PT AU AF CA TI SO SE LA DT DE ID AB C1 RP EM CR NR TC PU PI PA SN J9 JI PD PY VL IS PN SU SI BP EP AR DI PG SC GA UT J Verlegh, PWJ Verlegh, Peeter W. J. Home country bias in product evaluation: the complementary roles of economic and socio-psychological motives JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article consumer ethnocentrism; international marketing; ingroup bias; social identity theory CONSUMER ATTITUDES; ANIMOSITY MODEL; FOREIGN; ORIGIN; SITUATION; CETSCALE; IMAGE Consumers often are positively biased in their evaluations of domestic products vs foreign alternatives. This study establishes economic and socio-psychological motives for this home country bias. Building on social identity theory, this paper shows that home country bias is in part driven by a need for self-enhancement. This influence is stronger for consumers who identify more strongly with their own country, and is complementary to the effect of consumer ethnocentrism, which provides an economic motivation for home country bias. The framework is supported in empirical studies conducted in the Netherlands and in th e USA. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 361 373 13 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100001 J Ellis, PD Ellis, Paul D. Distance, dependence and diversity of markets: effects on market orientation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article market orientation; exporting; market diversity PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; BUSINESS PROFITABILITY; BILATERAL TRADE; FIRMS; ENVIRONMENT; INTERNATIONALIZATION; CONSEQUENCES; METAANALYSIS; ANTECEDENTS An inconsistent pattern of findings drawn from past research on the market orientation-performance relationship hints at the presence of extraneous sources of influence relating to geographical factors. This paper makes an initial step towards explaining these inconsistencies by advancing propositions linking market orientation with the location of the firm's marketing activities. Data from an exploratory study conducted within a small trade-dependent economy support the idea that the development of a market orientation is hindered to the extent to which a firm is dependent on diverse and distant foreign markets. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 374 386 13 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100002 J Mathews, JA; Zander, I Mathews, John A.; Zander, Ivo The international entrepreneurial dynamics of accelerated internationalisation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review international entrepreneurship; IED; born globals; OLI; accelerated internationalisation BUSINESS RESEARCH; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; ECLECTIC PARADIGM; MARKET ENTRY; INDUSTRY; FIRMS; VENTURES; KNOWLEDGE; NETWORK The initial stages of internationalisation, prior to firms having established their definitive sources of advantage, remain the relatively unexplored area of the international business (IB) literature. At these early stages, where firms are seeking to establish themselves, and new multinational firms are appearing to exploit new opportunities created by globalisation, the entrepreneurial aspects of internationalisation come to the fore. In this paper we aim to delineate an emerging field of IB scholarship: we use the appearance of international new ventures, and the phenomenon of accelerated internationalisation that they feature, to identify a set of issues that has slipped through the net of some of the existing IB frameworks. We propose that the salient features of accelerated and early internationalisation by the newly internationalising firm are best captured in a framework that is found at the intersection of entrepreneurial and internationalisation perspectives, which we propose be known as international entrepreneurial dynamics. We discuss such a framework in terms of entry points and pathways mapped by firms as they probe the IB arena, and the key factors that impinge on behaviour and strategic choices. In line with recent developments in the entrepreneurship literature, these are grouped into three milestones of entrepreneurial processes that extend across national boundaries: (1) the discovery of new opportunities; (2) the deployment of resources in the exploitation of these opportunities; and (3) the engagement with competitors. Implications for MNE and internationalisation theory are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 387 403 17 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100003 J Lazarova, MB; Cerdin, JL Lazarova, Mila B.; Cerdin, Jean-Luc Revisiting repatriation concerns: organizational support versus career and contextual influences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review repatriation retention; organizational support; career activism BOUNDARYLESS CAREER; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT; CORPORATE-EXECUTIVES; EMPLOYEE TURNOVER; EXPATRIATE; MODEL; EXPECTATIONS; ADJUSTMENT; EXPERIENCE This paper reviews and integrates two perspectives on repatriate retention: a traditional one, which suggests that the main determinant of repatriate retention is the availability of repatriation support programs; and an emerging one, which focuses on individual career activism in a changing employment context. Results of a study of 133 expatriates from 14 MNCs indicate that both views contribute to our understanding of repatriate retention. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 404 429 26 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100004 J Bjorkman, I; Fey, CF; Park, HJ Bjorkman, Ingmar; Fey, Carl F.; Park, Hyeon Jeong Institutional theory and MNC subsidiary HRM practices: evidence from a three-country study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article human resource management; multinational corporations; institutional theory HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CHANGING-ROLE; IMPACT; RUSSIA This study sets out to explore human resource management (HRM) practices in multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries within an institutional theory framework. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 430 446 17 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100005 J Buckley, PJ; Clegg, J; Wang, CQ Buckley, Peter J.; Clegg, Jeremy; Wang, Chengqi Is the relationship between inward FDI and spillover effects linear? An empirical examination of the case of China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI; ownership advantages; spillovers; curvilinearity; China FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS; ECONOMIC STATISTICS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PANEL-DATA; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; STRATEGY; ENTERPRISES This paper finds that the nationality of ownership of foreign investors significantly impacts upon productivity spillover effects, revealing a curvilinear relationship with foreign direct investment on data for overseas Chinese (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) multinational enterprises, but not for other (Western) firms. This relationship is most pronounced for low-technology host industries. These findings suggest that the curvilinear form is more appropriate to the future study of the spillover effects of foreign presence. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 447 459 13 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100006 J Driffield, N; Love, JH Driffield, Nigel; Love, James H. Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: conceptual and empirical analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI motivation; productivity spillovers; technology FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; HOME COUNTRY ADVANTAGES; PANEL-DATA APPROACH; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; GROWTH EMPIRICS; DOMESTIC FIRMS; UNITED-STATES; SPILLOVERS; TECHNOLOGY We develop a taxonomy that relates foreign direct investment (FDI) motivation (technology- and cost-based) to its anticipated effects on host countries' domestic productivity. We then empirically examine the effects of FDI into the United Kingdom on domestic productivity, and find that different types of FDI have markedly different productivity spillover effects, which are consistent with the conceptual analysis. The UK gains substantially only from inward FDI motivated by a strong technology-based ownership advantage. As theory predicts, inward FDI motivated by technology-sourcing considerations leads to no productivity spillovers. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 460 473 14 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100007 J Romilly, P Romilly, Peter Business and climate change risk: a regional time series analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article climate change; risk; time series analysis International business activity has to adapt to a number of new challenges, including higher temperatures and flood risks. The adaptation process will depend partly on the development of new forms of risk analysis for decision-making. This paper identifies statistically significant differences in regional temperature risk profiles, and develops climate change risk rankings for 11 regions of the globe. The methodology is based on a univariate time series analysis of regional mean temperatures, and takes into account the extent to which extreme temperature events cluster together, an important factor in weather-related risk analysis. The implications of the empirical results are discussed, with particular reference to the insurance and reinsurance markets. Univ Abertay Dundee, Sch Business, Dundee DD1 1HG, Scotland Romilly, P, Univ Abertay Dundee, Sch Business, Dundee DD1 1HG, Scotland p.romilly@tay.ac.uk 2006, ECONOMIST 0909, V380; *IPCC, 2001, INT PAN CLIM CHANG 3; ASTON A, 2005, BUSINESS WEEK 1212, V3963, P58; BLUE L, 2006, TIME CANADA 0304, V167, P55; BOLLERSLEV T, 1986, J ECONOMETRICS, V31, P307; EMANUEL K, 2005, NATURE, V436, P686; ENGLE RF, 1982, ECONOMETRICA, V50, P987; MEGNA E, 2005, REINSURANCE 1205; MENDELSOHN R, 2006, ENVIRON DEV ECON 2, V11, P159; ROMILLY P, 2005, J ENVIRON MANAGE, V76, P61; SWISS R, 2005, 2 SWISS REINS CO 11 0 PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2007 38 3 474 480 7 Business; Management 165DC ISI:000246283100008 J Tong, TW; Reuer, JJ Tong, Tony W.; Reuer, Jeffrey J. Real options in multinational corporations: organizational challenges and risk implications JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article real options; multinational corporations; foreign direct investment; down-side risk FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TRANSACTION COST-ANALYSIS; JOINT VENTURES; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; FIRM PERFORMANCE; SELECTION BIAS; DOWNSIDE RISK; UNITED-STATES; ENTRY MODE In this study, we investigate how multinationality affects firms' risk levels. Our investigation builds on the idea from real options theory that international operations offer switching options to multinational corporations, yet we also emphasize different sources of coordination costs that can mitigate the benefits of operational flexibility. The findings from Tobit models accounting for self-selection underscore the importance of unobserved heterogeneity in the relationships between international investments and risk levels. Consistent with the coordination costs surrounding international operations, we find that the relationship between multinationality and downside risk is curvilinear: risk first declines and then increases as a firm's portfolio of international investments becomes extensive. In addition, downside risk is an increasing function of the average cultural distance between a firm's home base and the host countries in which its foreign subsidiaries operate. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2007 38 2 259 282 24 Business; Management 153VT ISI:000245465000004 J Wu, F; Sinkovics, RR; Cavusgil, ST; Roath, AS Wu, Fang; Sinkovics, Rudolf R.; Cavusgil, S. Tamer; Roath, Anthony S. Overcoming export manufacturers' dilemma in international expansion JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review manufacturer-foreign distributor relationship; export market performance; organizational capabilities; local market competence; distributor opportunism BUYER-SELLER RELATIONSHIPS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; JOINT-VENTURES; TRANSACTION-COST; INTERFIRM RELATIONSHIPS; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; RELATIONAL GOVERNANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; LEARNING ORGANIZATION Learning and acquiring local market knowledge from foreign distributors are central to manufacturers' export market performance. Drawing from the resource-based view, we propose that manufacturers need to develop stronger local market competence while simultaneously minimizing the costs of distributor opportunism in order to compete successfully in the export market. Cultural distance and other barriers, however, may hinder the development of local market competence for the manufacturer while contributing to the occurrence of distributor opportunism. In order to overcome these barriers, we examine the impact of three alternative forms of manufacturer governance trust, knowledge sharing, and contract-based relationship-in export channels. Findings suggest that all three governance mechanisms contribute to enhancing the manufacturer's competence to exploit local market opportunity. However, of the three, trust seems to be the only effective way to curtail distributor opportunism. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2007 38 2 283 302 20 Business; Management 153VT ISI:000245465000005 J Zhou, KZ; Brown, JR; Dev, CS; Agarwal, S Zhou, Kevin Zheng; Brown, James R.; Dev, Chekitan S.; Agarwal, Sanjeev The effects of customer and competitor orientations on performance in global markets: a contingency analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article customer orientation; competitor orientation; firm performance; market environment; hotel industry STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS; EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; CORPORATE CULTURE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; ADVANTAGE; ECONOMIES; PROFITABILITY; CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENT; VALIDATION Should companies adjust their orientations toward customers or toward competitors in global markets? To answer this question, we use contingency theory and examine how the effects of customer and competitor orientations on performance are moderated by different environmental conditions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2007 38 2 357 360 4 Business; Management 153VT ISI:000245465000010 J Salk, J; Lyles, MA Salk, Jane; Lyles, Marjorie A. Gratitude, nostalgia and what now? Knowledge acquisition and learning a decade later JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article absorptive capacity; international joint ventures; knowledge; organizational learning; transitioning economies INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; TRANSITION ECONOMY; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMERGING ECONOMIES; MARKET PERFORMANCE We look at the development of absorptive capacity, organizational learning and IJV research literatures since 1996, using our 1996 JIBS paper as our 'centering point'. Taking stock of the timing and patterns of citations to this paper opened up a unique window across time, venues and topics. This permitted us to more clearly position the paper vis-a-vis the contemporary corpus of the different literatures that provided the original context and impetus for us in the early 1990s. The paper has been embraced and carried forward by the burgeoning community of international business (IB) scholars on transitional economies and on IJVs. Although the Hungarian setting circa 1989-early 1990s was one we tended to view as a context to address and test theory-based issues and assumptions from a broader management literature, most indications of 'outward' diffusion of our ideas beyond the IB community have been recent. Indeed, over half the citations have occurred after 2003. We project our take on the current landscape toward the future, providing suggestions about research opportunities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 19 26 8 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700002 J Meyer, KE Meyer, Klaus E. Contextualising organisational learning: Lyles and Salk in the context of their research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article absorptive capacity; international joint ventures; knowledge; organisational learning; transitioning economies INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; MARKET PERFORMANCE; EMERGING ECONOMIES; TRANSFORMATION; PERSPECTIVES; MANAGEMENT Hungary has been the focus of Lyles and Salk (1996) because their research interest, organisational learning, was of particular concern in joint ventures in that country at that time. This allowed them to investigate in greater depth what drives knowledge acquisition, and how it influences the performance of joint ventures. This commentary reviews the contribution by Lyles and Salk, as reflected in the subsequent literature. The setting of the study in Hungary 1993 raises the challenging question of how this particular context may have influenced the research outcomes. I argue that the national context of radical environmental change and the organisational context of joint ventures incorporating privatised state firms crucially influence processes of organisational learning. The importance of context suggests modifying future research agendas in international business, and in organisational learning in particular. I thus suggest that future research should incorporate context more explicitly to establish boundary conditions for theory, and to develop managerially relevant insights. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 27 37 11 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700003 J Aguilera, RV Aguilera, Ruth V. Translating theoretical logics across borders: organizational characteristics, structural mechanisms and contextual factors in international alliances JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international joint ventures; knowledge transfer; cross-border learning; corporate governance JOINT-VENTURES; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; TRANSITION ECONOMIES; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; SOCIAL-EXCHANGE; PERFORMANCE; ACQUISITION; GOVERNANCE In this essay, I critically review the 2006 JIBS Decade Award article by Lyles and Salk 'Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures (IJVs): An empirical examination in the Hungarian context'. This article develops theoretical arguments and empirically tests a two-stage research question: (1) What are the organizational characteristics and structural mechanisms between IJV parents that influence knowledge acquisition from the foreign parent, and (2) what is the relationship between knowledge acquisition and performance in Hungarian IJVs? The most important contribution is the focus on both the antecedents and the consequences of knowledge acquisition in IJVs. I also discuss subsequent research that draws heavily on the conceptual or empirical findings of the 2006 JIBS Decade Award paper. I conclude by suggesting areas of future research in the field of knowledge transfer, organizational learning and international strategic alliances. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 38 46 9 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700004 J Sanna-Randaccio, F; Veugelers, R Sanna-Randaccio, Francesca; Veugelers, Reinhilde Multinational knowledge spillovers with decentralised R & D: a game-theoretic approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MNEs; R&D decentralisation; technological spillovers FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; UNITED-STATES; INTERNATIONALIZATION; CAPABILITIES; INNOVATION; GLOBALIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; TRADE; FIRMS This paper provides a theoretical model of the trade-offs that an MNE faces when organising its R & D as decentralised or centralised. R & D decentralisation avoids having to adapt centrally developed innovations to local markets, being able to use the specific know-how of the subsidiary. In addition R & D subsidiaries can be used to source locally available external know-how. At the same time, however, R & D internationalisation intensifies the spillover of valuable know-how to competitors located in the foreign markets. The analysis demonstrates the importance of the intensity of competition in the local market in determining the size of both the benefits and costs of R & D decentralisation. It shows that when R & D is undertaken abroad in association with production, the local knowledge base is not unequivocally a pulling factor attracting R & D investments by foreign MNEs, depending on the level of local competition. The paper also shows that efficiency in reverse intra-company technology transfers is a critical factor in benefiting from technology sourcing. The results thus illustrate the complementarity of efficient internal and external knowledge management systems. In addition the model suggests that, with a fall in the cost of intra-company technology transfers, relative market size loses importance as a locational factor for R & D decentralisation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 47 63 17 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700005 J Shin, SJ; Morgeson, FP; Campion, MA Shin, Shung J.; Morgeson, Frederick P.; Campion, Michael A. What you do depends on where you are: understanding how domestic and expatriate work requirements depend upon the cultural context JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article expatriate; cultural context; work requirements SURVEY MODULE 1994; REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; UNITED-STATES; ROLE-CONFLICT; JOB ANALYSIS; ADJUSTMENT; MANAGERS; PERFORMANCE To empirically address the importance of the cultural context for successful assignments, we conducted two studies using a large sample of public-sector US professionals working in comparable jobs in 156 different countries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 64 83 20 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700006 J Kotabe, M; Parente, R; Murray, JY Kotabe, Masaaki; Parente, Ronaldo; Murray, Janet Y. Antecedents and outcomes of modular production in the Brazilian automobile industry: a grounded theory approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article outsourcing; modularization; modular production; tacit knowledge; supply chain management; global sourcing STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ELECTRONIC MAIL; PERFORMANCE; DESIGN; TECHNOLOGY; FIRM; COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION Our paper focuses on how foreign automobile manufacturers in Brazil have implemented and benefited from strategic modularization. Based on our case studies and in-depth interviews, we developed a theoretical framework to examine the antecedents and outcomes of strategic modularization. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 84 106 23 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700007 J Knight, JG; Holdsworth, DK; Mather, DW Knight, John G.; Holdsworth, David K.; Mather, Damien W. Country-of-origin and choice of food imports: an in-depth study of European distribution channel gatekeepers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article country of origin; food imports; gatekeepers; trust; country image PRODUCT EVALUATIONS; RETAIL BUYERS; IMAGE; PERCEPTIONS; QUALITY; IMPACT; ATTITUDES; SELECTION; SUPPLIER; VALIDITY Country-of-origin preferences of distribution channel gatekeepers when sourcing food imports were investigated using in-depth interviews in five European markets. Channel member perceptions of product-country image related more to specific issues of confidence and trust in integrity of production, certification and regulatory systems than to country image stereotypes. This study integrates these trust-determining factors with price-perceived value constructs in order to build a comprehensive model applicable to food channel gatekeepers. