Country institutional environments and international strategy: A review and analysis of the research

K Xu, MA Hitt, D Brock, V Pisano, LSR Huang - Journal of International …, 2021 - Elsevier
We review and analyze the growing body of literature that addresses the institutional context
of international strategy. By examining articles in eleven major journals from January 2008 …

Following their predecessors' journey? A review of EMNE studies and avenues for interdisciplinary inquiry

PJ Buckley, L Cui, L Chen, Y Li, Y Choi - Journal of World Business, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review article we take stock of international business (IB) research on emerging
economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) over the past three decades. Our review covers …

Technological innovation, organizational innovation and international performance of SMEs: The moderating role of domestic institutional environment

F Donbesuur, GOA Ampong, D Owusu-Yirenkyi… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the growing research on the performance implications of technological and
organizational innovation, our understanding of how they impact SMEs' international …

Internationalization orientation in SMEs: The mediating role of technological innovation

M Bagheri, S Mitchelmore, V Bamiatzi… - Journal of International …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the relationship between internationalization orientation and
international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the mediating …

Why is China investing in Africa? Evidence from the firm level

W Chen, D Dollar, H Tang - The World Bank Economic Review, 2018 - academic.oup.com
China's increased trade with, and investment in, Africa have boosted the continent's
economic growth but have also generated considerable controversy. The aggregate data on …

Impact of political connections on Chinese export firms' performance–Lessons for other emerging markets

P Sharma, LTW Cheng, TY Leung - Journal of Business Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper explores the differences in the impact of political connections on the performance
of Chinese exporter and non-exporter firms and among three types of exporter firms; private …

Short-and long-run effects of internationalization and R&D intensity on firm performance

C Vithessonthi, OC Racela - Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Investing in building new knowledge and capability is likely to benefit a firm in the long run
but has a negative effect on the firm's short-term performance. Firms that exploit their …

International new product development performance, entrepreneurial capability, and network in high-tech ventures

SS Xiao, YK Lew, BI Park - Journal of business research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the role of external network resources of emerging market
ventures (EMVs) in shaping ventures' entrepreneurial capability and achieving superior new …

The effect of leverage on performance: Domestically-oriented versus internationally-oriented firms

C Vithessonthi, J Tongurai - Research in International Business and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper examines the relation between financial leverage and firm performance for a
panel of 159,375 non-financial firms in Thailand during the financial crisis of 2007–2009. We …

Doing good by combating bad in the digital world: Institutional pressures, anti-corruption practices, and competitive implications of MNE foreign subsidiaries

BI Park, SS Xiao - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study extends nascent research on international corporate social responsibility (CSR)
by positing that foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs) can overcome …