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作者:Reuber, A. Rebecca; Knight, Gary A.; Liesch, Peter W.; Zhou, Lianxi
作者单位:University of Toronto; Willamette University; University of Queensland; Brock University
摘要:In this editorial for the Special Issue on International Entrepreneurship, we interrelate key concepts about the pursuit of opportunities from the entrepreneurship and international business literatures. In doing so, we consider the assessment of opportunities as an individual-level cognitive activity, the construction of opportunity as a firm-level innovative activity and the shaping of opportunity as an institutional-level structuring activity. We then extend the discussion to explore the no...
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作者:Harmancioglu, Nukhet; Tellis, Gerard J.
作者单位:Koc University; University of Southern California
摘要:The authors examine intercluster dynamics among rival global clusters on monthly counts of patents, startups, and new product commercializations between 1999 and 2014 while controlling for numerous exogenous variables. Results show that rival innovation clusters facilitate rather than hinder each other's growth due to resources complementarities. Reverse fertilization occurs from emerging to developed clusters, contrary to the received wisdom. This study is the first to show intercluster dynam...
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作者:Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd; Ambos, Bjoern; Nell, Phillip C.
作者单位:University of Groningen; University of St Gallen; University of St Gallen
摘要:Distance is a central concept in international business research, yet there is debate about the construct as well as its operationalization. In this editorial, we address three of the most important recurring questions posed by authors, editors, and reviewers by examining the theory, methods, and data of distance research. We discuss (1) how to theorize on distance, and (2) what method and (3) what data to use when constructing a distance index. We develop practical recommendations grounded in...
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作者:Peterson, Mark F.; Sondergaard, Mikael; Kara, Aycan
作者单位:Maastricht University; Aarhus University; Aarhus University; Indiana University System; Indiana University Southeast
摘要:International business (IB) scholars continue to struggle to theorize the relationship between country and cultural group boundaries. To progress, we first consider functional, institutional, and critical event explanations for cultural characteristics and boundaries. Second, we contrast theories of explicit global structure based on countries with theories based on implicit cultural groups. Third, we consider the implications of explicit country-based and implicit culture group-based theorizi...