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 107 125 19 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700008 J Lau, VP; Shaffer, MA; Au, K Lau, Victor P.; Shaffer, Margaret A.; Au, Kevin Entrepreneurial career success from a Chinese perspective: conceptualization, operationalization, and validation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article entrepreneurship; career success; scale development; Chinese culture JOB-PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; PERSONALITY; BEHAVIOR; SELF; METAANALYSIS; PREDICTORS; MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE; FRAMEWORK We conducted a series of studies to conceptualize, operationalize, and validate entrepreneurial career success from a Chinese perspective. For Study 1, we defined constructs based on interpretations of Hong Kong entrepreneurs. In Study 2 (Hong Kong entrepreneurs) and Study 3 (Shanghai entrepreneurs and their employees), we developed and validated measures. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 126 146 21 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700009 J Tian, XW Tian, Xiaowen Accounting for sources of FDI technology spillovers: evidence from China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI; technology spillovers; sources; China FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PANEL-DATA; EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; UK; COMPETITION; INDUSTRIES Using a set of panel data of 11,324 firms in China from 1996 to 1999, the paper finds that positive technology spillovers from FIEs to domestic firms occur through tangible assets rather than intangible assets, through domestically consumed products rather than exported products, through 'traditional' products rather than new products, and through FIEs employing unskilled workers rather than FIEs employing skilled workers. FIEs are found to generate negative spillovers through exports and through employment of skilled workers. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 147 159 13 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700010 J Nadkarni, S; Perez, PD Nadkarni, Sucheta; Perez, Pedro David Prior conditions and early international commitment: the mediating role of domestic mindset JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article prior conditions; domestic mindsets; early internationalization; mode of entry UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP PATTERNS; JOINT VENTURES; MENTAL MODELS; ENTRY MODE; PERFORMANCE Our study investigates why some firms engage in low international commitments such as exports in the early phases of internationalization, whereas others leapfrog the internationalization process and start with high international commitments in the form of foreign direct investment (FDI). Process models of internationalization propose that firms start with low commitment activities and gradually increase their commitments to international markets. However, recent empirical evidence has shown that many firms make high international commitments from the start. Our findings suggest that domestic resources and competitive action propensity affect early international commitments indirectly through domestic mindsets. A domestic mindset refers to the knowledge structures of the top management team prior to starting international activities, based on their managerial experience and learning in domestic markets. Our results suggest that knowledge and learning gained in domestic markets through diverse resource and competitive activities may be crucial in early international commitments. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 160 176 17 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700011 J Dunning, JH; Fujita, M; Yakova, N Dunning, John H.; Fujita, Masataka; Yakova, Nevena Some macro-data on the regionalisation/globalisation debate: a comment on the Rugman/Verbeke analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Rugman and Verbeke; FDI; regionalization and globalization MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; DISTANCE This paper critiques an earlier contribution by Rugman and Verbeke (2004); and it does so by considering the global distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI). It also adds several new dimensions to the regionalisation/ globalisation debate, noticeably by (i) the incorporation of inward multinational enterprise (MNE) activity, (ii) evaluating changes in the geography of FDI between 1990 and 2003, and (iii) the introduction of the concept of revealed investment comparative advantage (RICA) of countries and regions. While broadly supporting the findings of Rugman and Verbeke, our paper shows that much of the explanation for the regional concentration of FDI and MNE activity reflects that of the gross domestic product (GDP) and trade of the countries concerned, rather than any distinctive strategy on the part of investing firms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 177 199 23 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700012 J Rugman, AM; Verbeke, A Rugman, Alan M.; Verbeke, Alain Liabilities of regional foreignness and the use of firm-level versus country-level data: a response to Dunning et al. (2007) JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article regional strategy; home region bound firm-specific advantages; liability of regional foreignness; methodology MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONALIZATION; PERFORMANCE; EXPANSION We are pleased that Dunning et al. have provided macro (country) level data demonstrating the increased internationalization of many nations over the past decade. We also appreciate their findings lending support to our perspective on the regional nature of world business. Our work was based solely on micro (firm) level data. Both country-level data and firm-level data have methodological problems, which we attempt to reconcile in this commentary. We also address the broader conceptual issues of how to interpret country-level vs firm-level data. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2007 38 1 200 205 6 Business; Management 139RH ISI:000244449700013 J Rodriguez, P; Siegel, DS; Hillman, A; Eden, L Rodriguez, Peter; Siegel, Donald S.; Hillman, Amy; Eden, Lorraine Three lenses on the multinational enterprise: politics, corruption, and corporate social responsibility JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article politics; corruption; corporate social responsibility; corporate political strategies; business-government relations; business and society FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; INTEGRATED STRATEGY; BARGAINING POWER; FIRM; MANAGEMENT; IMPACT; PERSPECTIVE; ENVIRONMENT Scholars who analyze multinational enterprises (MNEs) recognize the complex relationship between international business (IB) and society. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 733 746 14 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700001 J Luo, YD Luo, Yadong Political behavior, social responsibility, and perceived corruption: a structuration perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article political behavior; social responsibility; corruption; emerging market INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; BARGAINING POWER; MANAGEMENT; MULTINATIONALS; PERFORMANCE; CULTURE; ETHICS This study unites the three lenses - political behavior, corporate social responsibility, and corruption - and evaluates the way in which multinational enterprises ( MNEs) manage political and social forces in a foreign emerging market. Using the theory of structuration as the conceptual foundation, we propose that an MNE's propensity to cooperate with the host government is positively related to its philanthropic contribution and resource accommodation, whereas its propensity to be assertive with the host government is positively associated with its emphasis on ethics and organizational credibility. We argue that when perceived corruption in the business segment increases, an MNE's propensity to cooperate and be assertive with the government decreases, its focus on ethics heightens, and its philanthropic contribution diminishes. As to the three-way interactions, when perceived corruption in the business segment increases, MNEs that focus more on ethics have a greater propensity to use arm's length bargaining to deal with the government, whereas those focusing less on ethics have a greater propensity to use social connections to deal with the government. Our analysis of sample MNEs in China generally supports these propositions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 747 766 20 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700002 J Kwok, CCY; Tadesse, S Kwok, Chuck C. Y.; Tadesse, Solomon The MNC as an agent of change for host-country institutions: FDI and corruption JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investment; corruption FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; PANEL-DATA; ISOMORPHISM; MULTINATIONALS; ORGANIZATIONS; SPILLOVERS; GROWTH; ENTRY; TRUST Most empirical research examines how the institutional environment of corruption shapes the behavior of multinational corporations ( MNCs). In this study, we would like to highlight the other side of the picture: how the presence of MNCs may shape the institutional environment of corruption over time. We propose three avenues through which the MNCs may have an impact on its host institutions: regulatory pressure effect, demonstration effect, and professionalization effect. Based on extensive data on foreign direct investment and corruption for a large sample of countries over the last 30 years, the empirical results are generally consistent with our hypothesis. Such findings provide a glimmer of hope for the future of the host country where corruption is prevalent. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 767 785 19 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700003 J Weitzel, U; Berns, S Weitzel, Utz; Berns, Sjors Cross-border takeovers, corruption, and related aspects of governance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article corruption; mergers and acquisitions; multinational enterprise; governance; foreign direct investment; institutions FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS; ENTRY MODE; MERGERS; DETERMINANTS; GROWTH; LAW; HETEROSKEDASTICITY; PROTECTION We use a panel of 4979 cross-border and domestic takeovers to test the relation between host country corruption and premiums paid for local targets. Host country corruption is negatively associated with target premiums, after correcting for other governance-related factors such as political stability, legal systems, and financial disclosure standards. We estimate that deterioration in the corruption index by one point ( on a 10-point scale) is, on average, associated with a reduction of 21% of local targets' premiums. Our results do not support the notion that local corruption constitutes a significant market barrier to foreign investors; rather, it represents a discount on local takeover synergies, which affects foreign and domestic acquirers alike. However, we find that the major effects of corruption can alternatively be explained by government effectiveness, pointing towards an endogenous relationship between bribery and bureaucracy. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 786 806 21 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700004 J Cuervo-Cazurra, A Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro Who cares about corruption? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article corruption; foreign direct investment; international management FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS; TRADE; KNOWLEDGE; LOCATION; BRIBERY; MODEL; FIRM; LAW This paper examines the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment ( FDI). It argues that corruption results not only in a reduction in FDI, but also in a change in the composition of country of origin of FDI. It presents two key findings. First, corruption results in relatively lower FDI from countries that have signed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 807 822 16 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700005 J Waldman, DA; de Luque, MS; Washburn, N; House, RJ; Adetoun, B; Barrasa, A; Bobina, M; Bodur, M; Chen, YJ; Debbarma, S; Dorfman, P; Dzuvichu, RR; Evcimen, I; Fu, PP; Grachev, M; Duarte, RG; Gupta, V; Den Hartog, DN; de Hoogh, AHB; Howell, J; Jone, KY; Kabasakal, H; Konrad, E; Koopman, PL; Lang, R; Lin, CC; Liu, J; Martinez, B; Munley, AE; Papalexandris, N; Peng, TK; Prieto, L; Quigley, N; Rajasekar, J; Rodriguez, FG; Steyrer, J; Tanure, B; Thierry, H; Thomas, VM; van den Berg, PT; Wilderom, CPM Waldman, David A.; de Luque, Mary Sully; Washburn, Nathan; House, Robert J.; Adetoun, Bolanle; Barrasa, Angel; Bobina, Mariya; Bodur, Muzaffer; Chen, Yi-Jung; Debbarma, Sukhendu; Dorfman, Peter; Dzuvichu, Rosemary R.; Evcimen, Idil; Fu, Pingping; Grachev, Mikhail; Gonzalez Duarte, Roberto; Gupta, Vipin; Den Hartog, Deanne N.; de Hoogh, Annebel H. B.; Howell, Jon; Jone, Kuen-Yung; Kabasakal, Hayat; Konrad, Edvard; Koopman, P. L.; Lang, Rainhart; Lin, Cheng-Chen; Liu, Jun; Martinez, Boris; Munley, Almarie E.; Papalexandris, Nancy; Peng, T. K.; Prieto, Leonel; Quigley, Narda; Rajasekar, James; Gil Rodriguez, Francisco; Steyrer, Johannes; Tanure, Betania; Thierry, Henk; Thomas, Fr. V. M.; van den Berg, Peter T.; Wilderom, Celeste P. M. Cultural and leadership predictors of corporate social responsibility values of top management: a GLOBE study of 15 countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article culture; leadership; values : corporate social responsibility CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; PROJECT GLOBE; COLLECTIVISM; LESSONS; FIRM; INDIVIDUALISM; BEHAVIOR; SELF This paper examines cultural and leadership variables associated with corporate social responsibility values that managers apply to their decision- making. In this longitudinal study, we analyze data from 561 firms located in 15 countries on five continents to illustrate how the cultural dimensions of institutional collectivism and power distance predict social responsibility values on the part of top management team members. CEO visionary leadership and integrity were also uniquely predictive of such values. Arizona State Univ, Sch Global Management & Leadership, ASUW Sgml Management Dept, Phoenix, AZ 85069 USA; Thunderbird, Garvin Sch Int Management, Glendale, AZ USA; Arizona State Univ, WP Carey Sch Business, Phoenix, AZ 85069 USA; Arizona State Univ, Sch Global Management & Leadership, Phoenix, AZ 85069 USA; Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA; Econ Community W African States Execut Secretaria, Lagos, Nigeria; Univ Complutense Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain; Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL USA; Bogazici Univ, TR-80815 Bebek, Turkey; Natl Kaoshiung Univ Appl Sci, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Tripura Univ, Agartala, India; New Mexico State Univ, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA; Nagaland Univ, Nagaland, India; Istanbul Tech Univ, TR-80626 Istanbul, Turkey; Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; Western Illinois Univ, Moline, IL USA; Simmons Coll, Boston, MA 02115 USA; Univ Amsterdam, NL-1012 WX Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Kaohsiung Med Univ, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Univ Ljubljana, Ljubljana 61000, Slovenia; Chemnitz Univ Technol, Chemnitz, Germany; Natl Pingtung Univ Sci & Technol, Pingtung, Taiwan; Renmin Univ, Beijing, Peoples R China; Univ Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Regent Univ, Virginia Beach, VA USA; Athens Univ Econ & Business, Athens, Greece; I Shou Univ, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Texas A&M Int Univ, Laredo, TX USA; Villanova Univ, Villanova, PA 19085 USA; Sultan Qaboos Univ, Muscat, Oman; Wirtschaftsuniv Wien, Vienna, Austria; Tilburg Univ, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands; DBYES, Gauhati, Assam, India; Univ Twente, NL-7500 AE Enschede, Netherlands Waldman, DA, Arizona State Univ, Sch Global Management & Leadership, ASUW Sgml Management Dept, Mail Code 2451,Bldg FAB Room N165, Phoenix, AZ 85069 USA waldman@asu.edu AGLE BR, 1999, ACAD MANAGE J, V42, P507; AVOLIO BJ, 2004, LEADERSHIP QUART, V15, P801; BEGLEY TM, 2001, J MANAGERIAL PSYCHOL, V17, P692; BLIESE PD, 2000, MULTILEVEL THEORY RE, P349; BRISLIN, 1976, TRANSLATION APPL RES; CARL D, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O, P513; CHEN C, 1995, PSYCHOL SCI, V6, P170; COHEN J, 1983, APPL REGRESSION CORR; CONGER JA, 1998, CHARISMATIC LEADERSH; DICKSON M, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O, P4; DONALDSON T, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P65; EARLEY PC, 1998, J MANAGE, V24, P265; FINKELSTEIN S, 1996, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP; FONTANA A, 1994, HDB QUALITATIVE RES; FREEMAN R, 1994, BUSINESS ETHICS Q, V4, P409; FREEMAN RE, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; FRIEDMAN M, 1970, NY TIMES SEP, V13, P122; GELFAND MJ, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O, P437; GOTTLIEB JZ, 1996, J BUS ETHICS, V15, P1275; GUNTHER M, 2005, FORTUNE, V151, P158; HILLMAN AJ, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P125; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 2001, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOUSE RJ, 1996, LEADERSHIP QUART, V7, P323; HOUSE RJ, 1997, J MANAGE, V23, P409; HOUSE RJ, 1999, ADV GLOBAL LEADERSHI, V1, P171; HOUSE RJ, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O; HOUSE RJ, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O, P9; JAVIDAN M, 2005, ACAD MANAGE EXEC, V19, P59; JAVIDAN M, 2006, ACAD MANAGE PERSPECT, V20, P67; JENSEN MC, 1976, J FINANC ECON, V3, P305; JOHNSON RA, 1999, ACAD MANAGE J, V42, P564; KLEIN KJ, 2000, MULTILEVEL THEORY RE, P512; LORD RG, 2004, LEADERSHIP PROCESSES; MARKUS HR, 1991, PSYCHOL REV, V98, P224; MCGUIRE JB, 1988, ACAD MANAGE J, V31, P854; MCWILLIAMS A, 2001, ACAD MANAGE REV, V26, P117; MCWILLIAMS A, 2006, J MANAGE STUD, V43, P1; PANT PN, 1998, J MANAGE STUD, V35, P195; PODSAKOFF PM, 2003, J APPL PSYCHOL, V88, P879; REALO A, 1997, J RES PERS, V31, P93; ROWLEY T, 2000, BUS SOC, V39, P397; SANKAR Y, 2003, J LEADERSHIP ORG STU, V9, P45; SHAMIR B, 1991, LEADERSHIP QUART, V2, P81; SHAMIR B, 1993, ORGAN SCI, V4, P577; THOMAS AS, 1995, AC MAN M BEST PAP P; THOMAS T, 2004, ACAD MANAGE EXEC, V18, P56; TRIANDIS HC, 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; TRIANDIS HC, 1998, CULTURE SOCIAL BEHAV; TRIANDIS HC, 1998, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V74, P118; WADDOCK SA, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P303; WALDMAN DA, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P266; WALDMAN DA, 2006, J MANAGEMENT STUDIES, V43; WOOD DJ, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P691 54 0 PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 823 837 15 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700006 J Husted, BW; Allen, DB Husted, Bryan W.; Allen, David B. Corporate social responsibility in the multinational enterprise: strategic and institutional approaches JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article corporate social responsibility; institutional theory; organizational strategy; multidomestic strategy; global strategy ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; MANAGEMENT; PERSPECTIVES; PERFORMANCE; COMPANIES; SECTOR; CODES What is the relationship of global and local ( country-specific) corporate social responsibility ( CSR) to international organizational strategy? Applying the strategic logic of the Bartlett and Ghoshal typology to the realm of CSR, multinational firms should respond to pressures for integration and responsiveness from salient stakeholders. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 838 849 12 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700007 J Strike, VM; Gao, JJ; Bansal, P Strike, Vanessa M.; Gao, Jijun; Bansal, Pratima Being good while being bad: social responsibility and the international diversification of US firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article corporate social responsibility; corporate social irresponsibility; multinational corporations; international diversification; time series cross-sectional analysis MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; COMPANIES; MODEL; DETERMINANTS; ENVIRONMENT; COMPLEXITY; MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP This paper contributes to the discussion on international diversification and corporate social responsibility ( CSR) by suggesting that firms can be simultaneously socially responsible and socially irresponsible. To test our assertions, we analyze data from 222 publicly traded US firms from 1993 to 2003. The findings support our hypotheses, and have significant implications for the way in which we conceptualize CSR. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 850 862 13 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700008 J Christmann, P; Taylor, G Christmann, Petra; Taylor, Glen Firm self-regulation through international certifiable standards: determinants of symbolic versus substantive implementation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article firm-self regulation; international standards; symbolic adoption ENVIRONMENTAL-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS; ISO-9000; QUALITY; CERTIFICATION; DIFFUSION; ISO-14001; INSTITUTIONS; ORGANIZATION; PERSPECTIVE; PERFORMANCE International certifiable management standards that have been advocated as a governance mechanism for firm self-regulation of corporate social responsibility issues are effective only if certified firms comply with the requirements of the standards. Our empirical analysis shows that ISO-certified firms in China strategically select their level of compliance depending on customer preferences, customer monitoring, and expected sanctions by customers. Our findings have implications for the effectiveness of a global system of self-regulation based on certifiable standards, research on certifiable standards, and for practicing managers who require suppliers to obtain standard certifications. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 863 878 16 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700009 J Hofstede, G Hofstede, Geert What did GLOBE really measure? Researchers' minds versus respondents' minds JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GLOBE; Hofstede; national culture; dimensions; masculinity; survey method PROJECT GLOBE; CULTURES; LEADERSHIP; VALUES The GLOBE research program expanded the Hofstede model of five dimensions of national cultures to 18. A re-analysis based on GLOBE's 2004 summary book produced five meta-factors. One was significantly correlated with GNP/ capita and, from the Hofstede dimensions, primarily with Power Distance. Three more correlated significantly with Hofstede's Individualism, Uncertainty Avoidance and Long-Term Orientation. The fifth included the few GLOBE questions that related to Hofstede's dimension of Masculinity versus Femininity. GLOBE's respondents' minds classified the questions in a way that the researchers' minds did not account for and which closely resembles the original Hofstede model. