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作者：Reuer, JJ; Leiblein, MT
作者单位：INSEAD Business School; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：Investments in dispersed foreign subsidiaries and international joint ventures (IJVs) are often thought to enhance corporate flexibility and thereby reduce risk. We tested these predictions from real options theory and the international strategy literature using a set of recently developed downside risk measures. The evidence reveals that U.S. manufacturing firms with greater multinationality or investment in IJVs do not generally obtain lower levels of downside risk. Implications for theory a...
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作者：McDougall, PP; Oviatt, BM
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：Reflecting the internationalization of the marketplace and the increasing prominence of entrepreneurial firms in the global economy, the research paths of international business and entrepreneurship are intersecting with increasing frequency. International business researchers are broadening their traditional focus on large multinational companies to also include entrepreneurial firms in their research agendas. Cross-border business activity is of increasing interest to entrepreneurship resear...
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作者：Pierce, CA; Aguinis, H; Adams, SKR
作者单位：Montana State University System; Montana State University Bozeman; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Denver
摘要：We examined effects of a dissolved workplace romance and rater characteristics on judgments of responsibility and recommended personnel actions regarding a sexual harassment accusation. Type of romance and the romance motives of both accused and complainant were manipulated in vignettes describing a terminated liaison that resulted in a sexual. harassment accusation. Results based on a sample of 226 sheriffs department employees indicate that judgments differed depending on romance motives, an...
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作者：Christmann, P
作者单位：University of Virginia
摘要：Research on the effects on firm performance of best practices of environmental management, which are supposed to enable firms to simultaneously protect the environment and reduce costs, has so far ignored the roles of existing firm resources and capabilities. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, this study analyzes whether complementary assets are required to gain cost advantage from implementing best practices. Results based on survey data from 88 chemical companies indicate that c...
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作者：Sharma, S
作者单位：Saint Marys University - Canada
摘要：Drawing on the strategic issue interpretation literature, this study examined links between managerial interpretations of environmental issues and corporate choice of environmental strategy among 99 firms in the Canadian oil and gas industry. Environmental strategies ranging from conformance to regulations and standard industry practices on the one hand to voluntary actions for environmental preservation on the other were found to be associated with managerial interpretations of environmental ...
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作者：Isobe, T; Makino, S; Montgomery, DB
作者单位：University of Marketing & Distribution Sciences; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Stanford University
摘要：This study examined whether early movers and technology leaders attained superior performance in emerging economic regions. We assessed the determinants and performance consequences of two key aspects of entry strategy, resource commitment to technology transfer and timing of entry, using survey data from over 220 Sino-Japanese joint ventures (JVs) in China. Both high commitment and early entry had positive impacts on the perceived economic performance of the JVs. Yet these relationships were ...
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作者：Richard, OC
作者单位：Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要：Although valuing diversity has become a watchword, field research on the impact of a culturally diverse workforce on organizational performance has not been forthcoming. Invoking a resource-based framework, in this study I examined the relationships among cultural (racial) diversity, business strategy, and firm performance in the banking industry. Racial diversity interacted with business strategy in determining firm performance measured in three different ways, as productivity, return on equi...
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作者：Busenitz, LW; Gómez, C; Spencer, JW
作者单位：University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; University System of Maryland; Towson University; George Washington University
摘要：This study introduces and validates a measure of country institutional profile for entrepreneurship consisting of regulatory, cognitive, and normative dimensions. Subscales based on data from six countries show reliability, discriminant validity, and external validity. The instrument provides researchers with a valuable resource for exploring why entrepreneurs in one country may have a competitive advantage over entrepreneurs in other countries and how specific country-level institutional diff...
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作者：Chang, SJ; Hong, J
作者单位：Korea University
摘要：This study examined the economic performance of the firms associated with Korean business groups by explicitly addressing groupwide resource sharing and internal business transactions. The results show that group-affiliated firms benefit from group membership through sharing intangible and financial resources with other member firms. Further, this study shows that various forms of internal business transactions, such as debt guarantee, equity investment, and internal trade, are extensively use...
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作者：Filatotchev, I; Buck, T; Zhukov, V
作者单位：University of London; Birkbeck University London; De Montfort University
摘要：Combining an agency perspective and downsizing research, in this study we examined two influences on employment-downsizing strategies in privatized firms in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine: corporate governance and institutional change initiated by business crisis, in turn attributable to industry and country factors. In line with theoretical predictions, the study shows that downsizing is strongly influenced by industry-specific factors, and it is positively associated with outside, noninstituti...
