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 …

Sharing economy firms have been able to achieve global levels of success at an
unprecedented pace. In this study, we focus specifically on internet-based firms that allow …

Transaction cost theory (TCT) has been fruitfully applied to a wide range of organizational
phenomena, as reflected in a vast and evolving body of research. However, in part due to …

Research Summary: Digitalization has enabled firms with so‐called platform business
models to emerge in many sectors of the economy. By facilitating transactions between …

Internationalization of R&D and innovation by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has
undergone a gradual and comprehensive change in perspective over the past 50 years …

The globalization of state-owned multinational companies (SOMNCs) has become an
important phenomenon in international business (IB), yet it has received scant attention in …

Research summary: We use a novel theoretical framework to synthesize ostensibly
disparate streams of nonmarket strategy research. We argue that faced with weak …

Abstract Information and communication technologies have given rise to a new type of firm,
the ibusiness firm. These firms offer a platform that allows users to interact with each other …

Despite its importance, there is no clear understanding of the uniqueness of family firms'
internationalization. This article sheds new light on this issue with a meta–analysis of 76 …

I analyze corruption in international business, presenting a critical assessment of the topic
and providing suggestions for future research. I argue that corruption creates a laboratory for …