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 882 896 15 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700011 J Javidan, M; House, RJ; Dorfman, PW; Hanges, PJ; de Luque, MS Javidan, Mansour; House, Robert J.; Dorfman, Peter W.; Hanges, Paul J.; de Luque, Mary Sully Conceptualizing and measuring cultures and their consequences: a comparative review of GLOBE's and Hofstede's approaches JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GLOBE; cross cultural management; national culture; cross cultural leadership; international management SOCIAL AXIOMS; VALUES; LEADERSHIP; DIMENSIONS; BEHAVIOR This paper explains why GLOBE used a set of cultural values and practices to measure national cultures. We show why there is no theoretical or empirical basis for Hofstede's criticism that GLOBE measures of values are too abstract or for his contention that national and organizational cultures are phenomena of different order. We also show why Hofstede has a limited understanding of the relationship between national wealth and culture. Furthermore, we explain why Hofstede's reanalysis of the GLOBE data is inappropriate and produces incomprehensible results. We also show the validity of managerial samples in studying leadership. Finally, we explain why Hofstede's claim that GLOBE instruments reflect researchers psycho-logic reveals ignorance of psychometric methodologies designed to ensure scale reliability and construct validity. Thunderbird, Garvin Sch Int Management, Garvin Ctr Cultures & Languages Int Management, Glendale, AZ USA; Univ Penn, Wharton Sch Management, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA; New Mexico State Univ, Coll Business Adm & Econ, Las Cruces, NM 88003 USA; Univ Maryland, Dept Psychol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA Javidan, M, Thunderbird, Garvin Sch Int Management, Garvin Ctr Cultures & Languages Int Management, 15249 N 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ USA javidanm@t-bird.edu *BRIGH YOUNG U, 1999, CULTUREGRAMS; *CHIN CULT CONN, 1987, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V18, P143; BANFIELD EC, 1958, MORAL BASIS BACKWARD; BARNEA MF, 1998, POLIT PSYCHOL, V19, P17; BIANCHI G, 1992, CULTURE NATURE LANDS, P37; BOND MH, 1997, PSYCHOLOGIA, V40, P251; BOND MH, 2004, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V35, P548; CATTELL RB, 1978, SCI USE FACTOR ANAL; DORFMAN P, 2004, LEADERSHIP CULTURE O, P669; EVERITT BS, 1975, BRIT J PSYCHIAT, V126, P237; GERSTNER CR, 1994, LEADERSHIP QUART, V5, P121; GORSUCH RL, 1974, FACTOR ANAL; GUPTA V, 2004, LEADERSHIP CULTURE O, P152; HANGES PJ, 2004, LEADERSHIP CULTURE O, P122; HANGES PJ, 2006, LEADERSHIP QUART, V17, P522; HARRISON LE, 1992, GEN THEORY COMPETITI, P205; HARRISON LE, 2000, CULTURE MATTERS; HERSKOVITZ MJ, 1948, MAN HIS WORK DISCIPL; HERSKOVITZ MJ, 1955, CULTURAL ANTHR; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, GEN THEORY COMPETITI, P205; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOFSTEDE G, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P286; HOFSTEDE G, 1998, ORGAN STUD, V19, P477; HOFSTEDE G, 2001, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 2006, J INT BUS STUD, V37, P882; HOUSE RJ, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O; HUNT S, 2000, GEN THEORY COMPETITI; JAVIDAN M, 2004, LEADERSHIP CULTURE O, P239; JAVIDAN M, 2006, ACAD MANAGE PERSPECT, V20, P67; KAHN H, 1979, WORLD EC DEV 1979; KAISER HF, 1960, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLO, V20, P141; KLUCKHOHN FR, 1951, GEN THEORY ACTION, P388; KOZLOWSKI SWJ, 2000, MULTILEVEL THEORY RE, P3; LANDAU ID, 2000, NONLINEAR CONTROL YE, V2, P13; LANDES D, 1998, WEALTH POVERTY NATIO; LEUNG K, 2002, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V33, P286; LEUNG K, 2005, J INT BUS STUD, V36, P357; LEUNG K, 2006, INDIVIDUALS CULTURES; LEVITIN T, 1973, MEASURES SOCIAL PSYC, P489; LEWIN K, 1948, RESOLVING SOCIAL CON; LINDSAY S, 2000, CULTURE MATTERS VALU, P282; LORD RG, 1991, LEADERSHIP INFORM PR; MILLER GA, 1994, PSYCHOL REV, V101, P313; MUTHEN BO, 1989, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V54, P581; MUTHEN BO, 1994, SOCIOL METHOD RES, V22, P376; MUTHEN BO, 1995, SOCIOL METHODOL, V25, P267; MYRDAL G, 1968, ASIAN DRAMA INQUIRY; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; NUNNALLY JC, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; OFFERMANN LR, 1994, LEADERSHIP QUART, V5, P43; PORTER ME, 2000, CULTURE MATTERS VALU, P14; REDDING G, 2005, J INT BUS STUD, V36, P123; ROKEACH M, 1968, BELIEFS ATTITUDES VA; ROKEACH M, 1973, NATURE HUMAN VALUES; SCHEIN EH, 1992, ORG CULTURE LEADERSH; SCHWARTZ SH, 1992, ADV EXP SOC PSYCHOL, V25, P1; SCHWARTZ SH, 1996, PSYCHOL VALUES ONTAR, V8, P1; SCHWARTZ SH, 2001, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V32, P268; SHAW JB, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P626; SHWEDER RA, 1984, CULTURE THEORY ESSAY; SMITH PB, 2002, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V33, P188; WEBER M, 1930, PROTESTANT ETHIC SPI 63 1 PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 897 914 18 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700012 J Smith, PB Smith, Peter B. When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled: the GLOBE and Hofstede projects JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article levels of analysis; dimensions of national culture and GLOBE project ET-AL. 2002; CULTURE; NATIONS; CLIMATE; VALUES; DIFFER Four aspects of the debate between Hofstede and Javidan et al. are highlighted. First, it is shown that characterizing cultures either on the basis of aggregated self-perceptions or on the basis of aggregated perceptions of others in one's society are not equivalent procedures. Each has inherent errors, and neither can be considered as providing the one best way to denote national cultures. Furthermore, the number of dimensions of national culture that can be usefully studied must be proportional to the limited number of nations available for comparative analyses. Third, although Hofstede and Javidan et al. appear to differ on optimal ways of aggregating individual-level data to the nation level, both appear to have done so in a way that does not prevent detection of differing relations between items at different levels of analysis. Finally, we need greater clarity as to the ways in which national wealth relates to other aspects of culture. It is a major component of contemporary national cultures, and must be retained as an element within nation-level analyses. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 915 921 7 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700013 J Earley, PC Earley, P. Christopher Leading cultural research in the future: a matter of paradigms and taste JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cross-cultural values; global mindset; intercultural research paradigms and GLOBE COLLECTIVISM; INTELLIGENCE The styles and approaches used in cross-cultural organizational research are nearly as varied as the cultures under study. We see two variations of one dominant style in the work of Hofstede and the GLOBE research consortium. In this commentary, I shall place these approaches in context and discuss alternatives that seem to be highly promising but largely overlooked. Based on this analysis, I conclude that it may well be time that this form of large-scale, multi-country survey be set aside for the development of alternative mid-range theories having a more direct application and explanation for organizational phenomena in a cultural and national context. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2006 37 6 922 931 10 Business; Management 103TX ISI:000241910700014 J Dow, D; Karunaratna, A Dow, Douglas; Karunaratna, Amal Developing a multidimensional instrument to measure psychic distance stimuli JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article psychic distance; cultural distance; trade flows; market selection ENTRY MODE CHOICE; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; CULTURAL DISTANCE; EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; PERFORMANCE; TRADE; DETERMINANTS; FIRM; ORIENTATION; PERSPECTIVE This paper develops and tests a range of potential psychic distance stimuli including differences in culture, language, religion, education, and political systems. Using trade flows among a set of 38 nations as the dependent variable, it is shown that, whereas the majority of the proposed indicators prove to be statistically significant predictors of trade flows, the most common psychic distance surrogate-a composite measure of Hofstede's cultural dimensions-is not significant. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 578 602 25 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600002 J Fogel, K Fogel, Kathy Oligarchic family control, social economic outcomes, and the quality of government JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article oligarchic family control; government; institutions RENT-SEEKING SOCIETY; EMERGING MARKETS; BUSINESS GROUPS; GROWTH; OWNERSHIP; FIRMS; PERFORMANCE; FINANCE; CORPORATIONS; BANKS Wealthy families, as opposed to small public shareholders, characterize ownership of the large corporate sectors of many countries around the world. This paper shows that greater oligarchic family control over large corporations is associated with worse social economic outcomes. It also correlates with more bureaucratic and more interventionist governments, and less developed financial markets. Further tests show that red tape, price controls, and the lack of shareholder rights protection are the paramount factors relating to the extent of family control of large firms. These results are broadly consistent with Olson and others who argue that economically entrenched wealthy insiders pursue rent-seeking activities to preserve the status quo, and that this increases corruption, and impedes growth. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 603 622 20 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600003 J Lee, K; Yang, G; Graham, JL Lee, Kam-Hon; Yang, Guang; Graham, John L. Tension and trust in international business negotiations: American executives negotiating with Chinese executives JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international; negotiation; emotion; felt tension; China REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; UNITED-STATES; HONG-KONG; CULTURE; COLLECTIVISM; ANGER; PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; CONTEXT The purpose of the study is to shed light on the antecedents and consequences of tension felt during international business negotiations. A total of 176 American and Chinese executives participated in simulated international business (buyer-seller) negotiations. The negotiations were videotaped, and the participants completed questionnaires. Each participant was also asked to review his/her videotaped negotiation, rate the tension felt on a videotape review form, and briefly describe the antecedents of the tension felt. The data collected were then analyzed using first a structural equations approach and then a more exploratory content analysis. Both Chinese and American executives felt tension during the negotiations. For the Chinese, greater levels of tension led to an increased likelihood of agreement, but also led to lower levels of interpersonal attraction and in turn lower trust for their American counterparts. For the Americans, tension felt decreased marginally the likelihood of an agreement, did not affect interpersonal attraction, but did have a direct negative effect on trust. A series of other cultural differences are also reported. The measure of tension felt developed in the study appears to be useful methodologically, theoretically, and practically. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 623 641 19 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600004 J Chan, CM; Makino, S; Isobe, T Chan, Christine M.; Makino, Shige; Isobe, Takehiko Interdependent behavior in foreign direct investment: the multi-level effects of prior entry and prior exit on foreign market entry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review interdependent behavior in foreign market entry; legitimacy and competition in external and internal environments; prior entry and prior exit decisions as a signal to potential entrants; multi-level analysis INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION STRATEGY; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH-KOREAN FIRMS; UNITED-STATES; DENSITY-DEPENDENCE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; JOINT VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION; INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES; COUNTRY CAPABILITIES This paper examines the interdependent foreign market entry decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). Based on the argument that legitimacy and competition are two important forces in foreign market entry decisions, we hypothesize that an MNC's market entry decisions are influenced by its own prior entry and prior exit decisions and those of other MNCs. We examine this general proposition at four levels of analysis: the host country, global industry (an industry that spans host countries), local industry (an industry that is separately defined within each host country), and parent firm level. Our analysis of a panel data of over 4000 market entry decisions that were made by Japanese MNCs shows that an MNC's market entry decision has a stronger inverted U-shaped relationship with the prior entry and exit decisions of other MNCs at the local industry level than the prior entry and exit decisions of other MNCs at the host country and global industry levels. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 642 665 24 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600005 J Newburry, W; Gardberg, NA; Belkin, LY Newburry, William; Gardberg, Naomi A.; Belkin, Liuba Y. Organizational attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder: the interaction of demographic characteristics with foreignness JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review liability of foreignness; internationalization; employment; demographic movement capital HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; JOB-SATISFACTION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; RISK-TAKING; PERFORMANCE; WORK; TURNOVER; MODEL; VOLUNTARY; LIABILITY Our analysis of 4605 individual evaluations of the 60 companies in the Reputation Quotient Annual 2000 study suggests that foreign-headquartered companies are less attractive employers, whereas more international companies are more attractive. Moreover, we find that gender, race, respondent age and educational level significantly interact with our foreignness variables in predicting company attractiveness. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 666 686 21 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600006 J Huynh, W; Mallik, G; Hettihewa, S Huynh, Wilson; Mallik, Girijasankar; Hettihewa, Samanthala The impact of macroeconomic variables, demographic structure and compulsory superannuation on share prices: the case of Australia JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article stock prices; baby boom; superannuation; macroeconomics; global investor AUTOREGRESSIVE TIME-SERIES; EFFICIENT CAPITAL-MARKETS; STOCK RETURNS; UNIT-ROOT; REAL ACTIVITY; ASSET PRICES; LIFE-CYCLE; BABY BOOM; COINTEGRATION; INFORMATION This paper investigates the impact of the population in the 40-64 age band on share prices, using an annual time series data set for the period 1965-2002, and the impact of the superannuation fund on share prices using quarterly time series data for the period 1988 Q1 to 2002 Q4. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 687 698 12 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600007 J Chetty, S; Eriksson, K; Lindbergh, J Chetty, Sylvie; Eriksson, Kent; Lindbergh, Jessica The effect of specificity of experience on a firm's perceived importance of institutional knowledge in an ongoing business JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internationalization; institutional knowledge; experiential knowledge; learning; small-to-medium-sized firms; international experience FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION; JAPANESE FIRMS; MARKET ENTRY; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; PERSPECTIVE; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIES; MODE We study how three types of firm experience, ranging from the specific to the general, influence the perceived importance of institutional knowledge in the ongoing business of internationalising firms based on a sample of 101 small-to-medium-sized firms. The three types of firm experiences are international, country and ongoing business. The results show that firm experience within the ongoing business, and the experience from multiple past business deals in various countries, develop institutional knowledge, whereas experience from multiple past business deals in a specific country does not. The theoretical contribution of this paper is that it establishes a link between different kinds of experience and managerial cognition in terms of institutional knowledge. In addition, it emphasises that firms develop institutional knowledge from multiple diverse country experiences, and experience in the specific ongoing business rather than experiences at the level of the country. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 699 712 14 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600008 J Coviello, NE Coviello, Nicole E. The network dynamics of international new ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international entrepreneurship; international new venture; born global; network; internationalization; UCINET BORN-GLOBAL FIRM; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; PERSPECTIVE; EVOLUTION; GROWTH; SMES; CAPABILITIES; STRATEGIES; KNOWLEDGE; BEHAVIOR This study uses multi-site case research to advance a set of propositions regarding the network dynamics of early-stage international new ventures. The investigative approach builds on arguments that network theory and analysis are fundamental to international entrepreneurship. In the spirit of cross-disciplinary research, perspectives from the entrepreneurship literature are embraced to help inform our understanding of international new venture networks. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2006 37 5 713 731 19 Business; Management 075WE ISI:000239915600009 J Jones, G; Khanna, T Bringing history (back) into international business JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review history; methodology; international business FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; EMERGING MARKETS; FREESTANDING COMPANY; TRADING COMPANIES; STRATEGY PROCESS; FIRM; MULTINATIONALS; KNOWLEDGE; CAPABILITIES; EVOLUTION We argue that the field of international business should evolve its rhetoric from the relatively uncontroversial idea that 'history matters' to exploring how it matters. We discuss four conceptual channels through which history matters, illustrating each with a major example. First, historical variation is at least a worthy complement to contemporary cross-sectional variation in illuminating conceptual issues. As an example, we show that conclusions reached by the literature on contemporary emerging market business groups are remarkably similar to independently reached conclusions about a very similar organizational form that was ubiquitous in the age of empire. Second, historical evidence avoids spurious labeling of some phenomena as 'new', and by so doing may challenge current explanations of their determinants. Whereas some firm types today were also present earlier, some types have disappeared, some have appeared, and some have disappeared and reappeared later. Third, history can allow us to move beyond the oft-recognized importance of issues of path dependence to explore the roots of Penrosian resources. We argue that the choices made by Jardine's and Swire's in Asia today, for example, are an outgrowth of strategic choices first in evidence more than a century ago. These would remain obscured absent an historical analysis. Fourth, there are certain issues that are unaddressable, except in the really long (that is, historical) run. Exploring the causal relationship (if any) between foreign direct investment, a staple of the international business literature, and long-run economic development provides one important example. Throughout, we advocate embracing rigorous methods for analyzing small-sample and qualitative data when conventional regression techniques do not apply. That is, we suggest that re-embracing history in the mainstream is not tantamount to sacrificing methodological rigor. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 453 468 16 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400002 J Durvasula, S; Netemeyer, RG; Andrews, JC; Lysonski, S Examining the cross-national applicability of multi-item, multi-dimensional measures using generalizability theory JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article measurement; cross-cultural; scale validation; generalizability theory ISSUES; VALIDITY Establishing the applicability of multi-item measures is important for making valid inferences when testing theories cross-nationally. Typically, researchers have relied upon the tenets of classical measurement theory (CT) using confirmatory factor model invariance testing to conclude that a unidimensional measure is applicable across countries. However, two important issues remain unresolved via CT techniques: (1) if the measure is found not to be invariant, CT tells us little as to why the measure varies across countries; and (2) if the measure is multi-dimensional, what factors affect its cross-national applicability? Our research seeks to address these issues and the cross-national measurement applicability of multi-dimensional scales via generalizability theory (GT). In this paper, we use a cross-national data set and simulated data sets to demonstrate the usefulness of GT to cross-national multidimensional measurement. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 469 483 15 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400003 J Lee, C; Hui, C; Tinsley, CH; Niu, XY Goal orientations and performance: role of temporal norms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article temporal norms; performance goals; comparative management ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; SELF-EFFICACY; TIME; MOTIVATION; ABILITY; CHINA; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; PERSPECTIVES; ACHIEVEMENT We tested the relationships between Chinese employees' goal orientation and their performance, as well as the moderating effects of temporal norms (future planning and scheduling) on this relationship. Results from employees across seven different organizations in China demonstrated that the mastery goal orientation was positively related to job performance. The performance goal orientation was unrelated to employment outcomes. Further, results showed that a mastery goal orientation was most useful when future planning was emphasized and scheduling was de-emphasized. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 484 498 15 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400004 J Lim, LKS; Acito, F; Rusetski, A Development of archetypes of international marketing strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international marketing; global marketing; standardization vs adaptation; configurations; case survey methodology; cluster analysis GLOBAL STRATEGY; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS; SUBSIDIARY MANDATES; CLUSTER-ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; PERFORMANCE; FIT; IMPLEMENTATION; EQUIFINALITY The extant business literature contains three separate characterizations of international marketing strategy: standardization-adaptation, concentration-dispersion, and integration-independence. These characterizations have, for decades, informed researchers, students, and practitioners alike of the strategic options a multinational firm might have in formulating its cross-border marketing approaches. