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作者：Shao, Liang; Kwok, Chuck C. Y.; Zhang, Ran
作者单位：Hong Kong Baptist University; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia; Peking University
摘要：We explore the relation between individualism and horizons and types of corporate investment, based on individualism's implications for risk taking. We find that firms in individualistic countries invest more in long-term (risky) than in short-term (safe) assets. Moreover, the effect of individualism on long-term investment hinges on R&D: firms in individualistic countries invest more in R&D projects but not more in physical assets. To test whether risk taking is the channel through which indi...
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作者：Dhanaraj, Charles
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
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作者：Ertug, Gokhan; Cuypers, Ilya R. P.; Noorderhaven, Niels G.; Bensaou, Ben M.
作者单位：Singapore Management University; Tilburg University; INSEAD Business School
摘要：Trust is an important factor in interorganizational relations. Interorganizational trust in cross-border relationships is likely to be influenced by the home countries of both partners. Using data on 165 international joint ventures (IJVs), we show that the perceived trustworthiness of an IJV partner is influenced by the general propensity to trust in the trustor's home country. Moreover, the trustworthiness perceived by a focal parent firm is also affected by the home country of the other IJV...
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作者：Qian, Gongming; Li, Lee; Rugman, Alan M.
作者单位：Chinese University of Hong Kong; York University - Canada; University of Reading
摘要：The costs of inter- and intra-regional diversification have been widely discussed in the existing international business literature, but the findings are mixed. Explanations for the mixed findings have important managerial implications, because business managers have to estimate accurately the costs of doing business within and across regions before they make their internationalization decisions. To explain the existing mixed findings, this study differentiates between liabilities of foreignne...
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作者：Zeng, Yuping; Shenkar, Oded; Lee, Seung-Hyun; Song, Sangcheol
作者单位：Southern Illinois University System; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; Saint Joseph's University
摘要：In a departure from prior studies presuming a beneficial experience effect in foreign direct investment (FDI), the present paper examines the conditions under which FDI experience may actually harm subsequent subsidiaries. We argue that multinational enterprises (MNEs) may draw erroneous inferences and learn incorrectly from their early expansions when new to a dissimilar culture, because their learning abilities are eroded by cultural differences. We posit that the characteristics of an MNE's...
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作者：Shaver, J. Myles
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：This commentary's title is not meant to be a rhetorical question. In congratulating Brouthers (2002) for the JIBS Decade Award, We have an opportunity to assess where we are within this field of inquiry, and what is our trajectory. I believe that we have accomplished a lot in this area of study. Nevertheless, I am concerned about its current trajectory, so much so that I think we should seriously question whether we need more entry mode studies - especially if we are going to get more of the s...
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作者：Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd; Mudambi, Ram
作者单位：University of Groningen; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：Spurred by the classic work of Dunning, MNE location has become the focus of a growing body of research in the field. In this paper we argue that international business (IB) research examining the spatial dimension has serious weaknesses, stemming from its traditional assumption of the country as the location unit of analysis. While border-crossing remains the key research context of IB, placing it within a general spatial framework that recognizes both international and subnational spatial he...
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作者：Dau, Luis Alfonso
作者单位：Northeastern University
摘要：Building on economic geography and knowledge-based theory, I argue that pro-market reforms augment the profitability of firms by increasing their competitiveness and market knowledge. However, I propose that this effect is greater for firms that operate internationally, firms that operate in more advanced markets, and firms that become multinationals before reforms are implemented. This is because such firms acquire market knowledge abroad that they can use when responding to reforms at home, ...
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作者：Lakshman, C.
作者单位：Kedge Business School
摘要：Although biculturals represent a growing demographic, the nascent literature on biculturals has not addressed their cross-cultural leadership capabilities or effectiveness. Attributional patterns and variations across cultures are crucial, and call for higher attributional complexity (AC) and attributional knowledge to reduce cultural distance. This study provides a systematic theoretical connection between biculturals and their higher levels of AC and attributional knowledge, which account fo...
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作者：Schmitt, Alexander; Van Biesebroeck, Johannes
作者单位：KU Leuven; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
摘要：Several trends that affect the manufacturing of sophisticated goods - increasing international fragmentation of production, and lean and modular process technologies - have increased the importance of proximity in the supply chain. We use the case of the European automotive industry to simultaneously evaluate the relative importance of three dimensions: geographical, cultural, and relational proximity. Using a rich and novel data set, we find that carmakers value some aspects of each dimension...
