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作者：Hennart, Jean-Francois
作者单位：Tilburg University; Tilburg University
摘要：Both Anderson and Gatignon and the Uppsala internationalization model see the initial mode of foreign market entry and subsequent modes of operation as unilaterally determined by multinational enterprises (MNEs) arbitraging control and risk and increasing their commitment as they gain experience in the target market. OLI and internalization models do recognize that foreign market entry requires the bundling of MNE and complementary local assets, which they call location or country-specific adv...
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作者：Fratianni, Michele; Oh, Chang Hoon
作者单位：Brock University; Marche Polytechnic University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：We test the relationship between the size of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and openness by using a gravity equation with multilateral trade factors. Our sample includes 11 RTAs, seven with constant membership and four with expanding membership. Regional trade bias declines with the size of the club; three of the four expanding RTAs have already surpassed their optimal'' size. We also explore the link between openness of the RTA and the geographic strategy of the multinational enterprise. We...
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作者：Witt, Michael A.; Redding, Gordon
作者单位：INSEAD Business School; INSEAD Business School
摘要：This paper contributes rare primary empirical evidence to one of the major research questions in the social sciences today, namely, the linkage between national cultures and institutional structures of national business systems. Drawing on the work of Redding, we explore the thinking, or rationale'', of senior executives of leading German and Japanese firms about the ideal structure of the economy. We find considerable variation in rationale across the two countries and in comparison with the ...
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作者：Reus, Taco H.; Lamont, Bruce T.
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要：This study aims to bring together seemingly contradicting arguments in the literature about the role of cultural distance in international acquisitions. We offer a model that postulates that cultural distance relates negatively to international acquisition performance because it taxes integration capabilities during international acquisitions, but that cultural distance also elevates the positive association of integration capabilities and international acquisition performance because it provi...
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作者：Hutzschenreuter, Thomas; Groene, Florian
作者单位：WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
摘要：What happens when multinational enterprises (MNEs) face competition in their own home market from imports or through foreign direct investment (FDI)? We provide a differentiated assessment of the influence of these two types of foreign competition on the product and geographic scope of MNEs. We apply the awareness-motivation-capability framework to international business (IB), hypothesizing that an increase or decrease in scope depends on the motivation and ability of an incumbent firm to resp...
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作者：Knight, Gary A.; Kim, Daekwan
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要：The trend of increasing internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is noteworthy, because such firms typically have far fewer financial and tangible resources than large multinational enterprises. As a result, international business is often more challenging for smaller firms. In this study we investigate the widespread internationalization of SMEs, and specific factors that support their superior performance abroad. We uncover a collection of intangible capabilities that are ...
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作者：Li, Julie Juan; Zhou, Kevin Zheng; Shao, Alan T.
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Charlotte
摘要：Despite the prominence of the competitive strategy perspective, it remains unclear whether foreign firms entering China can still adopt a differentiation or low-cost position to achieve superior performance, given the unique market and institutional environments in China. Alternatively, should foreign firms follow conventional wisdom and actively build managerial ties with government officials and business community to enhance their performance? This study develops and tests an interactive per...
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作者：Johanson, Jan; Vahlne, Jan-Erik
作者单位：Uppsala University; University of Gothenburg
摘要：The Uppsala internationalization process model is revisited in the light of changes in business practices and theoretical advances that have been made since 1977. Now the business environment is viewed as a web of relationships, a network, rather than as a neoclassical market with many independent suppliers and customers. Outsidership, in relation to the relevant network, more than psychic distance, is the root of uncertainty. The change mechanisms in the revised model are essentially the same...
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作者：Asmussen, Christian Geisler
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School
摘要：This paper proposes a multidimensional index of regional and global orientation that can be used in confirmatory studies with econometric methodologies. Unlike extant measures, the index is objectively scaled, and controls for home country orientation and market size differences. The index is shown to be consistent with models of internationalization that incorporate different assumptions about investment choice and global competition. Preliminary results show that large multinationals follow ...
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作者：Hope, Ole-Kristian; Kang, Tony; Thomas, Wayne B.; Vasvari, Florin
作者单位：University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; University of Toronto; State University System of Florida; Florida Atlantic University; University of London; London Business School
摘要：Foreign operations are becoming increasingly important for US companies. We investigate whether the market's valuation of foreign earnings is a function of the firm's geographic segment disclosures. Specifically, we examine the effects of an increase in the number of geographic segments disclosed and the inclusion of earnings measures in geographic segment disclosures following the adoption of SFAS 131. We find strong evidence that our proxies for increased disclosure are positively associated...