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 499 524 26 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400005 J Johnson, JP; Lenartowicz, T; Apud, S Johnson, James P.; Lenartowicz, Tomasz; Apud, Salvador Cross-cultural competence in international business: toward a definition and a model JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cross-cultural competence; cultural intelligence; expatriates INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FUTURE-RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONS; PERFORMANCE; ADJUSTMENT; KNOWLEDGE Many international business failures have been ascribed to a lack of cross-cultural competence (CC) on the part of business practitioners. However, the international business literature appears to lack an adequate conceptualization and definition of the term 'CC', focusing instead on the knowledge, skills and attributes that appear to be its antecedents. In this conceptual study, we propose a definition of CC as it applies to international business and develop a model for understanding how CC is nurtured in individuals, linking our definition to the concept of cultural intelligence. We discuss the components of the model and suggest that there are environmental and contextual impediments to the effective application of the requisite skills, knowledge and attributes that have been identified as necessary for CC, resulting in a gap between 'knowing' and 'doing'. We conclude by discussing the implications of the model for practitioners, and by suggesting appropriate directions for further research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 525 543 19 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400006 J Wei, Y; Liu, X Productivity spillovers from R&D, exports and FDI in China's manufacturing sector JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article R&D; exports; FDI; productivity spillovers; China FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; LEVEL PANEL-DATA; DOMESTIC FIRMS; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; UNITED-STATES; IMPACT; INDUSTRIES; ECONOMIES; BENEFIT This paper assesses productivity spillovers from R&D, exports and the very presence of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China's manufacturing sector, based on a panel of more than 10,000 indigenous and foreign-invested firms for 1998-2001. There are positive inter-industry productivity spillovers from R&D and exports, and positive intra- and inter-industry productivity spillovers from foreign presence to indigenous Chinese firms within regions. OECD-invested firms seem to play a much greater role in inter-industry spillovers than overseas Chinese firms from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan within regions. The findings have important managerial and policy implications. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2006 37 4 544 557 14 Business; Management 059YF ISI:000238767400007 J Banga, R The export-diversifying impact of Japanese and US foreign direct investments in the Indian manufacturing sector JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI and exports; Indian exports; export diversification; Japanese FDI; USFDI The paper highlights the export-diversifying impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a developing country. FDI may lead to export diversification in the host country if it positively affects the export intensity of industries that have a low share in world exports. Indirectly, FDI may encourage export diversification through spillover effects: that is, the presence of FIDI in an industry may increase the export intensity of domestic firms. The empirical results for the Indian economy in the post-liberalisation period show that FDI from the US has led to diversification of India's exports, both directly and indirectly. However, Japanese FDI has had no significant impact on India's exports. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 321 339 19 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100002 J Fernandez, Z; Nieto, MJ Impact of ownership on the international involvement of SMEs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internationalisation; corporate governance; SMEs RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; SMALL FIRMS; EXPORT BEHAVIOR; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; FAMILY FIRMS; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; CORPORATE-OWNERSHIP; CAPITAL STRUCTURE; EQUITY OWNERSHIP; MARKET ENTRY This paper analyses the relationship between the internationalisation strategies of SMEs and types of ownership. Different types of ownership affect firms, and this in turn will influence the internationalisation strategy adopted. Using a sample of Spanish SMEs, our results show that internationalisation is negatively related to family ownership and positively related to corporate ownership. We have also observed that the presence of a corporate blockholder in family firms encourages internationalisation. These results support the idea that ownership type influences the decision to internationalise. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 340 351 12 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100003 J Doukas, JA; Kan, OB Does global diversification destroy firm value? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cross-border mergers and acquisitions; global diversification discount; shareholder value; bondholder value; book value bias of long-term debt CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION; FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS; AGENCY COSTS; CASH FLOW; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE; GAINS Previous empirical studies have found that global diversification results in 18% shareholder loss. In this paper, we examine the sources behind the global diversification shareholder value loss in a contingent claims framework. This postulates that the risk-reduction effects of global diversification should decrease the value of shareholder equity (call option), whereas they should increase bondholder value. Consequently, near-all equity globally diversified firms should not experience a shareholder value loss. Consistent with the risk-reduction effects of global diversification, using cross-border acquisitions data we find three major results. First, shareholder value loss to global diversification is directly related to firms' leverage. Second, near-all equity firms do not trade at a discount. Third, the use of book value debt in estimating excess value produces a downward bias in globally diversified firms. Our findings confirm that increased foreign involvement increases bondholder value while it decreases shareholder value. This is consistent with the contingent claims view predicting that global diversification has a positive impact on bondholders' wealth while it has a negative influence on shareholder value (i.e., global diversification discount). Overall, our results reveal that global diversification does not destroy firm value. Old Dominion Univ, Sch Business & Publ Adm, Dept Finance, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA; LECG LLC, New York, NY USA Doukas, JA, Old Dominion Univ, Sch Business & Publ Adm, Dept Finance, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA jdoukas@odu.edu 2004, WALL STREET J 1008; AMIHUD Y, 1981, BELL J ECON, V12, P605; BERGER PG, 1995, J FINANC, V52, P1175; BERGKAMP G, 1995, ENVIRON MONIT ASSESS, V37, P1; BODNAR GM, 1999, NBER WORKING PAPER, V6224; BUCKINGHAM AD, 1976, MOL ELECTROOPTICS, V1, P27; CAMPA JM, 2002, J FINANC, V57, P1731; CAMPA JM, 2004, EUROPEAN FINANCIAL M, V10, P47; CAVES RE, 1971, ECONOMICA, V38, P1; CHRISTOPHE SE, 1997, J BUS, V70, P435; CLICK R, 2000, MULTINATIONALITY MAT; DENIS DJ, 2002, J FINANC, V57, P1951; DENNING JH, 1973, OXFORD ECON PAP, V25, P89; DOUKAS J, 1988, J FINANC, V43, P1161; DOUKAS J, 1995, J BANK FINANC, V19, P1285; DOUKAS J, 1999, J INT FINANCIAL MANA, V10, P1; DOUKAS JA, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P153; ECKBO BE, 2000, J FINANC QUANT ANAL, V35, P1; ERRUNZA VR, 1981, J FINANC, V36, P401; ERRUNZA VR, 1984, J FINANC, V39, P727; FATEMI AM, 1984, J FINANC, V39, P1325; GOMPERS P, 2003, Q J ECON, V118, P107; GRAHAM JR, 2002, J FINANC, V57, P695; HECKMAN JJ, 1979, ECONOMETRICA, V47, P153; JENSEN MC, 1976, J FINANC ECON, V3, P305; JENSEN MC, 1986, AM ECON REV, V76, P323; JORION P, 1990, J BUS, V63, P331; KAHLE KM, 1996, J FINANC QUANT ANAL, V31, P309; LAMONT O, 1997, J FINANC, V52, P83; LAMONT O, 2001, J FINANC ECON, V63, P51; LANG LHP, 1994, J POLIT ECON, V102, P1248; MANSI SA, 2002, J FINANC, V57, P2167; MOELLER SB, 2005, J BANK FINANC, V29, P533; MORCK R, 1991, J BUS, V64, P165; MORCK R, 2001, INTANGIBLES, P40; SCHARFSTEIN DS, 1998, NBER WORKING PAPER, V5969; SERVAES H, 1996, J FINANC, V51, P1201; SHAVER JM, 1998, MANAGE SCI, V44, P571; STULZ R, 1981, J FINANC, V36, P923 39 0 PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 352 371 20 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100004 J Carrieri, F; Majerbi, B The pricing of exchange risk in emerging stock markets JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article exchange risk pricing; unconditional asset pricing models; emerging markets GENERALIZED-METHOD; MILD SEGMENTATION; SAMPLE PROPERTIES; CURRENCY RISK; RETURNS; TESTS; MODEL; CORPORATION; EQUILIBRIUM; INTEGRATION In this paper, we provide new evidence about the unconditional pricing of exchange risk in the stock market, based on emerging market data. We conduct empirical tests using cross-sectional data at the market, portfolio and firm level from nine emerging markets (EMs) to determine whether exchange risk is priced under alternative model specifications and exchange rate measures. Our results support the hypothesis of a significant unconditional exchange risk premium in emerging stock markets, differently from most unconditional tests for major developed markets. However, there is indication that at the aggregate market level the significance of the exchange risk factor is subsumed by local market risk. With firm-level data, although the importance of local market is confirmed for most countries, some measure of exchange rate risk remains significant for most countries. This suggests that a careful model specification is necessary for EMs when testing for the pricing of exchange risk in order to avoid a potential spurious significance of such factor because of a missing local risk or vice versa. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 372 391 20 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100005 J Barry, F; Kearney, C MNEs and industrial structure in host countries: a portfolio analysis of Irish manufacturing JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI; MNEs; portfolio theory; industrial structure; Ireland INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES; INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE; THEORETIC APPROACH; REAL ASSETS; CORPORATIONS; PERSPECTIVE; STRATEGIES; VARIANCE; RISK Ireland has been very successful in attracting foreign MNEs in high-technology sectors. Although these sectors exhibit faster growth than the traditional low-technology sectors populated primarily by indigenous firms, the high-technology sectors are also more volatile. We use portfolio theory to show that Ireland's FDI strategy has led to a more diversified manufacturing sector that exhibits higher growth without a commensurate increase in volatility and risk. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 392 406 15 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100006 J Covrig, V; Lau, ST; Ng, L Do domestic and foreign fund managers have similar preferences for stock characteristics? A cross-country analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article mutual funds; institutional domestic and foreign investors; visibility; information INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS; OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS; CAPITAL-MARKET; PRICES; EQUILIBRIUM; INFORMATION; JAPAN; BIAS Using a new unique data set on mutual fund stockholdings, we identify several interesting similarities and differences in the stock preferences of domestic and foreign fund managers from 11 developed countries. Results show that both groups of managers prefer stocks with high return on equity, large turnover, and low return variability, and that they also exhibit differential investment behavior. Domestic managers also favor firms that pay large dividends, have low financial distress and high growth potential, whereas foreign managers prefer to invest in corporations that are globally well known. The demand for globally visible stocks by foreign managers is especially strong when their fund mandate is to diversify globally or across regions, and is weakened when their stock holdings are concentrated mainly in a specific local market. The results also show no difference in the stock preferences of American-, European- and Asian-based funds. In general, our overall evidence suggests that the differential mandates of fund managers and hence the geographic allocations of their fund investments influence their stock preferences, but not the geographic location of the managers. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 407 429 23 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100007 J Behrman, JN A career in the early limbo of international business: policy, research and education JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article multinational enterprises; transnationals; technology; foreign direct investment; integration; cross-cultural Colleagues have characterized my place in the early days of international business (IB) studies and my later contributions as 'in limbo', 'at the interfaces', 'a synthesis', 'focusing on linkages' and 'iconoclastic'. The 'limbo' placed me outside the usual functional disciplines in business schools, which in the 1950s seldom included 'international business'. The 'interfaces' and 'linkages' of IB were focused on the interdependence of politics, government and business; the 'synthesis' was an effort to see IB as a 'whole' involving many cultural, social, economic and public elements; while 'iconoclastic' reflected an effort to break through restrictive models used in the academic mainstream and to embrace as many facets of IB and foreign economic policy as were relevant to such issues as the growing significance of foreign direct investment in international economic integration, the increasing importance of technology transfers, and the emergence of transnational corporations and of a global economy - all of which were concerns of host and home governments, leading to a focus on IB and governments. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2006 37 3 432 444 13 Business; Management 050XD ISI:000238122100009 J Wooster, RB US companies in transition economies: wealth effects from expansion between 1987 and 1999 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investment; transition economies; event study FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; ENTRY; INTERNALIZATION; EUROPE; MARKET; UNION This study uses a unique sample to evaluate changes in shareholder wealth from announcements of expansion by US firms into 18 transition economies, through four entry modes, from 1987 to 1999. On average, expansion in transition economies is associated with significant positive wealth effects. Results show that value creation is most significantly associated with expansion through less risky entry modes into host countries that are in the more advanced stages of market liberalization and structural reform. Sample firms with lower profitability also experience significantly higher abnormal returns, while significant value creation documented for firms entering transition economies in 1989, 1990, and 1992 suggests first-mover advantages. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 179 195 17 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300003 J Baggs, J; Brander, JA Trade liberalization, profitability, and financial leverage JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international trade liberalization; profitability; leverage; NAFTA TARIFF REDUCTIONS; CAPITAL STRUCTURE; CANADA; MARKET; AGREEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; ADJUSTMENT; FIRMS; EXIT We investigate the effects of trade liberalization on profitability and financial leverage using Canadian data arising from implementation of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. We find that falling domestic tariffs are associated with declining profits, especially for import-competing firms, while falling foreign tariffs are associated with increasing profits, especially for export-oriented firms. Also, import tariff reductions tend to increase leverage while export tariff reductions tend to decrease leverage. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 196 211 16 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300004 J Dow, D Adaptation and performance in foreign markets: evidence of systematic under-adaptation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article exporting; performance; adaptation; inertia; status quo bias EXPORT PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL INDUSTRIES; INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY; FIRM PERFORMANCE; STANDARDIZATION; VENTURES; CHOICE; CONCEPTUALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; CONTINGENCY Past empirical studies have yielded 'no consistent relationship between strategy adaptation and firm performance'. These inconclusive results may be partially due to a bias amongt managers to under-adapt their host market strategies. This paper presents the results of the second stage of a longitudinal study identifying a potential status quo bias among exporters, leading to systematic under-adaptation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 212 226 15 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300005 J Kwok, CCY; Tadesse, S National culture and financial systems JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article national culture; financial systems GROWTH; ARCHITECTURE; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY; SECTOR Countries differ in the way their financial activities are organized. In Anglo-Saxon countries such as the US and the UK financial systems are dominated by stock markets, whereas in continental Europe and Japan banks play a predominant role. Why do countries differ in the configuration of their financial systems? We argue that national culture plays a significant role. We find that countries characterized by higher uncertainty avoidance are more likely to have a bank-based system. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 227 247 21 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300006 J Zhou, KZ; Tse, DK; Li, JJ Organizational changes in emerging economies: drivers and consequences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article organizational change; administrative change; technical change; emerging economy MARKET ORIENTATION; STRATEGIC CHANGE; CHINA TRANSITION; RADICAL CHANGE; PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; PERSPECTIVE; DYNAMICS; INDUSTRY; LEADER Organizational change in emerging economies, although difficult, is inevitable. The authors study the drivers and consequences of organizational changes in an emerging economy, China. The results of a firm-level survey show that organizational changes in technical vs administrative areas are differentially driven by firms' motivation to change (past performance), opportunity to change (firm location and market orientation), and capability to change (firm ownership, managers' change attitude, and leader charisma). Furthermore, technical and administrative changes affect firm performance through distinct paths. Technical changes have a direct, positive impact on performance, whereas administrative changes enhance firm performance indirectly through technical changes, and the effect of administrative changes on performance is strengthened by the presence of a participative culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 248 263 16 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300007 J Pellegrini, EK; Scandura, TA Leader-member exchange (LMX), paternalism, and delegation in the Turkish business culture: An empirical investigation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article leader-member exchange; delegation; paternalism MANAGEMENT; EMPOWERMENT; ISSUES; MODEL; JOB; ORGANIZATIONS; DIMENSIONS; MOBILITY; PROGRESS; BRITAIN Although businesses increasingly operate across cultures, there is a paucity of research that examines the influence of national culture on leadership practices. This study uses a structural equation modeling approach to investigate relationships among leader-member exchange (LMX), delegation, paternalism, and job satisfaction in Turkish business organizations. Results from a survey study of N = 185 full-time employees from Turkish companies support the relationship of LMX to delegation and job satisfaction. However, the effect of LMX on job satisfaction is mediated by paternalism, an emic cultural dimension. Results suggest that delegation might not be an effective management tool in the Middle Eastern context. Univ Miami, Sch Business Adm, Dept Management, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA Pellegrini, EK, Univ Miami, Sch Business Adm, Dept Management, POB 248505, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA ekinpel@miami.edu AYCAN Z, 2000, APPL PSYCHOL-INT REV, V49, P192; AYCAN Z, 2005, SCI ADV INDIGENOUS P, P445; BASS BM, 1990, BASS STOGDILLS HDB L; BAUER TN, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P1538; BOND MH, 1988, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V55, P1009; BRISLIN RW, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V2, P389; DICKSON MW, 2003, LEADERSHIP QUART, V14, P729; DORFMAN PW, 2004, CULTURE LEADERSHIP O, V62, P49; ERDOGAN B, 2002, LEADERSHIP, P65; ERDOGAN B, 2003, AC MAN M SEATTL WA; ERDOGAN B, 2004, PERS PSYCHOL, V57, P305; EREZ M, 1994, HDB IND ORG PSYCHOL, V4, P569; FITZSIMONS DJ, 1991, J COMPENSATION BENEF, V6, P48; GERSTNER CR, 1997, J APPL PSYCHOL, V82, P827; GOODELL GE, 1985, CURR ANTHROPOL, V26, P247; GRAEN GB, 1987, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V9, P175; GRAEN GB, 1994, HDB IND ORG PSYCHOL, V4, P415; GRAEN GB, 1995, LEADERSHIP QUART, V6, P219; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOFSTEDE G, 1994, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; HOFSTEDE G, 2001, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOUSE R, 1999, ADV GLOBAL LEADERSHI, P171; HU L, 1999, STRUCTURAL EQUATION, V6, P1; HUI C, 1999, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V77, P3; HUI MK, 2004, J INT BUS STUD, V35, P46; JAMES K, 1996, SELECTION RES WORK T, P33; JORESKOG KG, 1993, LSIREL 8 USERS REFER; JUDGE TA, 1994, J APPL PSYCHOL, V79, P767; KABASAKAL H, IN PRESS MANAGERIAL; KABASAKAL H, 2002, J WORLD BUS, V37, P40; KERFOOT D, 1993, J MANAGE STUD, V30, P659; KIM UM, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P251; KYVELIDIS I, 2001, EUROPEAN INTEGRATION; LEANA CR, 1987, J APPL PSYCHOL, V72, P228; LIDEN RC, 1980, ACAD MANAGE J, V23, P451; LIDEN RC, 1997, RES PERS HUM RES MAN, V15, P47; LIDEN RC, 1998, J MANAGE, V24, P43; LIDEN RC, 2000, J APPL PSYCHOL, V85, P407; LITTLE TD, 1997, MULTIVAR BEHAV RES, V32, P53; MARTINEZ PG, 2005, MANAGING HUMAN RESOU, P75; MASTERSON SS, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P738; MORRIS T, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P169; NORTHOUSE PG, 1997, LEADERSHIP THEORY PR; OFFERMANN LR, 2004, ENCY LEADERSHIP, V1, P434; PASA SF, 2001, APPL PSYCHOL-INT REV, V50, P559; PILLAI R, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P763; PLATT S, 1993, RESPECTFULLY QUOTED; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PODSAKOFF PM, 2003, J APPL PSYCHOL, V88, P879; ROBERT C, 2000, J APPL PSYCHOL, V85, P643; SARGUT S, 2001, KULTURLER ARASI FARK; SCANDURA TA, 1986, J APPL PSYCHOL, V71, P579; SCANDURA TA, 1999, ADV GLOBAL LEADERSHI, P235; SCHEIN EH, 1992, ORG CULTURE LEADERSH; SCHRIESHEIM CA, 1998, ACAD MANAGE J, V41, P298; SCHWARTZ SH, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P85; SIM DL, 2004, AC MAN M NEW ORL LA; SPARROWE RT, 1994, HOSPITALITY RES J, V17, P51; STEIGER JH, 1989, EZPATH SUPPLEMENTARY; STEIGER JH, 1990, MULTIVAR BEHAV RES, V25, P173; SULLIVAN DM, 2003, DEALING DIVERSITY VO, P183; TAYLOR SJ, 2003, INT BUSINESS CTR NEW; THOMAS AS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P675; TILLEY JR, 2005, POLIT STUD-LONDON, V53, P442; TRIANDIS HC, 1972, ANAL SUBJECTIVE CULT; TUNG R, 2003, ACAD MANAGEMENT NEWS, V34, P1; UHLBIEN M, 1990, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V15, P414; UHLBIEN M, 2005, AC MAN M HON HAW; WAKABAYASHI M, 1988, J APPL PSYCHOL, V73, P217; WASTI SA, 2003, APPL PSYCHOL-INT REV, V52, P533; WEISS DJ, 1967, MANUAL MINNESOTA SAT; WINNING EA, 1994, PITFALLS PATERNALISM; YUKL G, 1999, J ORGAN BEHAV, V20, P219; YUKL G, 2002, LEADERSHIP ORG; YUKL GA, 1990, MEASURES LEADERSHIP, P223 76 0 PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2006 37 2 264 279 16 Business; Management 026BI ISI:000236311300008 J Madhok, A How much does ownership really matter? Equity and trust relations in joint venture relationships JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ownership; control; trust; international joint ventures; alliances; governance form; multinational firms TRANSACTION COSTS; FIRM; CAPABILITIES; ENTRY In this paper, I reaffirm the role of trust in interfirm relations and make an appeal for more cross-disciplinary work to further our insights into the functioning of important phenomena of interest such as international joint ventures. I also pose a couple of fundamental questions: ( 1) Is ownership overrated? That is, should we and our scholarship be so consumed with issues of ownership? ( 2) Is trust under-rated? In what way might we and our scholarship change if we assumed trust rather than opportunism? In what way might it change firms' attitudes and behavior towards their partnership relations?. Univ Toronto, Schulich Sch Business, N York, ON M3J 1P3, Canada Madhok, A, Univ Toronto, Schulich Sch Business, 4700 Keele St, N York, ON M3J 1P3, Canada amadhok@schulich.yorku.ca ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; AXELROD R, 1984, EVOLUTION COOPERATIO; DYER JH, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P535; DYER JH, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P660; FRANKO LG, 1971, JOINT VENTURE SURVIV; FUKUYAMA F, 1995, TRUST SOCIAL VIRTUES; GHOSHAL S, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P13; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; MADHOK A, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P117; MADHOK A, 1995, SCANDINAVIAN J MANAG, V11, P57; MADHOK A, 1996, INT BUSINESS REV, V5, P339; MADHOK A, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P577; MADHOK A, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P39; MADHOK A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P326; MADHOK A, 2000, COOPERATIVE STRATEGY, P74; MADHOK A, 2000, GOVERNANCE COMPETENC, P276; OUCHI WG, 1980, ADM SCI Q, V25, P129; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P227; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM 20 2 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 4 11 8 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500002 J Svejenova, S How much does trust really matter? Some reflections on the significance and implications of Madhok's trust-based approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article alliances; international joint ventures; ownership; relationship management; trust INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE; GOVERNANCE; FIRMS; RISK; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSPECTIVES; ATTACHMENTS Madhok's 1995 article defined and developed a trust-based perspective on the stability of international joint ventures (IJVs). Proposing a shift in focus from ownership to relationship, and from governance form to process, the article emphasised the role of trust in holding IJVs together and the importance of considering the dynamics of inter-organisational collaboration. By distinguishing between structural and social components of trust, it contributed to a more nuanced understanding of what makes inter-firm partnership durable and able to realise its value potential. This paper reviews Madhok's original ideas and highlights the influence they have had on the field of international business. It concludes with avenues for further research inspired by the article. