International business education (IBE) scholarship is extensive and is continuously growing.
Nevertheless, to date there is no systems perspective overview of the literature dedicated to …

Purpose In contrast to the predictions from the family business and the small-and medium-
sized enterprise internationalization literatures, Hidden Champions are world-market …

This paper sheds new light on the impact of linguistic and technological similarities between
countries on foreign direct investment (FDI), using an extended gravity model. The model …

ABSTRACT FDI in developing countries remains weak. However, FDI can play an important
role in the development of these countries which often have a low level of investment …

Integrating the literature on language-MNEs (multinational enterprises) in international
business and economic theory of human capital (HC), we establish an analytical framework …

Utilizing language measures from a paper by Melitz and Toubal, we estimate a gravity
model to examine how various aspects of language may influence bilateral FDI. Our paper …

In this article, we examine the roles of supranational economic institutions in the location
choices of African multinational enterprises (MNEs). In doing so, we first consider the main …

While the impacts of culture on international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) have
been much discussed, the influence of languages has been underappreciated in …

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 is a major transformation plan built around three themes:“a
vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious nation”(Vision 2030). The proposed …

Purpose The paper is in the area of international business and international trade.
Specifically, this paper aims to focus on cross-border trade flows of goods and services …