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作者：Gencturk, EF; Aulakh, PS
作者单位：Memorial University Newfoundland
摘要：This study builds upon previous control research to propose a model of formal controls used in managing activities performed in foreign markets. Theoretically derived contingency relationships are also proposed to assess the performance consequences of different formal control types. The findings support the importance of internal and external sources of uncertainty in determining the type of control used. Partial support was also found for the premise that the fit between the type of control ...
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作者：Peterson, RA; Jolibert, AJP
作者单位：Universite de Toulouse; Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole
摘要：This note reports a quantitative analysis of the country-of-origin (COO) effect. Based on fifty-two articles or papers containing sixty-nine independent studies and 1,520 effect sizes, an analysis of fifteen study characteristics revealed that country-of-origin effects are only somewhat generalizable. Using omega-squared as the measure of effect size, verbal product descriptions produced larger COO effect sizes than did the presence of an actual product. Likewise, single-cue studies produced l...
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作者：Zaheer, S
摘要：This essay assesses the impact of global market integration in the currency trading industry as the market interfaces with states,,vith firms and with individuals, and raises questions for research from a variety of disciplines, Issues discussed include the question of state control in global markets, the impact of globalization on firm structures and processes, how firms can derive competitive advantage from global circadian rhythms, and the influence of the circadian rhythms of the global ma...
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作者：Birdseye, MG; Hill, JS
作者单位：University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
摘要：Foreign postings for executives are costly undertakings for multinational corporations, especially when they fail. Yet little research has been done on the causes of expatriate turnover. This 115-expatriate survey assesses individual, organizational/work and environmental influences on both internal and external turnover tendencies. It was found that job autonomy and material life satisfaction were key predictors for both internal and external turnover tendencies. Only for organizational turno...
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作者：Birkinshaw, JM; Morrison, AJ
摘要：A three-fold typology of subsidiary roles (world mandate, specialized contributor, local implementer) was induced from the literature and its empirical validity was confirmed, Adopting a configurational approach, we then explored the ways in which subsidiary 'structural context' varied across subsidiary role types, Structural context characteristics were determined through a discussion of the underlying principles of the 'hierarchy' and 'heterarchy' models of multinational organization, The ke...