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 12 20 9 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500003 J Zaheer, S; Zaheer, A Trust across borders JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article trust; international; joint ventures; etic; culture; institutions; governance INTERFIRM RELATIONS; NATIONAL CULTURE; JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; PERFORMANCE; METAANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ALLIANCES; GERMANY; BRITAIN We make the case for fresh approaches to examine the role of trust in international collaborations, based on the idea that not only do the levels of trust differ across international borders but also both the nature of trust and the institutional and cultural support for trust can vary across different national contexts. Collaboration partners from different countries are therefore likely to bring either symmetric or asymmetric conceptions of trust to the business relationship. We develop a model and propositions linking symmetry and asymmetry in the institutional and cultural support for trust in international collaborations with the degree of partner interdependence, and identify implications for governance and trust-building investments. We conclude with some suggestions for research that incorporates trust asymmetries between partners. Univ Minnesota, Carlson Sch Management, Strateg Management & Org Dept, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA Zaheer, S, Univ Minnesota, Carlson Sch Management, Strateg Management & Org Dept, 3-426,321 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA szaheer@csom.umn.edu ARINO A, 2001, CALIF MANAGE REV, V44, P109; AULAKH PS, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P1005; BALABANIS G, 2004, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V32, P80; CHILD J, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P69; CUMMINGS LL, 1996, TRUST ORG FRONTIERS, P302; DONEY PM, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P601; DORE R, 1987, TAKING JAPAN SERIOUS; DYER JH, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P57; EARLEY PC, 1996, HDB INT MANAGEMENT R, P83; FUKUYAMA F, 1995, TRUST SOCIAL VIRTUES; GANNON MJ, 1994, UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL; GIBSON CB, 2001, ADMIN SCI QUART, V46, P274; HAGEN JM, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P589; HAMEL G, 1989, HARVARD BUS REV, V67, P133; HUFF L, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P81; KHANNA T, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P193; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOSTOVA T, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P64; LANE C, 1996, ORGAN STUD, V17, P365; LANE C, 1997, CAMBRIDGE J ECON, V21, P197; LANE PJ, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P1139; LINCOLN JR, 1981, ADM SCI Q, V26, P93; LINCOLN JR, 1990, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V12, P255; LUO YD, 2001, ADMIN SCI QUART, V46, P177; MADHOK A, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P117; MARKUS H, 1985, HDB SOCIAL PSYCHOL, V1, P137; MCEVILY B, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P1; MORRIS MW, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P781; PETERSON RA, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P883; SHANE SA, 1992, MANAGE INT REV, V32, P295; SHEPPARD BH, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P422; STAHL GK, 2003, ACAD MANAGEMENT BEST; TRIANDIS HC, 1994, CULTURE SOCIAL BEHAV; VERLEGH PWJ, 1999, J ECON PSYCHOL, V20, P521; WELTER F, 2003, FRONTIERS ENTREPRENE, P230; WICKS AC, 2004, BUS ETHICS Q, V14, P141; YAMAGISHI T, 1998, AM J SOCIOL, V104, P165; ZAHEER A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P141; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341; ZUCKER LG, 1986, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V8, P53 40 0 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 21 29 9 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500004 J Newburry, W; Yakova, N Standardization preferences: A function of national culture, work interdependence and local embeddedness JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article national culture; interdependence; embeddedness; standardization PUBLIC-RELATIONS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY; ORGANIZATIONS; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; ATTENTION; PARADIGM Both theoretical and empirical studies of professional service employee standardization preferences are relatively scarce. Using responses from 398 employees of an international public relations firm, this study finds that employees from high power distance, high uncertainty avoidance and high-context cultures prefer greater standardization, whereas employees from high individualism cultures prefer less standardization. Additionally, work interdependence is positively associated with standardization preferences, whereas local embeddedness is negatively associated with standardization preferences. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 44 60 17 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500006 J Khatri, N; Tsang, EWK; Begley, TM Cronyism: A cross-cultural analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cronyism; individualism; guanxi; corruption; cultural syndromes; relational models UNITED-STATES; VERTICAL INDIVIDUALISM; EXCHANGE THEORY; WORK VALUES; COLLECTIVISM; CHINA; CORRUPTION; BUSINESS; IMPACT; GUANXI The devastating economic effects of the Asian financial crisis and US corporate scandals have underscored the need to strengthen corporate governance provisions. Although cronyism has been suggested as a leading cause of the two crises, it has received little attention from scholars. In this paper, we analyze the concept of cronyism and argue that it comes in various guises arising from different motivational bases and power dependence relations. We distinguish cronyism from related constructs and posit that it is a form of corruption with different dynamics from other forms. We advance propositions on its likelihood of occurrence across cultures and develop a typology of cronyist exchanges. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 61 75 15 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500007 J Friedman, R; Chi, SC; Liu, LA An expectancy model of Chinese-American differences in conflict-avoiding JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article culture; conflict; avoiding; Chinese; guanxi CULTURAL-ADAPTATION; WORK TEAMS; VALUES; MANAGEMENT; BUSINESS; JAPANESE; IMPACT; NEGOTIATIONS; COLLECTIVISM; VALIDITY This paper develops an expectancy model for Chinese-American differences in conflict-avoiding, and tests this model using a scenario study with respondents from Taiwan and the US. Our results show that a higher Chinese tendency to avoid conflict is explained by higher Chinese expectations that direct conflict will hurt the relationship with the other party, and by greater concern for the other party among Chinese. It is not, however, explained by differences in the expected career costs/benefits of good/bad relations with others. Also, Chinese are more sensitive to hierarchy than Americans, so that avoiding is heightened more for Chinese than for Americans when the other party is of higher status. Qualitative results suggest that Chinese-American differences in time frames may also explain differences in avoiding. Implications for businesses and management are suggested. Vanderbilt Univ, Owen Grad Sch Management, Nashville, TN 37203 USA; Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Business Adm, Taipei 10764, Taiwan; Georgia State Univ, Robinson Coll Business, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA Friedman, R, Vanderbilt Univ, Owen Grad Sch Management, 401 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 USA Ray.Friedman@Owen.Vanderbilt.Edu 1998, CONFUCIUS ANALECTS; AIKEN LS, 1991, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; BAKER WE, 1994, NETWORKING SMART BUI; BARON RM, 1986, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V51, P1173; BARRY BM, 2001, CULTURE EQUALITY EGA; BOND MH, 1986, PSYCHOL CHINESE PEOP, P213; BRETT JM, 1997, NEW PERSPECTIVES INT, P75; BRISLIN RW, 1973, CROSSCULTURAL REES M; CHILD J, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P5; DAVIDSON M, 1998, ADMIN SCI QUART, V43, P154; DEVELLIS RF, 1991, SCALE DEV THEORY APP; DUTTON JE, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P397; DYER B, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P467; EDMONDSON A, 1999, ADMIN SCI QUART, V44, P350; EVERATT D, 1999, ALPHA GEARING SYSTEM; FARH JL, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P471; FARWELL L, 1996, PERS SOC PSYCHOL B, V22, P868; FRANCIS JNP, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P403; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1993, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT E, V7, P81; HOFSTEDE G, 2001, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HSU FLK, 1971, KINSHIP CULTURE, P3; HWANG KK, 1987, AM J SOCIOL, V92, P944; KENNEDY P, 1998, GUIDE ECONOMETRICS; KIRKMAN BL, 2001, ACAD MANAGE J, V44, P557; KOTTER JP, 1985, POWER INFLUENCE FORM; KRAM KE, 1988, MENTORING WORK DEV R; LEUNG K, 1984, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V47, P793; LEUNG K, 1987, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V53, P898; LEUNG K, 1997, NEW PERSPECTIVES INT, P640; MORRIS MW, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P729; MORRIS MW, 2004, ASIAN J SOC PSYCHOL, V7, P127; MORRISON EW, 1999, ACAD MANAGE J, V42, P403; NEMETH CJ, 1989, ADV EXP SOC PSYCHOL, V22, P175; OHBUCI K, 1994, J APPL SOC PSYCHOL, V24, P1345; PENG KP, 1997, PSYCHOL METHODS, V2, P329; PORNPITAKPAN C, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P317; PORTER LW, 1968, MANAGERIAL ATTITUDES; QUANYU H, 1997, BUSINESS DECISION MA; RAHIM MA, 2000, MANAGING CONFLICT OR; SCHWARTZ SH, 1992, ADV EXP SOC PSYCHOL, V25, P1; SHENKAR O, 1987, J APPL BEHAV SCI, V23, P263; SIEGEL S, 1988, NONPARAMETRIC STAT B; TAJFEL H, 1978, DIFFERENTIATION SOCI; TINSLEY CH, 2001, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V85, P360; TJOSVOLD D, 2002, INT J CONFL MANAGE, V13, P142; TJOSVOLD D, 2003, GROUP DECIS NEGOT, V12, P243; TRIANDIS HC, 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; TRUBISKY P, 1991, INT J INTERCULT REL, V15, P65; VANDYNE L, 1998, ACAD MANAGE J, V41, P108; VOLLBRECHT JL, 1997, INT J CONFL MANAGE, V8, P235; VROOM VH, 1964, WORK MOTIVATION; YANG KS, 1981, J SOC PSYCHOL, V113, P159; ZHOU J, 2001, PERS PSYCHOL, V54, P115 54 2 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 76 91 16 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500008 J Luthans, F; Ibrayeva, ES Entrepreneurial self-efficacy in Central Asian transition economies: quantitative and qualitative analyses JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article entrepreneurial efficacy; international entrepreneurship; self-efficacy; entrepreneurship in transition economies; Kazakhstan entrepreneurs; Kyrgyzstan entrepreneurs POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL-BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; UNITED-STATES; PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; FIRM; TRANSFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTS; METAANALYSIS In both quantitative and qualitative field studies, the self-efficacy of entrepreneurs in the transition economies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is examined. Using a social cognitive framework, the complex interaction among these entrepreneurs' (N = 133) personal characteristics, environment, and self-efficacy is analyzed by structural equation modeling. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 92 110 19 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500009 J Tregaskis, O; Brewster, C Converging or diverging? A comparative analysis of trends in contingent employment practice in Europe over a decade JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article convergence/divergence; institutional context; comparative HRM; contingent employment HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; VALUES; PATTERNS; COUNTRY; CULTURE; BRITAIN; RUSSIA This paper makes a unique contribution to the HRM convergence/divergence debate by examining whether organisations operating in Europe, over the 10-year time period preceding 2000, are converging in their adoption of contingent employment practice. The susceptibility of contingent employment practice to both convergent and divergent pressures acts as a useful analytical lens. Data are drawn from organisations operating in Germany, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK in 1991 (2918 organisations), 1995 (2048 organisations) and 2000 (1555 organisations). The results suggest that convergence is limited by the institutional embeddedness of organisations. De Montfort Univ, Leicester Business Sch, Leicester LE1 9BH, Leics, England; Henley Management Coll, Henley On Thames, England Tregaskis, O, De Montfort Univ, Leicester Business Sch, Room Bosworth House 2-20, Leicester LE1 9BH, Leics, England otregas@dmu.ac.uk *CEC, 1999, EMPL SOC AFF; *EIRO, 2000, IND REL EU JAP US; *EUR COMM, 1996, EMPL EUR 1995; *OECD, 2002, BAB BOSS REC WORK FA; *OECD, 2003, EMPL OUTL MOR BETT J; *OFF OFF PUBL EUR, 1996, LAB FORC SURV; ADLER N, 1997, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; ADLER NJ, 1984, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V1, P31; ARGANDONA A, 1997, LABOUR MARKETS EUROP, P191; BEAN R, 1992, IND RELATIONS J, V23, P52; BREWSTER C, 1994, POLICY PRACTICE EURO; BREWSTER C, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P1; BREWSTER C, 1996, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V7, P585; BREWSTER C, 1997, WORKING TIME CONTRAC; BREWSTER C, 1999, RES PERS HUM RES MAN, P213; BREWSTER C, 2001, COMPORTAMENTO ORG GE, V7, P209; BRISLIN RW, 1976, TRANSLATION APPL RES; BURNHAM J, 1941, MANAGERIAL REVOLUTIO; CASEY B, 1991, FAREWELL FLEXIBILITY, P179; COUSINS C, 1999, GLOBAL TRENDS FLEXIB, P100; CRAIG CS, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P773; CROUCH C, 1997, POLITICAL EC MODERN, P1; CULPEPPER D, 1999, GERMAN SKILLS MACHIN; DACIN MT, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P45; DANIELS K, 2001, J MANAGE STUD, V38, P1151; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; DRUCKER P, 1950, NEW SOC ANATOMY IND; DUE J, 1991, IND RELATIONS J, V22, P85; ESTEVEZABE N, 2001, VARIETIES CAPITALISM, P145; FERNER A, 1998, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V9, P710; FERNER A, 2001, J WORLD BUS, V36, P107; FERNER A, 2004, PERSONALPOLITIK AMER, P109; FINEGOLD D, 1988, OXFORD REV ECON POL, V4, P3; GERHART B, 2000, PERS PSYCHOL, V53, P855; GIACOBBEMILLER JK, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P389; GOODERHAM PN, 1999, ADMIN SCI QUART, V44, P507; GOSPEL H, 1998, BRIT J IND RELAT, V36, P435; GRUBB D, 1993, OECD EC STUDIES, P7; GUEST DE, 1990, J MANAGE STUD, V27, P377; HALL P, 2001, VARIETIES CAPITALISM; HARBISON F, 1959, MANAGEMENT IND WORLD; HOLLINGSWORTH JR, 1997, CONT CAPITALISM EMBE, P1; HYMAN R, 1994, NEW FRONTIERS EUROPE; JACOBS A, 1992, LAW COLLECTIVE BARGA, P437; KEEP E, 1996, SCOPING PAPER WHAT M; KERR C, 1983, FUTURE IND SOC; KIDGER PJ, 1991, INT HUMAN RESOURCE M, V2, P149; KOENE B, 2004, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V14, P53; KOSTOVA T, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P215; LANE C, 1989, MANAGEMENT LABOUR EU; LEE J, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P631; LUCIO MM, 2003, INT J TRAINING DEV, V7, P67; MAHON R, 1996, ECON IND DEMOCRACY, V17, P545; MARSHALL A, 1989, PRECARIOUS JOBS LABO, P17; MARULLO S, 1995, RES SERIES, V52; MAYRHOFER W, 2004, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, P415; MAYRHOFER W, 2005, MANAGE REV, V16, P36; MEYER JW, 1977, AM J SOCIOL, V83, P340; OLIVER C, 1992, ORGAN STUD, V13, P563; OLIVER F, 1991, CLIN EXP DERMATOL, V16, P1; OREILLY J, 1998, PARTTIME PROSPECTS P; OSTERMAN P, 1988, EMPLOYMENT FUTURES; OSULLIVAN MA, 2001, CONTESTS CORPORATE C; PIERSON P, 2000, AM POLIT SCI REV, V94, P251; POLIVKA AE, 1989, MON LABOR REV, V112, P9; POOLE M, 1986, IND RELATIONS ORIGIN; PORTER M, 1990, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; RALSTON DA, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P177; REICO A, 1992, INT INTEGRATION LABO; RIGBY M, 2004, TRADE UNIONS DEMOCRA; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P304; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P229; RUBERY J, 2003, ORG EMPLOYMENT INT P, P77; SCHOMANN K, 1998, LABOUR MARKET EFFICI; SCOTT WR, 1987, ADM SCI Q, V32, P493; SCOTT WR, 2001, I ORG; SIEBERT WS, 1997, LABOUR MARKETS EUROP, P229; SLACK T, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P803; SMITH C, 1995, WORK EMPLOY SOC, V9, P241; SORGE A, 1991, ORGAN STUD, V12, P161; SPARROW P, 1994, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V5, P267; STREECK W, 1991, KEYNESIANISM SOCIOEC, P21; TAYLOR S, 2004, KEYN SPEECH C MULT I; TOLBERT PS, 1996, HDB ORG STUDIES, P175; TOWNLEY B, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P163; TREGASKIS O, 1997, ORGAN STUD, V18, P857; TREGASKIS O, 2001, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V11, P34; TREGASKIS O, 2004, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, P437; VISSER J, 1992, IND RELATIONS NEW EU, P323; VONGLINOW MA, 2003, 7 C INT HUM RES MAN, P4; WEINSTEIN M, 1995, EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS, P1; WHITLEY R, 2000, DIVERGENT CAPITALISM; WHITLEY R, 2000, ORGAN STUD, V21, P855; WILLIAMSON O, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WILLIAMSON O, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; WOOD S, 2001, VARIETIES CAPITALISM, P247; ZILBER TB, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P234 98 1 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 111 126 16 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500010 J Park, SH; Li, SM; Tse, DK Market liberalization and firm performance during China's economic transition JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article market liberalization; economic transition; firm performance ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS; FISCAL REFORM; PRIVATIZATION; INDUSTRY; CAPITALISM; STRATEGY; GUANXI; ORDER This paper examines the impact of market liberalization on firm performance through institutional changes during the economic reform in China. The conceptualization focuses on the decentralization of control, ownership restructuring, and industrial policy as the primary institutional changes to implement market liberalization in China. These institutional changes affect firm performance by shaping managerial incentives, affecting transaction and agency costs, and making selective resource allocations across and within industries. Using a large-scale data set including 23,577 firms between 1992 and 1996, the study examines how market liberalization affects the profitability and productivity of Chinese firms and the relationship between ownership change and the performance of state-owned enterprises. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 127 147 21 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500011 J Graen, G; Dharwadkar, R; Grewal, R; Wakabayashi, M Japanese career progress: An empirical examination JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article career progress; Japan; duration models MOBILITY; PATTERNS This article investigates managerial career progress in a major Japanese multinational corporation over a 23-year period. We contrast our one-stage model of career progress, in which early career experiences can predict long-term career progress, with the well-accepted two-stage model of career progress, in which performance at the end of the first stage determines long-term career progress. In addition, we compare the predictions of our early screening model with those of the tournament model. Our early screening model is as good as or better than the other models in isolation or combination. Overall, we provide preliminary evidence that career progress in Japanese organizations during the high growth period of the 1970s and 1980s was perhaps more complex than shown by the two-stage career progress model that has enjoyed widespread acceptance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2006 37 1 148 161 14 Business; Management 003XI ISI:000234715500012 J Meyer, KE; Peng, MW Probing theoretically into Central and Eastern Europe: transactions, resources, and institutions JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international business theory; Central and Eastern Europe; transaction cost theory; resource-based theory; institutional theory INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING PERSPECTIVES; TRANSITION ECONOMIES; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; UNITED-STATES; EMERGING ECONOMIES; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR; RUSSIAN COMPANIES; PARTNER SELECTION Since the 1990s, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has provided unique societal quasi-experiments, which represent opportunities to test the applicability of existing theories in international business and management studies and to develop new ones. Specifically, three lines of theorising have been advanced: ( 1) organisational economics theories; ( 2) resource-based theories; and ( 3) institutional theories. For each of these theories, we discuss how they contribute to the understanding of key issues, such as entry strategies of foreign investors, restructuring strategies of local incumbents, and entry and growth strategies of entrepreneurs. On this basis, we assess how CEE research has influenced the overall trajectories of theory development. CEE research has in particular highlighted the importance of contextual influences such as institutions. Thus, scholars have aimed at incorporating institutions into theories ( such as organisational economics theories and resource based theories) and advancing an institution-based view of business strategy as a complementary perspective. We outline how future research in CEE and other emerging economies may advance this research agenda further. