness of politically connected EMNCs. Our study conducts a comprehensive
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The impact of knowledge and financial resource flows for MNE strategy: A typology of subsidiary roles International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Randi Lunnan, Klaus Meyer, Ram Mudambi, Qin Yang
What are the implications of finance and knowledge flows for MNE strategy? In this perspective paper, we discuss the antecedents and implications of HQ-subsidiary financial and knowledge flows. These flows differ, as the deployment of knowledge hinges on numerous contextual characteristics, whereas financial flows are relatively fungible. The complexity and diversity of knowledge resources make their
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Corruption and intrapreneurship International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 F. Javier Sánchez-Vidal, M. Camino Ramón-Llorens, Maurizio La Rocca
This work analyzes for the first time the impact of the perception of corruption on intrapreneurship. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) database and Transparency International information allowed us to implement a cross-country panel data analysis. The results show that the perception of corruption sands the wheels of intrapreneurship. The results take into account the low dispersion of the
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Understanding professional migrant women’s successful career progression within the Big Four in Luxembourg International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Hélène Langinier, Aline Pereira Pündrich, Akram Al Ariss
This paper identifies the resources used by professional migrant women (PMW) from Asian countries, Mauritius and Eastern Europe to succeed in their careers in the context of the Big Four firms in Luxembourg. Our study builds on 39 interviews, 21 of which are with PMW, and the remaining 18 are with leaders working in this field. We draw on the Theory of Practice of Bourdieu to highlight how a population
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CEO wealth and cross-border acquisitions by SMEs International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Flladina Zilja, Gabriel R.G. Benito, Hamid Boustanifar, Dan Zhang
This study examines the role of chief executive officers’ (CEOs) wealth in explaining the cross-border acquisition (CBA) activity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CBAs require substantial financial resources and expose the firm to additional risks. Within a micro-foundations framework, we integrate insights from the resource-based view and the upper echelons theory and argue that CEO wealth
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Perfection, hybridity or shutting up? A cross-country study of how language ideologies shape participation in international business International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Claudine Gaibrois, Natalie Victoria Wilmot
Employees’ participation in professional international business (IB) communication has important consequences for knowledge transfer and processing, a crucial function for multinational enterprises (MNEs). Research suggests that participation is shaped by language, but prior research has focused on firm-internal language dynamics, meaning that less is known about the influence of external context.
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The internationalisation of R&D: Past, present and future International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Bernhard Dachs, Sara Amoroso, Davide Castellani, Marina Papanastassiou, Max von Zedtwitz
In this perspective paper we discuss major trends that will shape the internationalisation of business R&D in the future. New scientific discoveries will provide new opportunities to innovate; the growing scientific capabilities in emerging economies will create new hot spots for relevant knowledge; new research activities will emerge from the need to combat climate change; digital technologies including
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Multinational enterprises, intra-regional cross-border M&As, and performance: Location advantages of market versus knowledge International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 In Hyeock (Ian) Lee, Eunsuk Hong, Jong Kook Shin
Building on the theories of internalization and regional MNEs and using a sample of 11,098 cross-border M&As in 1997–2017, this study investigates performance implications of MNEs’ cross-border M&As aimed to locate overseas market potential versus knowledge endowment, in terms of intra-regional vis-à-vis inter-regional M&As. The main findings from this study are threefold: (1) Intra-regional cross-border
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The internationalization of social enterprises: The impact of business model characteristics International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Filip De Beule, Johan Bruneel, Kieran Dobson
Social enterprises (SEs) are firms that employ a business-oriented approach to tackling social problems. This paper quantitatively analyzes the importance of SEs’ business models for their internationalization using regressions as well as configuration methodology (QCA). Our unique dataset of 175 SEs in India reveals that SEs that have implemented a business model (1) that differentiates clients and
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Editorial Board International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-22
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Retailers’ foreign market exits over time: A strategic management perspective International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 David Schmid, Dirk Morschett
Foreign divestment research has focused on identifying divestment drivers but has only rarely investigated the long-term divestment behavior of companies. This study uses longitudinal case studies to explore the foreign market exit behavior of all seven of the ten largest store-based retailers in the world that had exited any foreign market between 2005 and 2020. It considers the three main theoretical
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Liminality and developmental process of learning advantage of newness of early internationalizing firms International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Emmanuel Kusi Appiah, Tamara Galkina, Peter Gabrielsson
