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作者：Contractor, FJ; Kundu, SK; Hsu, CC
作者单位：Saint Louis University; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick
摘要：It is generally assumed that the performance of a firm improves with greater multinationality. Yet recent empirical studies have shown both a U-shaped relationship (which suggests an initially negative effect of international expansion on performance, before the positive returns of international expansion are realized) and an inverted-U-shaped relationship (which suggests that international expansion beyond an optimal level is again detrimental to performance, and results in a negative slope)....
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作者：Brock, JKU
作者单位：University of Strathclyde
摘要：Statistical power is the probability of accepting the null hypothesis when it is false (type II error). This research note reports the results of a statistical power analysis of international business research published in the journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, the Academy of Management Journal, and the Strategic Management Journal from 1990 to 1999. The results show that, although average statistical power is high compared with other disciplines, it is...
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作者：Law, KS; Tse, DK; Zhou, N
作者单位：University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; City University of Hong Kong
摘要：This paper investigates the significance of how firms manage their human resources (HRs) within the confines of powerful social institutions in a transitional economy, the People's Republic of China (China). We propose that two dimensions, the role of human resource management (RHR) and followers' perception of the leader (TOP), are important contributors to firm performance as are the influences of the regional economy and firm ownership. We tested our hypotheses with a survey of 180 firms fr...
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作者：McGuire, J; Dow, S
作者单位：Concordia University - Canada; University of Quebec; University of Quebec Montreal
摘要：This paper examines two important research questions: (1) To what extent have recent economic and regulatory changes influenced the Japanese intercorporate network? (2) Have the patterns of firm performance fostered by the Japanese inter-corporate system remained stable, or has there been an evolution to more 'North American' performance profiles? Using hierarchical regressions to compare patterns of networking and firm performance with data from the periods 1987 to 1991 and 1992 to 1997, we f...
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作者：Child, J; Chung, L; Davies, H
作者单位：University of Birmingham; University of Cambridge; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：This study tests the explanatory power of three theoretical frameworks for the performance of cross-border affiliates, by examining the experience of 615 Hong Kong firms managing operations in mainland China. The frameworks tested are: the natural selection approach, focused on the influence of the environment; the strategic choice approach, focused on managerial action; and the contingency approach, which emphasises the 'fit' between environmental contingencies and internal organisation. The ...
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作者：Globerman, S; Shapiro, D
作者单位：Simon Fraser University; Western Washington University
摘要：This paper examines the statistical importance of governance infrastructure as a determinant of US foreign direct investment (FDI). In broad terms, governance infrastructure represents attributes of legislation, regulation, and legal systems that condition freedom of transacting, security of property rights, and transparency of government and legal processes. Our econometric analysis uses a two-stage estimation procedure. In the first stage, the probability that a country is an FDI recipient i...
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作者：Meyer, K
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作者：Doukas, JA; Lang, LHP
作者单位：New York University; Chinese University of Hong Kong
摘要：In this study we present evidence that geographic diversification increases shareholder value and improves long-term performance when firms engage in core-related foreign direct (greenfield) investments. Non-core-related foreign investments are found to be associated with both short-term and long-term losses. Our results suggest that the synergy gains stemming from the internalization of markets are rooted in the core business of the firm. Geographic diversification outside the core business o...
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作者：Minbaeva, D; Pedersen, T; Björkman, I; Fey, CF; Park, HJ
作者单位：Copenhagen Business School; Stockholm School of Economics; Cornell University
摘要：Based on a sample of 169 subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in the USA, Russia, and Finland, this paper investigates the relationship between MNC subsidiary human resource management (HRM) practices, absorptive capacity, and knowledge transfer. First, we examine the relationship between the application of specific HRM practices and the level of the absorptive capacity. Second, we suggest that absorptive capacity should be conceptualized as being comprised of both emplo...
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作者：Tallman, S
作者单位：Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah