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 600 621 22 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000002 J Chen, XP; Li, S Cross-national differences in cooperative decision-making in mixed-motive business contexts: the mediating effect of vertical and horizontal individualism JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cooperation; culture; decision-making; individualism GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OVERCONFIDENCE; UNITED-STATES; CULTURAL-PERSPECTIVE; SANCTIONING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DILEMMAS; COLLECTIVISM; CHINESE; NORMS; JAPAN; RISK Based on the institutional vs the individual view of culture and the theory of individualism-collectivism in explaining the in-group-outgoup distinction that people make in different cultures, we predicted that Chinese people would make less cooperative decisions than Australians in mixed-motive business situations in which no formal or informal sanction systems were in place. We also predicted that Chinese would be less cooperative with foreigners than with fellow Chinese when they were in a foreign territory, whereas Australians would be equally cooperative with members of both groups. Data from two cross-national experiments provided general support for these predictions. Moreover, the results of Study 2 showed that the nation effects on cooperative decision-making were mediated by individual cultural orientation on vertical and horizontal individualism. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed in the context of cross-cultural business settings. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 622 636 15 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000003 J Ling, Y; Floyd, SW; Baldridge, DC Toward a model of issue-selling by subsidiary managers in multinational organizations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review issue-selling; cultural syndrome; multinational organization CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION; STRATEGY FORMULATION; SOCIAL-PROBLEMS; UNITED-STATES; WORK GROUPS; BEHAVIOR; CONTEXT; PERFORMANCE In multinational organizations, local market responsiveness is critical to the development of effective strategies. This responsiveness is expected to occur in part as the result of upward influence from local subsidiary managers, who represent the local culture and shift relevant priorities accordingly. Issue-selling - defined as directing top management's attention to particular issues and helping them understand such issues - is one important way in which subsidiary managers pursue upward influence. The purpose of this paper is to help multinational organizations better facilitate and exploit potentially valuable input from local subsidiary managers. To do so, we propose an acculturated view of issue-selling. More specifically, we argue that subsidiary managers socialized by different national cultures vary: ( 1) in the extent to which their intention to sell issues is influenced by various contextual cues; and ( 2) in their choice of selling strategies. These theoretical differences suggest that local subsidiary managers from different cultures will differ in the way they approach issue-selling and, in turn, in the way they influence the strategy-making process. The discussion traces the implications of this line of reasoning for future research on the influence of local subsidiary managers and, more generally, for research on the cultural embeddedness of the strategy process. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 637 654 18 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000004 J Venaik, S; Midgley, DF; Devinney, TM Dual paths to performance: the impact of global pressures on MNC subsidiary conduct and performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article learning; innovation; performance INTEGRATION-RESPONSIVENESS FRAMEWORK; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHY; MARKET ORIENTATION; INNOVATION; FIRM; KNOWLEDGE Over the last decade, the international business literature has placed ever-greater emphasis on the role that learning and innovation play in determining multinational and multinational subsidiary performance. The present research seeks to understand the organizational paths leading to such desirable outcomes as greater learning, increased innovation and improved performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 655 675 21 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000005 J Frost, TS; Zhou, CH R&D co-practice and 'reverse' knowledge integration in multinational firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article multinational; knowledge flows; innovation FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; CORPORATIONS; ORGANIZATION; INNOVATION; NETWORKS; ACQUISITIONS; PERSPECTIVE; ENTRY This paper contributes to the developing literature on the management of distributed innovation in multinational firms. We focus on a specific organizational mechanism, R& D co-practice, which we believe is an important facilitator of knowledge integration in multinationals with global innovation strategies. In our formulation, R& D co-practice ( joint technical activities between units) increases levels of absorptive capacity and social capital among participating units, thus increasing the likelihood that they will share knowledge at future time periods. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 676 687 12 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000006 J Meschi, PX Stock market valuation of joint venture sell-offs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article joint venture sell-off; stock market valuation; resource-based view STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; SHAREHOLDER WEALTH; ASSET SALES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; TRANSACTION COST; PERFORMANCE; ANNOUNCEMENTS; COOPERATION; MANAGEMENT; DIVESTITURE This article examines the stock market performance implications of joint venture (JV) partner sell-offs using a resource-based view and an event study methodology. More specifically, it proposes hypotheses putting into evidence the stock market valuation of different reasons for JV sell-offs (refocusing of a business, debt reduction, and JV failure). Abnormal returns (ARs) from JV sell-offs are estimated for a sample of 151 European selling partners. First, the results show that stock market reactions observed around the date of announcement are significant and positive. This finding is consistent with that of finance research literature on stock market reactions to ordinary asset sales. This leads us to discount the idea that stock markets place a specific valuation on JV sell-offs. Second, the results indicate that the reasons for JV sell-offs are a determinant of ARs of selling partners. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 688 700 13 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000007 J Beaulieu, MC; Cosset, JC; Essaddam, N The impact of political risk on the volatility of stock returns: the case of Canada JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article political risk; stock market volatility; firm exposure FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; EMERGING MARKET; EXCHANGE-RATES; BOND SPREADS; INSTABILITY; US; UNCERTAINTY; PRICE; TIME This paper examines the impact of political risk in Canada on the volatility of stock returns. Our results suggest that political news associated with the possible separation of Quebec from Canada plays an important role in the volatility of stock returns. However, our evidence indicates that investors do not require a risk premium, supporting the idea that political risk is diversifiable. We also show that stock return volatility varies with the degree of a firm's exposure to political risk, namely, the structure of assets and the extent of foreign involvement, which indicates that firms most exposed to political risk bear the burden of diversification. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2005 36 6 701 718 18 Business; Management 982GC ISI:000233145000008 J Baker, T; Gedajlovic, E; Lubatkin, M A framework for comparing entrepreneurship processes across nations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review entrepreneurship; comparative; stratification BUSINESS GROUPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMERGING MARKETS; INCOME INEQUALITY; FIRMS; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY Shane and Venkataraman's Discovery, Evaluation and Exploitation entrepreneurship framework ignores issues central to comparative international entrepreneurship (IE) because of unnecessarily under-socialized assumptions regarding entrepreneurial opportunities and the individuals who discover them. To better promote comparative IE research, we develop a Comparative Discovery, Evaluation and Exploitation framework (CDEE), which takes as a starting point that individuals motivated by diverse goals enact market opportunities in a variety of social settings. Building on this characterization, the paper explores how and why processes of opportunity discovery, evaluation and exploitation vary across and within nations, as well as the implications of these differences. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2005 36 5 492 504 13 Business; Management 956IS ISI:000231294000002 J Gong, YP; Shenkar, O; Luo, YD; Nyaw, MK Human resources and international joint venture performance: a system perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article human resources; international joint venture; general systems theory COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COOPERATIVE VENTURES; BARGAINING POWER; ROLE-CONFLICT; MANAGEMENT; CHINA; EXPLANATIONS; AMBIGUITY; ISSUES Building on general systems theory, we argue that the multi-system nature of the international joint venture (IJV) drives two distinct but inter-related sets of human resource (HR) issues: a set whose core is mainly within the venture subsystem (within-IJV HR set), producing a detrimental impact on venture performance; and a set associated mainly with the relational tension along the interface between the parent and the venture subsystem (relational/interface HR set). The relational set is detrimental at the system level, but actually has a positive performance impact at the venture subsystem level. Hierarchical regression results from a sample of 265 China-based IJVs offer support for the above hypotheses developed around the two sets of HR issues. We discuss implications for IJV theory, research, and practice. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2005 36 5 505 518 14 Business; Management 956IS ISI:000231294000003 J Mezias, JM; Scandura, TA A needs-driven approach to expatriate adjustment and career development: a multiple mentoring perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review expatriate adjustment; multiple mentoring; protean and boundaryless careers; international mentoring WORK ROLE TRANSITIONS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; INFORMATION-SEEKING; PEER RELATIONSHIPS; FUTURE-RESEARCH; MODEL; SOCIALIZATION; SATISFACTION; OUTCOMES; ORGANIZATIONS Although effective in improving socialization, development, and retention in the US domestic context, mentoring would likely benefit expatriates and their firms, but it remains theoretically underdeveloped in the international context. We develop a theory of international mentoring by integrating current perspectives on protean and boundaryless careers with the literature on mentoring and expatriates. Expatriates need multiple mentors to assist their adjustment and development during the pre-departure, expatriation, and repatriation stages of international assignments. We discuss both hierarchical and peer, and formal and informal, mentoring relationships to delineate which relationships best address specific expatriate needs. International mentoring may improve expatriate adjustment, development, and retention, and thus may affect outcomes of international strategy. We conclude by discussing implications and avenues for future research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2005 36 5 519 538 20 Business; Management 956IS ISI:000231294000004 J Faff, RW; Marshall, A International evidence on the determinants of foreign exchange rate exposure of multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign exchange; risk exposure; cross-sectional determinants NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS; RISK-MANAGEMENT; WHARTON SURVEY; DERIVATIVES In this paper we explore some of the potential determinants of foreign exchange (FX) exposure and firm value. We contribute to previous research on stock returns and firm value as we have access to a unique survey database and can include as determinants in our empirical analysis the objectives and emphasis on risk management, as well as considering previous factors including the nature of the business environment. We can also examine any regional influences as our sample includes UK, US and Asia Pacific multinational companies (MNCs). As predicted by theory, we find some evidence that MNCs with greater foreign operations have a larger magnitude of FX exposure. However, our proxy for the emphasis of FX management does not have the predicted negative association with the magnitude of FX, indicating that managers may focus on short-term cash flows in their FX management rather than firm value. With regard to the potentially differential regional role of our variables, a range of interesting results is found. Arguably, in our most notable such finding, we see that the contribution of overseas business to total revenues has no association with the magnitude of FX exposure for US MNCs: it has a positive role for UK MNCs (consistent with theory) and a negative role for Asia Pacific MNCs, which could be explained by macroeconomic and/or financial characteristics of the MNCs in the sample. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2005 36 5 539 558 20 Business; Management 956IS ISI:000231294000005 J Click, RW Financial and political risks in US direct foreign investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article direct foreign investment; financial risk assessment; political risk assessment; return on assets ( ROA); global vs multinational capital allocation; random effects estimation of panel data; residual analysis COUNTRY RISK; RATINGS; INSTABILITY; CORRUPTION This paper examines the risk of US direct foreign investments over the period 1982-98 in 59 host countries. The first part of the analysis builds an empirical model to explain the time-series and cross-country patterns of return on capital. The estimation then uses the return on assets (ROA) as a measure of the return on capital, and investigates its determinants. There are four main findings. First, the ROA in a majority of countries does not simply track the worldwide ROA. Second, some cross-country differences are explained by financial risks. Third, unexplained country risk is qualitatively and quantitatively related to unobserved political risk. Fourth, unexplained country risk is also compensated with a higher ROA, enhancing its credibility as a measure of political risk. The unexplained country risk is thus used to calculate a new index of political risk ratings for 56 host countries that may be useful to managers, investors, policymakers, and academics. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2005 36 5 559 575 17 Business; Management 956IS ISI:000231294000006 J Weiner, RJ Speculation in international crises: report from the Gulf JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article oil shocks; speculators; volatility; market turmoil; financial crises MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; OIL; BUSINESS; MARKETS; PRICES; CORPORATIONS; EXPOSURE; STRATEGY; FINANCE; NOISE Recent years have seen recurring international financial crises, as well as a tremendous rise in trading and speculation. How are the two related? Are speculators and trading responsible for market volatility? This paper presents a study of the Gulf Crisis of 1990-1991, examining the behavior of the international oil market during a period of unprecedented volatility. The analysis suggests that a combination of political events and market fundamentals, rather than trading, was behind this volatility. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 357 378 22 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100002 J Samiee, S; Shimp, TA; Sharma, S Brand origin recognition accuracy: its antecedents and consumers' cognitive limitations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article brand origin knowledge; country; language COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN; PRODUCT EVALUATIONS; VALIDITY; CATEGORIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; PERSPECTIVE; EXPERTISE; KNOWLEDGE; ATTITUDES; CETSCALE An ever-growing literature has reported consumer bias toward national origins of products, and has explored factors that moderate such bias. Researchers have assumed, if only tacitly, that consumers are knowledgeable of brand origins, and that this knowledge is a significant influence that drives judgments of product quality, brand attitudes, and choice behavior in the marketplace. Using categorization theory and attribute diagnosticity as the theoretical foundation, our research reveals that consumers actually have only modest knowledge of the national origins of brands, and that American consumers' proficiency at recognizing foreign brand origins is predicted by variables such as socioeconomic status, past international travel, foreign language skills, and gender. In the second of two studies, we determined that brand origin recognition is based largely on consumers' associations of brand names with languages that suggest country origins. These studies ultimately lead us to conclude that past research has inflated the influence that country of origin information has on consumers' product judgments and behavior and its importance in managerial and public policy decisions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 379 397 19 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100003 J Eden, L; Juarez, LF; Li, D Talk softly but carry a big stick: transfer pricing penalties and the market valuation of Japanese multinationals in the United States JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article transfer pricing; tax penalty; event study; market value; ADR; Japanese multinationals; IRS IMPACT; CORPORATIONS; EVENT; ACT Corporate income tax law in OECD countries requires multinational enterprises (MNEs) to set their transfer prices according to the arm's length standard. In 1990 the United States (US) government introduced a transfer pricing penalty for cases where MNEs deviated substantially from this standard. More than two dozen other governments have followed suit. Our paper uses event study methodology to assess the impact of the US transfer pricing penalty on the stock market valuation of Japanese MNEs with US subsidiaries in the 1990s. We find that the penalty caused a drop in their cumulative market value of $56.1 billion, representing 12.6% of their 1997 market value. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 398 414 17 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100004 J Nachum, L; Wymbs, C Product differentiation, external economies and MNE location choices: M&As in global cities JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review product differentiation; location decisions; global cities; foreign acquisitions; financial and professional service industries FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; MANHATTAN HOTEL INDUSTRY; UNITED-STATES; AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES; GREENFIELD INVESTMENT; FIRM HETEROGENEITY; SEQUENTIAL ENTRY; JAPANESE FIRMS; HOST COUNTRY; COMPETITION Recent research has addressed the heterogeneity among MNEs in terms of their tendency to agglomerate. In this paper, we extend the scope of the firm-specific attributes considered to affect this agglomeration tendency by examining product differentiation. We find significant association between product differentiation and the preferences of firms for proximity to other firms in their industry. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 415 434 20 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100005 J Maitland, E; Rose, EL; Nicholas, S How firms grow: clustering as a dynamic model of internationalization JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI; growth dynamics; organizational learning; statistical process control FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TRANSACTION COSTS THEORY; UNITED-STATES; JOINT VENTURES; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT; EXPANSION STRATEGY; JAPANESE FIRMS; DETERMINANTS; CAPABILITY This paper provides a methodology for identifying the dynamics of international firm expansion, demonstrating systematic evidence of both 'toe in the water' and concentrated bursts of internationalization by US multinational enterprises. We use the methodology of statistical process control to analyze initial investments in host countries and develop a numerical measure of temporal clustering or bunching. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 435 451 17 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100006 J Chan, KC; Fung, HG; Lai, P Membership of editorial boards and rankings of schools with international business orientation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article editorial memberships; ranking; international business program RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; EDUCATION-PROGRAMS; AMERICAN-SCHOOLS; MASTERS PROGRAMS; FINANCE RESEARCH; JOURNALS; REPRESENTATION; ACADEMY Using 4-year data (1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002), we have provided a ranking of schools with international business (IB) orientation based on the membership of editorial boards of 30 leading international business journals. Participation on the editorial boards of quality journals is highly selective, and should provide a quality indication of the schools. Both quality-unadjusted and adjusted board membership-based ranking are calculated in this study. Several interesting findings are worth noting. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 452 469 18 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100007 J Oxelheim, L; Randoy, T The Anglo-American financial influence on CEO compensation in non-Anglo-American firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CEO compensation; internationalisation; corporate governance; CEO tenure; cross-listing; foreign board membership; dismissal risk EXECUTIVE-COMPENSATION; PERFORMANCE; RISK; MULTINATIONALITY; DIRECTORS; LISTINGS; PAY; INTERNATIONALIZATION; DETERMINANTS; METAANALYSIS This study examines the impact of Anglo-American financial markets on CEO compensation. Starting from a sample of Norwegian and Swedish listed firms, we analyse this effect as manifested in the capital market (Anglo-American cross-listing) and in the market for corporate control (Anglo-American board membership). These effects are analysed together with the geographically broader effect of the product and service market internationalisation of the firm. