Emerging Markets Strategies

How Digital Platforms Affect Local Entrepreneurial Activities

Video abstract for the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article “How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist” authored by Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, and Namil…

Local firms should balance market and nonmarket strategies when facing foreign direct investment competition

A new study published in the Global Strategy Journal helps in better understanding how local firms in emerging markets build and deploy political connections when they face inward foreign direct…

Knowledge Diffusion in Nascent Industries

Video abstract for the Strategic Management Journal article “Knowledge diffusion in nascent industries: Asymmetries between startups and established firms in spurring inventions by other firms” authored by Francisco Polidoro Jr…

How Entrepreneurs Develop Diverse Social Ties, even in Divided Societies

Social networks provide entrepreneurs with invaluable resources, from finding funding and building a customer base to sourcing suppliers and specialists. The right social network not only reduces start-up risk, but…

GSJ: The Effect of Investing in Foreign Countries to Pay Lower Taxes on Economic Productivity

An increasingly connected world and a strong digital economy have made it easier for multinational companies to have investments in multiple countries. This investment, where the company buys a controlling…

GSJ: New Study Finds Electoral Uncertainty Threatens International Investment at Companies with Government Ties

In emerging countries, where the differences between political parties are considerable, elections often bring sweeping policy changes, even when the incumbents remain in power. This electoral uncertainty creates challenges for…

SMS 44th Annual Conference Istanbul

Strategic Management of Fault Lines, Contradictions, and Divergences

Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises Should be Taken More Seriously, a Recent SMS Collection Argues

by Matthias Wenzel, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany History shows us that many multinational enterprises originate in Western industrial economies. Yet, these enterprises are not alone anymore. Huawei, TikTok, and…

Tapping into Emerging Markets: EMNEs’ Strategies for Innovation Capability Building

Video abstract for the Global Strategy Journal article “Tapping into Emerging Markets: EMNEs’ Strategies for Innovation Capability Building” authored by Henry Lopez-Vega and Nicolette Lakemond. Click here to read the…

Complexity Offering Opportunity: Mutual Learning Between ZGH and Volvo in Post-Acquisition Process

Video abstract for the Global Strategy Journal article “Complexity offering opportunity: Mutual learning between Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Volvo Cars in the post-acquisition process” authored by Anna Jonsson and…