Global Strategy
We establish prior diversification experience as a key determinant of the relationship between growth of product and international diversification. Prior diversification experience allows firms to overcome short-run constraints on simultaneous…
Read MoreInternational alliances face a dilemma. Cross-national differences offer valuable complementarities, but they can also spark a negative spiral of dysfunctional conflict. Our study shows that task discourse is an important…
Read MoreMultinational firms face challenges in host countries where corruption is common, due to concerns that they will need to engage in corrupt acts in order to survive. Some respond by…
Read MoreThis study examines how national competitiveness, measured as productivity per worker, is fostered within an economy using a sample of 90 developed and developing economies. We build upon Porter’s popular…
Read MoreWe ask whether, along with ethical issues, bribing affects the behavior and performance of firms in A frica and L atin A merica. Our statistical analysis shows that bribe payments…
Read MoreWe examine international joint ventures in the telecommunications industry in Brazil, where pyramidal groups are ubiquitous. We explain how corporate governance differences between pyramidal groups versus widely held freestanding firms…
Read MoreWe argue that mines located near environmentally sensitive water sources are subject to nonmarket risks arising from the potential collective actions of local stakeholders and their allies. Stakeholder mobilization can…
Read MoreThis article explores EMNEs’innovation capability building in emerging markets.The paper provides a longitudinal account of how theBrazilian cosmetics firm Natura transitioned fromscant to ample innovation resources and processes.Building on the…
Read MoreWe examine whether and how for-eign environmental standards influence global sourcingdecisions. Taking a question-driven approach, we finda negative association between the stringency of acountry’s environmental standards and its share in…
Read MoreThis article deals with the performance implications of the governance mode (captive offshoring versus outsourcing) selected when companies offshore service activities, which is still quite controversial in the literature. After…
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