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2005 36 4 470 483 14 Business; Management 939ZM ISI:000230113100008 J Griffith, DA; Myers, MB The performance implications of strategic fit of relational norm governance strategies in global supply chain relationships JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article global supply chain; governance; relational norms DIFFERENCE SCORES; ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; MARKETING CHANNELS; BEHAVIOR; FLEXIBILITY; COMMITMENT; MANAGEMENT; VARIABLES; OUTCOMES; MODELS The search for strategic fit has become a core concept in normative models of strategy formation. The issue of strategic fit is becoming increasingly important in global supply chain relationships as managers and academics examine the effectiveness of culturally founded relational governance strategies across multiple supply chain relationships. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 254 269 16 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400001 J Tihanyi, L; Griffith, DA; Russell, CJ The effect of cultural distance on entry mode choice, international diversification, and MNE performance: a meta-analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article meta-analysis; cultural distance; measurement FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY; JOINT VENTURES; NATIONAL CULTURE; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; EMERGING ECONOMY; GLOBAL STRATEGY; FIRMS Although a growing literature indicates that cultural distance - that is, differences between national cultures - is an important determinant of organizational actions and performance, both empirical and theoretical concerns abound. In this study, the relationships of cultural distance with entry mode choice, international diversification, and MNE performance are examined by meta-analyzing data from 66 independent samples, with cumulative sample sizes ranging from 2,255 to 24,152. Regression results failed to provide statistical evidence of significant relationships between cultural distance and entry mode choice, international diversification, and MNE performance. The examination of moderator effects, however, yielded important results. We found a strong negative association between cultural distance and entry mode choice for US-based MNEs. The cultural distance international diversification relationship was negative for high-technology industries, while it was positive for other industries. Cultural distance also had a strong positive effect on MNE performance for developed country investments. A similar, strong positive relationship was found between cultural distance and international diversification in studies with more recent samples. Results of this study indicate that substantial additional research is needed before the role of cultural distance is fully understood. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 270 283 14 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400002 J Jones, MV; Coviello, NE Internationalisation: conceptualising an entrepreneurial process of behaviour in time JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship; internationalisation; time; international new venture; born global; innovation TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRMS; FOREIGN-MARKET ENTRY; BUSINESS RESEARCH; VENTURE PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT TEAMS; KNOWLEDGE; MODE; SMES; CAPABILITIES; EXPERIENCE This paper presents a three-stage process of conceptual development in response to the call for a unifying direction for research in the emergent field of international entrepreneurship. Drawing on classic approaches to internationalisation, and importing insight from entrepreneurship as a separate and distinct field of study, the paper develops three potential models of internationalisation as a time-based process of entrepreneurial behaviour. The models evolve from the simple through general to precise levels of conceptualisation. Research implications are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 284 303 20 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400003 J Ferner, A; Almond, P; Colling, T Institutional theory and the cross-national transfer of employment policy: the case of 'workforce diversity' in US multinationals JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article US multinationals; international HRM; employee diversity; policy transfer; institutionalism HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; CORPORATIONS; FIRM; INITIATIVES; ENTERPRISE; DIFFERENCE; EVOLUTION; KNOWLEDGE; JAPANESE This paper uses a comparative institutionalist approach combined with a power/interests perspective to examine the processes whereby diversity policy is 'internationalised' by US multinational companies. It argues that the process of policy transfer to UK subsidiaries is complicated by incomplete and contested 'institutionalisation' of diversity within the US itself, and by differing conceptions of diversity between the US and the UK. The ability of actors within the UK subsidiaries to mobilise and deploy specific power resources allows them to resist the full implementation of corporate diversity policy, leading to a range of compromise accommodations. It is argued that the findings have more general implications for analysing the transfer of HR practices between national business systems. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 304 321 18 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400004 J Hillman, AJ; Wan, WP The determinants of MNE subsidiaries' political strategies: evidence of institutional duality JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article political strategies; institutional theory; MNE coordination MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEGITIMACY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; INTEGRATION; ENTERPRISE; PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTS In this study, we develop and test a model of the determinants of political strategies used by foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Using recent theoretical advances in institutional theory that recognize that MNE subsidiaries are confronted with pressures for isomorphism within the corporation (internal legitimacy) and within the host country (external legitimacy), we integrate international business and political strategy literatures to create a multilevel model of subsidiary, host country and parent determinants of political strategy. Our hypotheses are tested using survey and archival data from Western European subsidiaries of US MNEs. Arizona State Univ, Dept Management, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA; Garvin Sch Int Management, Global Business Dept, Glendale, AZ USA Hillman, AJ, Arizona State Univ, Dept Management, Box 874006, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA amy.hillman@asu.edu *BUR EC AN, 1999, US DIR INV POS ABR; ALDRICH HE, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P645; AMBROSE ML, 2003, J APPL PSYCHOL, V88, P295; BARLETT CA, 1989, TRANSNATIOANAL CORPO; BARON DP, 1995, CALIF MANAGE REV, V37, P47; BAUM JAC, 1991, ADMIN SCI QUART, V36, P187; BAYSINGER BD, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P248; BIRKINSHAW JM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P729; BLUMENTRITT TP, 2002, J INT BUS STUD, V33, P57; BODDEWYN J, 1993, RES GLOBAL STRATEGIC, V4, P162; BODDEWYN JJ, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P341; BODDEWYN JJ, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P119; BREWER TL, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P295; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CHATTERJEE S, 1991, REGRESSION ANAL EXAM; COLEMAN W, 1988, BUSINESS POLITICS ST; DEEPHOUSE DL, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P1024; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; DUNNING JH, 1988, EXPLAINING INT PRODU; DUNNING JH, 1992, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; FOMBRUN C, 1996, REPUTATION REALIZING; GERINGER JM, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P109; GETZ K, 1993, CORPORATE POLITICAL, P152; GRANT RM, 1988, ACAD MANAGE J, V31, P771; GROSSE R, 1992, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V1, P93; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; HAYES M, 1992, INCREMENTALISM PUBLI; HEINZ J, 1993, HOLLOW CORE; HILLMAN A, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P193; HILLMAN A, 2003, BUS SOC, V42, P455; HILLMAN AJ, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P825; HITT MA, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P767; HULL R, 1993, LOBBYING EC, P4; JACOBSON CK, 1993, J MANAGE STUD, V30, P453; KEIM G, 1988, J MANAGE, V14, P163; KLEIN KJ, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P195; KOBRIN SJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P17; KOSTOVA T, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P308; KOSTOVA T, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P64; KOSTOVA T, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P215; KREFT I, 1988, INTRO MULTILEVEL MOD; LAU CM, 2002, J INT BUS STUD, V33, P533; LEHMBRUCH G, 1982, PATTERNS CORPORATIST, P1; LIJPHART A, 1991, BRIT J POLIT SCI, V21, P235; LUO YD, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P401; MAURI AJ, 2001, MANAGE INT REV, V41, P233; MEYER JW, 1977, AM J SOCIOL, V83, P340; MEYER JW, 1983, ORG ENV RITUAL RATIO, P199; MURTHA TP, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P113; NOOTEBOOM B, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P308; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; RASBASH J, 2001, MULTILEVEL MODELLING, P93; RAUDENBUSH S, 2002, HIERARCHICAL LINEAR; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P340; ROTH K, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P541; RUGMAN AM, 1985, MULTINATIONALS TRANS; SALISBURY RH, 1969, MIDWEST J POLITICAL, V12, P1; SCHMIDT M, 1982, PATTERNS CORPORATIST, P221; SCHMITTER P, 1982, ORG INTERESTS W EURO, P122; SCHULER DA, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P659; SCOTT W, 1995, I ORG; SETHI SP, 1982, CALIF MANAGE REV, V24, P32; SINGH JV, 1986, ADMIN SCI QUART, V31, P171; SNIJDERS T, 1999, MULTLEVEL ANAL INTRO; STINCHCOMBE AL, 1965, HDB ORG, P142; SUCHMAN MC, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P571; SUNDARAM AK, 1992, ACAD MANAGE REV, V17, P729; TALLMAN S, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P179; VERNON R, 1971, SOVEREIGNTY BAY; WAN WP, 2003, ACAD MANAGE J, V46, P27; WEAVER R, 1993, DO I MATTER, P2; WESTNEY E, 1993, ORG THEORY MULTINATI, P53; WILSON G, 1990, BUSINESS POLITICS; XU D, 2002, ACAD MANAGE REV, V27, P608; YAZIJI M, 2004, HARVARD BUS REV, V82, P110; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341; ZARDKOOHI A, 1985, SOUTH ECON J, V51, P804 78 6 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 322 340 19 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400005 J Belderbos, RA; Heijltjes, MLG The determinants of expatriate staffing by Japanese multinationals in Asia: control, learning and vertical business groups JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article expatriate managers; Japanese firms; keiretsu INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED-STATES; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; CORPORATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY We empirically examine the determinants of the decision whether or not to appoint an expatriate as the managing director of overseas affiliates for a sample of 844 Japanese manufacturing affiliates operating in Asia in 1995. Confirmation is found for hypotheses derived both from a control and coordination perspective on expatriation and from a knowledge creation and learning perspective. Strategic dependence of the parent on the affiliate increases the propensity to appoint expatriates, whereas localisation of the affiliate reduces it. Organisational experience in the country, both by the affiliate and by the firm, increases the probability that host country nationals will be appointed. Inter-firm relationships within vertical keiretsu groups impact on expatriation policies through inter-organisational knowledge exchange in host countries and the mitigation of localisation requirements owing to intragroup transactions. Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Econ & Appl Econ, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium; Tech Univ Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands; Univ Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands Belderbos, RA, Katholieke Univ Leuven, Fac Econ & Appl Econ, Naamsestr 69, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium rene.belderbos@econ.kuleuven.be *MIN INT TRAD IND, 1996, KAIG TOUSH TOK SOUR; *MIN INT TRAD IND, 2000, WHIT PAP FOR DIR INV; BALIGA BR, 1985, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V6, P115; BANAI M, 1992, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V3, P451; BARTLETT C, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P19; BEAMISH PW, 1998, J WORLD BUS, V33, P33; BEECHLER S, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P467; BELDERBOS R, 1996, REV ECON STAT, V78, P214; BELDERBOS R, 2001, WORLD DEV, V29, P189; BELDERBOS R, 2002, J JPN INT ECON, V16, P194; BELDERBOS RA, 1997, JAPANESE ELECT MULTI; BETTIS RA, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V16, P5; BIRD A, 1996, BOUNDARYLESS CAREER, P150; BLODGETT LL, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P63; BONACHE J, 1997, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V7, P89; BOYACIGILLER N, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P357; BRISCOE DR, 1995, INT HUMAN RESOURCE M; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; CONNER KR, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P477; DELIOS A, 2000, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V11, P278; DOWNES M, 2000, J MANAGERIAL ISSUES, V12, P131; DYER JH, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P345; EDSTROM A, 1977, ADM SCI Q, V22, P248; EDSTROM A, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P71; EGELOFF WG, 1988, ORG MULTINATIONAL EN; EISENHARDT KM, 1985, MANAGE SCI, V31, P134; FINKELSTEIN S, 1996, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP; GERINGER JM, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P103; GERLACH M, 1992, ALLIANCE CAPITALISM; GOTO A, 1982, EUROPEAN EC REV, V19, P53; GRANT RM, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P375; GUPTA AK, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P473; HARZING AW, 2001, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V40, P139; HARZING AWK, 1999, MANAGING MULTINATION; HEAD K, 1995, J INT ECON, V38, P223; KIM H, 2004, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V25, P613; KOBRIN SJ, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P63; KREN L, 1988, J ACCOUNTING LIT, V7, P280; KUMAR S, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P579; LANE PJ, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P1139; MARTIN X, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V16, P589; MARTIN X, 1998, ADMIN SCI QUART, V43, P566; MCMILLAN CJ, 1996, JAPANESE IND SYSTEM; MORRIS J, 1994, WORKING JAPANESE EC; NAKATANI I, 1984, EC ANAL JAPANESE FIR, P227; NONAKA I, 1995, KNOWLEDGE CREATING O; ODAGIRI H, 1992, GROWTH COMPETITION C; ODONNELL SW, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P525; OUCHI WG, 1980, ADM SCI Q, V25, P129; PETERSON RB, 1996, MANAGE INT REV, V36, P215; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; RODGERS RA, 1996, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V7, P455; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P229; SAKO M, 1996, CAMBRIDGE J ECON, V20, P651; SAKO M, 1999, OXFORD REV ECON POL, V15, P114; SCULLION H, 1991, PERS MANAGE, V23, P32; SOHN JHD, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P295; TORBIORN I, 1994, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V24, P5; TUNG RL, 1982, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V25, P57; TUNG RL, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P139; WANG P, 1998, INT BUSINESS REV, V7, P351; ZAJAC EJ, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P217 62 2 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2005 36 3 341 354 14 Business; Management 925FV ISI:000229039400006 J Redding, G The thick description and comparison of societal systems of capitalism JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review business systems; comparative capitalisms; socio-economics CAPABILITIES; COEVOLUTION; MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONS; ENTERPRISES; EVOLUTION; BUSINESS; STRATEGY; FIRMS Critiques of international business theory have recently pointed to weaknesses in the handling of context, of culture, and of policy implications. It is contended that the origins of such failings lie in the discipline's commonly accepted methodologies, and in turn that they have epistemological roots. As a route out of the dilemmas faced, a proposal is made to adopt more complete ways of handling determinacy, including the influences of history, culture, and the societal emergence of institutions. Business systems theory is drawn upon and a model proposed, developed from the work of Whitley. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2005 36 2 123 155 33 Business; Management 911XE ISI:000228039300001 J Barden, JQ; Steensma, HK; Lyles, MA The influence of parent control structure on parent conflict in Vietnamese international joint ventures: an organizational justice-based contingency approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article joint ventures; control; justice STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; SOCIAL-EXCHANGE; UNITED-STATES; BARGAINING POWER; PERFORMANCE; COOPERATION; ALLIANCES; KNOWLEDGE; PARADOX There has been significant interest in understanding how the distribution of parental control over international joint ventures (IJV) influences IJV outcomes ( e. g., parent conflict, survival, performance). Yet, the accumulation of research on the relationship between control structure and IJV outcomes has been somewhat inconclusive and even contradictory. 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Duke Univ, Fuqua Sch Business, Durham, NC 27708 USA; Univ Washington, Sch Business, Seattle, WA 98195 USA; Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA Barden, JQ, Duke Univ, Fuqua Sch Business, Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708 USA jeffrey.barden@duke.edu ADAMS JS, 1965, ADV EXPT SOCIAL PSYC, V2, P267; AIKEN L, 1991, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; AMASON AC, 1994, INT J CONFL MANAGE, V5, P239; AMASON AC, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P123; ANDERSON JC, 1988, PSYCHOL BULL, V103, P411; ARINO A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P306; AWADZI W, 1986, AC MAN C LOND; BARDEN J, 2001, BUSINESS ASIA PACIFI, P343; BEAMISH PW, 1984, THESIS U W ONTARIO L; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1988, MULTINATIONAL JOINT; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BELSELY D, 1980, REGRESSION DIAGNOSTI; BENTLER PM, 1980, PSYCHOL BULL, V88, P588; BOULDING K, 1963, CONFLICT DEFENSE; CARMINES EG, 1981, SOCIAL MEASUREMENT C, P65; CHANDLER AD, 1977, VISIBLE HAND MANAGER; CHILD J, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P181; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; DAS TK, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P491; DING DZ, 1997, J INT MARKETING, V5, P31; DOZ YL, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P55; DRUCKER P, 1974, MANAGEMENT TASKS RES; EDWARDS JR, 1994, ORG BEHAV HUMAN DECI, V58, P51; EISEN SV, 1989, MCLEAN HOSP J, V14, P1; EMERY FE, 1965, HUM RELAT, V18, P21; FRANKO LG, 1971, JOINT VENTURE SURVIV; GALBRAITH JR, 1977, ORG DESIGN; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; GRANT RM, 1995, ACAD MANAGEMENT BEST, P17; GREENBERG J, 1996, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V18, P111; GREENBERG J, 2000, I O PSYCHOL WHAT WE, P72; GULATI R, 1998, ADMIN SCI QUART, V43, P781; HAMBRICK DC, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P1033; HARRIGAN JR, 1986, MANAGING JOINT VENTU; HARRISON DA, 1996, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V68, P246; HENNART JF, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P15; INKPEN AC, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P177; INKPEN AC, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P337; JANGER AR, 1980, ORG INT JOINT VENTUR; JEHN K, 1999, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V72, P775; JEHN KA, 1997, ADMIN SCI QUART, V42, P530; JEHN KA, 2001, ACAD MANAGE J, V44, P238; JENSEN MC, 1976, J FINANC ECON, V3, P305; KILLING P, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KIM WC, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P502; KOZA MP, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P1; LANE PJ, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P461; LANE PJ, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P1139; LAWLER EJ, 1993, SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, V11, P268; LIN JL, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P115; LIND EA, 1988, SOCIAL PSYCHOL PROCE; LIND EA, 1995, SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCI; LIND EA, 2001, ADV ORG JUSTICE, P56; LUO YD, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P41; LYLES MA, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P877; MAKHIJA MV, 1997, ORGAN SCI, V8, P508; MJOEN H, 1997, ORGAN SCI, V8, P257; OUCHI WG, 1980, ADM SCI Q, V25, P129; PARK SH, 2001, ORGAN SCI, V12, P37; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; PENG MW, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P486; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; PINKLEY RL, 1990, J APPL PSYCHOL, V75, P117; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PODSAKOFF PM, 1993, EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBIL, V6, P235; PONDY LR, 1970, POWER ORG, P270; RING PS, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P483; RINGE JD, 1994, AKTUEL RHEUMATOL, V19, P1; ROEHL TW, 1987, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V22, P87; SIMON HA, 1955, Q J ECON, V69, P99; STEENSMA HK, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P831; THIBAUT JW, 1959, SOCIAL PSYCHOL GROUP; THOMPSON JD, 1967, ORG ACTION SOCIAL SC; TOMLINSON JWC, 1970, JOINT VENTURE PROCES; TUCKMAN BW, 1965, PSYCHOL BULL, V63, P384; TYLER TR, 1998, HDB SOCIAL PSYCHOL, V2, P595; UZZI B, 1997, ADMIN SCI QUART, V42, P35; VENKATRAMAN N, 1987, J MANAGE, V13, P109; WILLIAMSON OE, 1981, AM J SOCIOL, V87, P548; YAN AM, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1478; YAN AM, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P773 83 3 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2005 36 2 156 174 19 Business; Management 911XE ISI:000228039300002 J Hagedoorn, J; Cloodt, D; van Kranenburg, H Intellectual property rights and the governance of international R&D partnerships JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international partnerships; intellectual property rights protection; R&D STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; NATIONAL CULTURE; JOINT VENTURES; PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; PATTERNS; IMPACT; FIRMS; COUNTRIES This paper studies the degree to which country differences in intellectual property rights protection affect the choice of companies for a particular mode of international inter-firm RTD partnering. It focuses on the preference of companies for either an equity joint venture or a contractual partnership. We find that international differences in intellectual property rights protection are a significant factor: with less secure protection, firms choose RTD joint ventures rather than contractual partnerships. The level of technological change in industries has an inverse effect on the preference for international RTD joint ventures. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2005 36 2 175 186 12 Business; Management 911XE ISI:000228039300003 J Murray, JY; Kotabe, M; Zhou, JN Strategic alliance-based sourcing and market performance: evidence from foreign firms operating in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review strategic alliance; sourcing; foreign firms; China TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS; INTERFIRM COOPERATION; CHANNEL INTEGRATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITION ECONOMY; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER Although foreign multinational firms from the Triad regions increasingly use mainland China as both a sourcing and a marketing location, no study has directly examined the sourcing strategy - performance linkage. Using resource complementarity and resource dependence theory, we extend the sourcing literature and apply these perspectives to an important transitional economy China. