The open innovation approach emphasizes porous knowledge boundaries between firms
and upstream suppliers, but tends to ignore questions of transformative efficiency and …

This paper shows that business groups in emerging economies exert dual effects on
innovation. While groups facilitate innovation by providing institutional infrastructure, groups …

We clarify what business groups are and analyze their various types. We first distinguish
business groups from other types of firm networks based on the strategic relationships …

This paper harmonizes the business group literature in international business and across
relevant fields within a unified theoretical framework. Business groups (firms under common …

The paper compares the innovativeness of group-affiliated firms (GAFs) and standalone
firms (SAFs), and it investigates how country-specific institutional factors affect the group …

This paper investigates the relationship between business group factors and affiliated firm
innovation in terms of patents granted. We examine the following factors for business …

This book investigates Central America's political economy seen through the lens of its
powerful business groups. It provides unique insight into their strategies when confronted …

The concept of service regime is developed to extend and test Miozzo and Soete's service
taxonomy. Derived from the synthesis approach of service innovation, the service regime …

Due to the lack of accurate state judgment and health analysis of equipment operation, track
circuit implements the repair and maintenance strategy of fault repair or planned repair. For …

This paper examines the impact of the share of business groups in an industry on the
industry's R&D intensity. First, we derive a simple theoretical model of industry R&D intensity …