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作者：Brouthers, KD
作者单位：University of East London
摘要：In this study, we examine foreign market entry mode choice and firm performance for a sample of European Union firms. Examining both financial and non-financial performance measures, we attempt to determine if firms that select their entry mode based on transaction cost, institutional context, and cultural context variables perform better than firms that make other mode choices. We found that mode choice did matter. Firms whose mode choice could be predicted by the extended transaction cost mo...
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作者：Wong, PLK; Ellis, P
作者单位：Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：Partner identification is an important and under-studied precursor to selection and eventual performance of international joint ventures (IJVs), The mechanics of the identification process were investigated in-depth across a sample of eighteen Sino-Hong Kong IJVs using the case study research method. The cross-case findings of this exploratory investigation support the idea that social networks provide a valuable resource for reducing IJV partner search costs. Specifically, the findings reveal...
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作者：Trabold, H
作者单位：Leibniz Association; DIW Berlin - Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung
摘要：This paper provides empirical evidence from France on the role of export intermediary firms. Using data from 20,000 French firms, this paper tests two of the five transaction cost-based propositions on the role of export intermediaries by Peng and Ilinitch (1998). While the empirical evidence only partially supports their first proposition on distance and familiarity, their second proposition on product complexity is corroborated.
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作者：Klein, JG
作者单位：INSEAD Business School
摘要：This paper presents evidence that international animosity and consumer ethnocentrism are distinct constructs that play different roles depending on the set of products available to consumers. Results show that animosity toward a foreign nation is related to choices between foreign goods, while consumer ethnocentrism is related to choices between domestic and foreign goods. Further, the study finds animosity effects even though anger levels are generally low, thus extending the boundaries of th...
