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作者：Schneider, Martin R.; Schulze-Bentrop, Conrad; Paunescu, Mihai
作者单位：University of Paderborn; SAS Institute Inc
摘要：We examine how institutional configurations, not single institutions, provide companies with institutional capital. Building on the varieties-of-capitalism approach, it is argued that competitive advantage in high-tech industries with radical innovation may be supported by combinations of certain institutional conditions: lax employment protection, weak collective bargaining coverage, extensive university training, little occupational training, and a large stock market. Furthermore, multinatio...
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作者：Driffield, Nigel; Love, James H.; Menghinello, Stefano
作者单位：Aston University
摘要：This paper examines the determinants of technology transfer between parent firms and their international affiliates, and of knowledge spillovers from those affiliates to host-country firms. Using a unique data set of foreign multinational enterprise (MNE) affiliates based in Italy, we find that affiliate investment in R&D and investment in capital-embodied technology plays a significant role in determining the nature of intra-firm technology flows. However, the basis for any spillovers arising...
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作者：Guler, Isin; Guillen, Mauro F.
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：In recent years, venture capital firms have increasingly turned to foreign countries in search of investment opportunities. The cross-border expansion of venture capital firms presents an interesting case of internationalization, because they are at variance with both conventional portfolio and direct investment models. Given the specific nature of venture capital investing, a new theoretical perspective is needed to understand foreign venture capital investments. This paper contributes to int...
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作者：McDermott, Gerald A.; Corredoira, Rafael A.
作者单位：University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：What types of relational and institutional mechanisms shape knowledge flows and the upgrading capabilities of emerging-market firms in the face of economic liberalization? We analyze the Argentine autoparts sector to distinguish the relative impact of different types of network relationships on a firm's process and product upgrading. A few social ties to international assemblers appear to be most beneficial for local suppliers, although they may be insufficient to compensate fully for the nega...
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作者：Chang, Sea-Jin; van Witteloostuijn, Arjen; Eden, Lorraine
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School
摘要：JIBS receives many manuscripts that report findings from analyzing survey data based on same-respondent replies. This can be problematic since same-respondent studies can suffer from common method variance (CMV). Currently, authors who submit manuscripts to JIBS that appear to suffer from CMV are asked to perform validity checks and resubmit their manuscripts. This letter from the Editors is designed to outline the current state of best practice for handling CMV in international business resea...
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作者：Diamantopoulos, Adamantios; Papadopoulos, Nicolas
作者单位：University of Vienna; Carleton University
摘要：The importance of establishing equivalence in measurement prior to conducting substantive cross-country comparisons has long been emphasized in international business research. However, all approaches currently available for the investigation of measurement equivalence or invariance (ME/I) assume that the focal measures are reflective in nature. In our paper we offer guidelines for the assessment of ME/I when the focal construct is measured with formative indicators. We first identify distinct...
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作者：Malhotra, Namrata; Hinings, C. R. (Bob)
作者单位：Imperial College London; University of Alberta
摘要：We propose an organizational model for understanding internationalization processes. We argue that these processes differ with the type of organization. We compare the internationalization processes of three organization types: the mass production organization; the disaggregated production organization; and the project-based organization. Each organization type responds differently to critical elements of the internationalization process, namely, the focus of entry, the degree of presence and ...
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作者：Shinkle, George A.; Kriauciunas, Aldas P.
作者单位：Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：We consider the influence of economic institutions on firm performance by examining how size and age are related to export growth under different levels of free-market institutional development. Using a multi-country sample of Central and Eastern European firms, we test our predictions that size and age will have a positive diminishing relationship with export growth in transitional economies, but a U-shaped relationship in less advanced transitional economies. We find significant relationship...
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作者：Danis, Wade M.; Chiaburu, Dan S.; Lyles, Marjorie A.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Indianapolis
摘要：Varying institutional environments provide the foundation for a great deal of international business research, yet relatively little empirical work has examined the determinants of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth during institutional upheaval, although the importance of SME development for economic transition and growth is widely acknowledged. Our paper addresses this gap in the literature by examining how the competitive strategies of SMEs evolve during institutional transition...
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作者：Boulton, Thomas J.; Smart, Scott B.; Zutter, Chad J.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Miami University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh
摘要：It is well established that a link exists between a country's legal system and the size, liquidity, and value of its capital markets. We study how differences in country-level governance affect the underpricing of initial public offerings (IPOs). Examining 4462 IPOs across 29 countries from 2000 to 2004, we find the surprising result that underpricing is higher in countries with corporate governance that strengthens the position of investors relative to insiders. We conjecture that when countr...
