Cultural distance and firm internationalization: A meta-analytical review and theoretical implications

S Beugelsdijk, T Kostova, VE Kunst… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

A quarter century of Culture's Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede's cultural values framework

BL Kirkman, KB Lowe, CB Gibson - Journal of international business …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Since Geert Hofstede's Culture's Consequences: International Differences in Work-
Related Values (Sage, 1980) was published, researchers have utilized Hofstede's cultural …

State ownership effect on firms' FDI ownership decisions under institutional pressure: A study of Chinese outward-investing firms

L Cui, F Jiang - Journal of international business studies, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates the effect of state ownership on Chinese firms' foreign direct
investment (FDI) ownership decisions. It adopts a political perspective to extend the …

An institutional approach to cross-national distance

H Berry, MF Guillén, N Zhou - Journal of international business studies, 2010 - Springer
Cross-national distance is a key concept in the field of management. Previous research has
conceptualized and measured cross-national differences mostly in terms of dyadic cultural …

Internationalization and innovation performance of emerging market enterprises: The role of host-country institutional development

J Wu, C Wang, J Hong, P Piperopoulos… - Journal of World Business, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine how host-country institutional development influences innovation performance
of internationalized emerging market enterprises (EMEs). Our panel-data analysis of …

Cultural distance revisited: Towards a more rigorous conceptualization and measurement of cultural differences

O Shenkar - Journal of international business studies, 2001 - Springer
Cultural distance is a widely used construct in international business, where it has been
applied to foreign investment expansion, entry mode choice, and the performance of foreign …

International strategy: From local to global and beyond

MA Hitt, D Li, K Xu - Journal of World Business, 2016 - Elsevier
To survive and thrive, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have had to adapt to dramatic
changes and increasing complexity in the global competitive landscape over the past 50 …

Boundaries of the firm: Insights from international entry mode research

KD Brouthers, JF Hennart - Journal of management, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Deciding on the boundaries of a firm as it expands abroad is a critical decision for
managers. Despite the rapid growth in research addressing this issue, many questions …

The effect of cultural distance on entry mode choice, international diversification, and MNE performance: A meta-analysis

L Tihanyi, DA Griffith, CJ Russell - Journal of international business studies, 2005 - Springer
Although a growing literature indicates that cultural distance–that is, differences between
national cultures–is an important determinant of organizational actions and performance …

Down with MNE-centric theories! Market entry and expansion as the bundling of MNE and local assets

JF Hennart - Journal of international business studies, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Both Anderson and Gatignon and the Uppsala internationalization model see the
initial mode of foreign market entry and subsequent modes of operation as unilaterally …