Extant internationalization studies have devoted limited attention to the dynamics of the learning advantage of newness (LAN), which we, in response, investigate through the process approach and the novel lens of the concept of liminality. We conduct a longitudinal multiple-case study of five Finnish internationalizing firms. We inductively derive a process model that shows how the underlying liminal
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The role of national institutions in the effects of consumers’ perceived customer orientation and firm innovativeness International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Nele Jacobs, Bernhard Swoboda
Many multinational corporations force global customer orientation and firm innovativeness. However, little is known about how or why they benefit from perceived customer orientation and firm innovativeness in one country but not in another. The authors fill this gap by referring to information processing and institutional theories. They contribute to research by analyzing the roles of country development
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Nonmarket strategy and legitimacy in institutionally voided environments: The case of Jumia, an African e-commerce giant International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Augustine Awuah Peprah, Bede Akorige Atarah, Makafui Kwame Kumodzie-Dussey
This paper examines how a newly established multinational enterprise (MNE) leverages nonmarket strategy (NMS) to deal with legitimacy problems posed by institutional voids in institutionally challenging contexts to gain legitimacy. Using a rich dataset from in-depth interviews, observations, and archival data on Jumia, an African e-commerce giant, we identify three types of institutional void (i.e
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From grassroots to international markets: A qualitative study of marginalized entrepreneurs in India International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Abrar Ali Saiyed, Marleen Wierenga, Stephanie A. Fernhaber, Niina Nummela
Much of the growing literature on international entrepreneurship focuses on how positive circumstances, such as having prior international experience, business networks, or formal institutions lead to international entrepreneurial action and overlooks the role more challenging circumstances might play. In this study, we extend and refine challenge-based entrepreneurship theory to explore what influences
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Business resilience: Lessons from government responses to the global COVID-19 crisis International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Harvey Nguyen, Anh Viet Pham, Man Duy (Marty) Pham, Mia Hang Pham
This study explores the survival of firms across countries, and what factors contribute to their ability to withstand large-scale exogenous shocks, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Using corporate default risk as a measure of non-resilience, our empirical results from 97 countries reveal that stringent COVID-19 containment measures created a significant resilience test for businesses worldwide. Further
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Do technology-focused fast internationalizers’ performance measures change as they mature? International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Susan Freeman, Tiia Vissak, Niina Nummela, Ryan Trudgen
We examine how technology-focused innovation-based fast internationalizers’ (TIFIs’) performance measures change as they mature. Based on 42 interviews with Australian entrepreneurs and industry experts, we show that young TIFIs employ exploratory strategies for developing cutting-edge solutions and prefer using subjective measures for assessing their export performance. Later, becoming more complex
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Efficiency of multinational banks: Impacts of geographic and product loci International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Canan Yildirim, Adnan Kasman, Mohamed Azzim Gulamhussen
This paper explores geographic diversification strategies’ impact on multinational banks’ operational performance within the context of research on globalization and regionalization. We employ a sample of the 49 largest banks from 16 European countries from 2011 to 2018 and proxy operational performance by technical efficiency. We find the impact of geographic diversification on operational performance
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Operating in the middle-power position: Conceptualising the role of regional headquarters through loaned and owned power International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Kieran Conroy, Jens Gammelgaard, Stefan Jooss
This conceptual paper argues that the role and development of regional headquarters (RHQ) is dependent on and determined by intense power relations and political interactions with interdependent actors in the multinational enterprise (MNE). We demonstrate how studies to date on the RHQ have focused on exploring its bridging function as either administrative or entrepreneurial in managing trade-offs
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The role of CSR committee characteristics on R&D investments International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Gianluca Ginesti, Domenico Campa, Rosanna Spano’, Alessandra Allini, Marco Maffei
We investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committees on research and development (R&D) investments. Using a unique sample of European listed companies, we offer three key results to the current academic and policy debate. First, we document that firms with a CSR committee exhibit lower levels of R&D investments. Second, we find that the CSR committee membership of either the
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Springboard internationalisation in times of geopolitical tensions International Business Review (IF 8.047) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Daniella Fjellström, Wensong Bai, Luis Oliveira, Tony Fang
Geopolitical tensions and a world where state interventions are driven by national security and ideology present novel challenges for emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs). Often, individual companies are targeted, and their corporate growth gets curbed. These phenomena are derived from non-market factors, which are generally absent in the springboard view of the international business