This paper presents the most comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the literature on
cultural distance and firm internationalization to date. We analyze the effects of cultural …

This paper was motivated by the growing interest of scholars of multinational corporations
(MNCs) in the institutional perspective. Our review of the literature suggests that …

Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a pervasive topic in the
business literature, but has largely neglected the role of institutions. This introductory article …

I analyze how the study of developing country multinational companies (DMNCs) can help
extend theory. The renewed interest in DMNCs has generated a 'Goldilocks' debate, with …

The prevailing ownership-based theories of the firm are increasingly being challenged by
new forms of organising, as exemplified by the Asian network multinational enterprise …

With the advent of globalization, the track record of multinational corporations (MNCs) has
been mixed at best in relation to their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) involvement in …

'... an updated and illuminating analysis of the main forces behind the development of
transnational corporations...'Nicola Acocella, University of Rome'La Sapienza', Italy'In the …

This paper proposes an agency model for headquarters-subsidiary relationships in
multinational organizations with headquarters as the principal and the subsidiary as the …

The article argues that institutionalist theory applied to multinationals focuses on the issue of
'institutional duality', that is, that within multinationals, actors are pressured to conform to the …

Much research has shown that firms' ego network configurations—ie, structural holes or
network closure—help them achieve superior innovation outcomes. However, little is known …