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2005 36 2 187 208 22 Business; Management 911XE ISI:000228039300004 J Luo, YD Transactional characteristics, institutional environment and joint venture contracts JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article IJV contract; institutional environment; transactional characteristics INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; LONG-TERM-CONTRACTS; INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; ECONOMIC-THEORY; COST APPROACH; GOVERNANCE; PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATION This study examines how transactional characteristics and the institutional environment influence contractual governance for international joint ventures (IJVs). Unlike previous studies that view joint venture contractual governance as a unidimensional construct ( clause specificity), thus causing a debate upon whether IJV contracts should be more specific, contractual governance herein is defined as a three-dimensional construct that includes the extent to which contractual terms are clearly specified ( term specificity), possible contingencies are accounted for ( contingency adaptability), and joint venture parties are legally bound to the contract ( contractual obligatoriness). Our analysis of IJVs in China suggests that term specificity and contractual obligatoriness increase when the proprietariness of resources to be invested in the IJV or the incompleteness of the host country's legal system increase. Contractual obligatoriness appears to be an increasing function of economic exposure and environmental volatility, whereas contingency adaptability in a contract rises when interparty dependency, investment uncertainty, and knowledge proprietariness intensify or when environmental hazards escalate. These results suggest that an IJV contract, if structured multidimensionally as above, can curtail opportunism and guide venture evolution at the same time. These contractual dimensions should not be prefixed but properly aligned with transactional and institutional characteristics. This alignment has strong implications in reducing transaction costs and spurring IJV evolution in the complex and volatile institutional environment. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2005 36 2 209 230 22 Business; Management 911XE ISI:000228039300005 J Chen, SFS Extending internalization theory: a new perspective on international technology transfer and its generalization JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article theory of MNEs; transaction cost analysis; international technology transfer EQUITY JOINT VENTURES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; MARKET; COST; ENTRY; CHOICE; FIRMS; MODES; MNCS Internalization theory suggests that multinational enterprises set up subsidiaries to exploit technology advantages abroad when licensing is too difficult to arrange with indigenous firms. This direct investment vs licensing trade-off, which is built on a business-to-business transaction, does not recognize the linkages with the final products market as a component of transaction cost analysis. By adopting a unilateral perspective on international technology transfer, neither does it consider the possible role of complementary assets ( e. g., manufacturing capabilities) held by potential business partners in foreign countries. After taking into account the presence of such assets in indigenous firms, this article extends internalization theory by positioning the technology transfer transaction in the broader context of the entire value chain, including especially the manufacturing/marketing linkages with the final products market. More specifically, it demonstrates that conventional internalization theory neglects various alternative market governance mechanisms not captured by a licensing agreement. The analysis shows that the choice of an optimal governance structure is determined by the complementarity of strategic assets controlled by the economic actors involved, and by the linkages among the technology - manufacture interaction in two intermediate input markets, and the subsequent sales function in the final products market. 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Finally, in response to recent concerns about the importance of international business scholarship, the research discussed here stands as an example of the successful exportation of international business scholarship into adjacent disciplines. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 2 8 7 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300002 J Autio, E Creative tension: the significance of Ben Oviatt's and Patricia McDougall's article 'toward a theory of international new ventures' JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article new venture internationalization; born globals; internationalization process KNOWLEDGE; FIRMS; ENTRY; MANAGEMENT; EXPANSION; EXPERIENCE The article by Oviatt and McDougall threw the spotlight on international entrepreneurs, on international new ventures, and on their importance in the globalising world economy. Recognising the rich theoretical implications of this phenomenon, they mounted a challenge to received internationalisation process theories and established a new and exciting research theme, that of international entrepreneurship. This article reviews the impact of their contribution and discusses new research themes raised by their challenge to the process theories of internationalisation. Univ Lausanne, Ecole Hautes Etud Commerciales, BFSH1, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Autio, E, Univ Lausanne, Ecole Hautes Etud Commerciales, BFSH1, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland erkko.autio@hec.unil.ch ANDERSEN O, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P209; ARENIUS P, 2002, THESIS HELSINKI U TE; AUTIO E, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P909; BARKEMA HG, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P151; BARKEMA HG, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P426; BARKEMA HG, 1998, ACAD MANAGE J, V41, P7; CYERT RA, 1964, BEHAV THEORY FIRM BE, P289; DELIOS A, 2001, ACAD MANAGE J, V44, P1028; DELIOS A, 2003, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V24, P1153; ERIKSSON K, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P337; HELFAT CE, 2003, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V24, P997; JOHANSON J, 1975, J MANAGE STUD, V12, P305; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JOHANSON J, 1990, INT MARKET REV, V7, P11; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KUEMMERLE W, 1999, RES POLICY, V28, P179; KUEMMERLE W, 2002, J BUS VENTURING, V17, P99; KUHN TS, 1962, STRUCTURE SCI REVOLU; MCDOUGALL PP, 1994, J BUS VENTURING, V9, P469; MCDOUGALL PP, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P902; OVIATT BM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P45; OVIATT BM, 1995, ACAD MANAGEMENT EXEC, V9, P30; OVIATT BM, 1997, MANAGE INT REV, V37, P85; PENROSE E, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; POPPER K, LOGIC SCI DISCOVERY; STINCHCOMBE AL, 1965, HDB ORG, P142; TEECE DJ, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P509; WERNER S, 2002, J MANAGE, V28, P277; YLIRENKO H, 2002, INT BUSINESS REV, V11, P279; ZAHRA SA, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P925 30 6 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 9 19 11 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300003 J Zahra, SA A theory of international new ventures: a decade of research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international new ventures; global strategy; learning ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; KNOWLEDGE; FIRM; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; PERFORMANCE; DECISION; ENTRY Oviatt and McDougall's JIBS article identified and defined international new ventures (INVs) and their prominent role in the global marketplace. The article spurred worldwide interest in INVs by raising questions about the validity and efficacy of existing theory, especially about the Uppsala process model of internationalization. The article also laid an important theoretical foundation for research into international entrepreneurship (IE), where younger and well-established companies use their entrepreneurial activities to create value as they internationalize their operations. This paper reviews Oviatt and McDougall's original propositions, highlighting their important contributions to the field. The paper also highlights the progress made in research using Oviatt and McDougall's framework, the major debates that persist about the nature and role of INVs, the source of their competitive advantages, and the key issues to be explored in future research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 20 28 9 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300004 J Oviatt, BM; McDougall, PP Toward a theory of international new ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international new ventures STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS Organizations that are international from inception-international new ventures-form an increasingly important phenomenon that is incongruent with traditionally expected characteristics of multinational enterprises. A framework is presented that explains the phenomenon by integrating international business, entrepreneurship, and strategic management theory. That framework describes four necessary and sufficient elements for the existence of international new ventures: (1) organizational formation through internalization of some transactions, (2) strong reliance on alternative governance structures to access resources, (3) establishment of foreign location advantages, and (4) control over unique resources. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 29 41 13 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300005 J Buck, T; Shahrim, A The translation of corporate governance changes across national cultures: the case of Germany JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article governance innovations; translation; Germany COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; ACTOR-NETWORK; EXECUTIVE PAY; FIRMS; PERFORMANCE; AMERICAN; COMPENSATION; INSTITUTIONS; DIMENSIONS Contrasting systems of corporate governance persist internationally but are subject to regulatory and firm-level institutional change. Such changes may be viewed as organisational innovations, often imported from the USA in the face of different national cultures. This paper analyses the implications of national culture for the translation of innovations, and provides case study illustrations of regulatory and firm-level governance changes experienced in Germany. These illustrations demonstrate that the diffusion of both kinds of change has been subject to substantial translation that is consistent with German national culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 42 61 20 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300006 J Vaaler, PM; Schrage, BN; Block, SA Counting the investor vote: political business cycle effects on sovereign bond spreads in developing countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article elections; developing countries; risk; sovereign bonds; spreads HOST GOVERNMENTS; TIME-SERIES; UNIT-ROOT; INSTITUTIONS; REGRESSION; POLICY; MARKETS; ECONOMY; AFRICA; STATE International business research has paid scant attention to whether and how electoral politics and economic policies affect foreign investment risk assessment, particularly in developing countries, where the last decade has seen both considerable foreign investment and domestic progress toward democratization and electoral competitiveness. We respond with development and testing of a framework using partisan and opportunistic political business cycle (PBC) theory to predict the investment risk perceived by investors holding sovereign bonds during 19 presidential elections in 12 developing countries from 1994 to 2000. Consistent with our framework, we find that bondholders perceive higher ( lower) investment risk in the form of higher (lower) credit spreads on their sovereign bonds as right-wing (left-wing) political incumbents appear more likely to be replaced by left-wing (right-wing) challengers. For international business research, our findings illustrate the promise of PBC theory in explaining the election-period behavior of sovereign bondholders and, perhaps, other investors who also 'vote' in developing country elections and can substantially influence the price and availability of capital there. For developing country investors and states, our findings highlight the financial effects of democracy in action, and underscore the importance of state communication with investors during election periods. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 62 88 27 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300007 J Ruckman, K Technology sourcing through acquisitions: evidence from the US drug industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article acquisitions; technology transfer; research and development FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; UNITED-STATES; CAPABILITIES; KNOWLEDGE There were a large number of US drug company takeovers in the 1990s by both foreign and domestic acquirers. Observation of the absolute difference between target and acquirer R&D intensity suggests there is no difference between foreign and domestic technology-sourcing patterns. However, a firm-level estimation of the acquirers' choice of targets reveals that foreign and domestic acquirers differ with respect to the relationship between target and acquirer R&D intensity. Foreign acquirers with low R&D intensity choose targets with high R&D intensities, which suggests technology sourcing as a motivation. Domestic acquirers prefer targets with high R&D intensities the higher their own R&D intensity, which suggests a synergy story. 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JAN 2005 36 1 89 103 15 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300008 J Rao, AN; Pearce, JL; Xin, K Governments, reciprocal exchange and trust among business associates JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article trust; social exchange; governments; guanxi UNITED-STATES; COMMITMENT; ORGANIZATIONS; POWER Both Pearce and Molm have conducted research in interpersonal trust. Here we apply their work to international business by deriving hypotheses from their work, some compatible, some conflicting. We test them with data from managers in China, the United States, Hong Kong and Thailand using measures from the World Bank, World Competitiveness Report, and Transparency International and managerial interviews. We find support for Pearce's arguments on the effects of governmental facilitation on managers' trust in their business partners, and for extensions of Molm's work on reciprocal exchange to international field settings. For the conflicting hypotheses, results support Pearce's arguments that the structural assurances of facilitative governments lead to higher levels of trust in business associates. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2005 36 1 104 118 15 Business; Management 899AC ISI:000227116300009 J Teegen, H; Doh, JP; Vachani, S The importance of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in global governance and value creation: an international business research agenda JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review NGO; nongovernmental organization; civil society CIVIL-SOCIETY; INTERORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; ECLECTIC PARADIGM; CORPORATE-ETHICS; SOCIAL-MOVEMENTS; WORLD-POLITICS; PERSPECTIVE; STRATEGY; POWER The emergence of organized civil society and of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as organizational manifestations of broader social movements has dramatically altered the global political-economic landscape. The increasing global reach of NGOs challenges established international business (IB) research, and highlights opportunities for broadening and adapting extant paradigms in the field. In this article, we introduce the concept of NGOs and contrast them with their private-sector ( firm) and public-sector ( government) counterparts within the context of IB. We discuss factors giving rise to NGOs as important organizational entities that participate in global value creation and governance, and identify limits to their efficacy and viability. We identify important questions raised by incorporating NGOs into our conceptualization of global context, and we challenge three basic tenets of IB theory: the definition and dynamics of an institutional field, the relevance/centrality of a firm-government (i.e., two-sector) bargaining model, and the pre-eminence of the firm as the global organization of interest within the field. We conclude by offering suggested research directions that should serve as catalysts for this new and potentially rich area of future IB research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2004 35 6 463 483 21 Business; Management 874EM ISI:000225333700002 J Khanna, T; Palepu, KG Globalization and convergence in corporate governance: evidence from Infosys and the Indian software industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article corporate governance; India; software; convergence UNITED-STATES; DISCLOSURE In contrast to the much-studied role of capital markets in fostering convergence in corporate governance practices worldwide, we argue that the globalization of product and talent markets has affected corporate governance of firms in the Indian software industry. We model several possible reasons why a particular firm, Infosys, has emerged as the exemplar of good corporate governance in India, traditionally a backwater of corporate governance practices. We further analyze the manner in which Infosys has attempted to shape corporate governance practices in India more generally, and why these attempts have had limited effects thus far. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2004 35 6 484 507 24 Business; Management 874EM ISI:000225333700003 J Jensen, R; Szulanski, G Stickiness and the adaptation of organizational practices in cross-border knowledge transfers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article stickiness; knowledge transfer; adaptation; institutional theory; multinational corporation MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MARKETING STANDARDIZATION; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; NATIONAL CULTURE; FIRM; COMMUNICATION; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; ENTRY; IMPLEMENTATION The reuse of organizational practices in multiple locations is a fundamental way in which MNCs leverage knowledge to seek competitive advantage. Scholars approaching the issue of adaptation from both a market and an institutional perspective argue that, in order to achieve fit with the local environment, some degree of adaptation is advisable, and the need for adaptation increases as the institutional distance between source and recipient locations increases. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2004 35 6 508 523 16 Business; Management 874EM ISI:000225333700004 J Zhao, HX; Luo, YD; Suh, T Transaction cost determinants and ownership-based entry mode choice: a meta-analytical review JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review entry mode; meta-analysis; FDI FIRM-SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES; WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; JAPANESE FIRMS; JOINT VENTURES; SERVICE FIRMS; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; NATIONAL CULTURE; HOTEL SECTOR; PERFORMANCE Entry mode choice is a critical ingredient of international entry strategies, and has been voluminously examined in the field. The findings, however, are very mixed, especially with respect to transaction-cost-related factors in determining the ownership-based entry mode choice. This study conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively summarize the literature and empirically generalize more conclusive findings. Based on the 106 effect sizes of 38 empirical studies, the meta-analysis shows that the findings of the existing studies are moderated to varying degrees by both study-setting factors and statistical artifacts, although the combined overall effects of transaction cost-based determinants are consistent with the predictions of transaction cost economics. We extensively discuss the implications of meta-analytical results, especially moderating effects of location, country of origin, industry type, and statistical artifacts, highlight the measurement adequacy, equivalence, and multidimensionality of transaction cost determinants, and present our suggestions to improve theoretical inquiries and empirical verifications on entry mode choice. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2004 35 6 524 544 21 Business; Management 874EM ISI:000225333700005 J Lim, KH; Leung, K; Sia, CL; Lee, MKO Is eCommerce boundary-less? Effects of individualism-collectivism and uncertainty avoidance on Internet shopping JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Internet shopping rate; individualism-collectivism; uncertainty avoidance CROSS-NATIONAL DIFFERENCES; CULTURAL-DIFFERENCES; SOCIAL AXIOMS; TRUST; MODEL; DIMENSIONS; COMMUNICATION; NEUROTICISM; COUNTRIES; COMMERCE From publicly available data, we identified two national culture dimensions, individualism-collectivism and uncertainty avoidance, and their interaction that influences Internet shopping rates across a wide spectrum of countries. Together, these factors accounted for 14% of the explained variance ( on top of the combined variance of 63% explained by national income level, educational level, economic growth rate, unemployment rate, and crime rate) in predicting Internet shopping rates. For countries lower in uncertainty avoidance, individualist cultures show higher Internet shopping rates than do collectivist cultures. Implications for national- and Internet firm-level web design strategies are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2004 35 6 545 559 15 Business; Management 874EM ISI:000225333700006 J Foss, NJ; Pedersen, T Organizing knowledge processes in the multinational corporation: an introduction JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge processes in the MNC; organizational control and design EVOLUTIONARY-THEORY; FIRM; ORGANIZATION; CAPACITY; FLOWS This Introduction discusses the contrast between, on the one hand, the current popularity of addressing MNC organization in knowledge terms and, on the other, the lack of adequate understanding of many of the causal mechanisms and contextual factors in relations between knowledge processes and organizational factors. A number of the relevant research challenges are identified, and it is clarified how the five articles in this Focused Issue addresses some of these. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 340 349 10 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400002 J London, T; Hart, SL Reinventing strategies for emerging markets: beyond the transnational model JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article global capabilities; transnational; emerging economies strategy; low-income markets; base of the pyramid RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; PARTNER SELECTION; JOINT VENTURES; PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; ECONOMIES; COMPANIES; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; CAPABILITIES With established markets becoming saturated, multinational corporations (MNCs) have turned increasingly to emerging markets (EMs) in the developing world. Such EM strategies have been targeted almost exclusively at the wealthy elite at the top of the economic pyramid. Recently, however, a number of MNCs have launched new initiatives that explore the untapped market potential at the base of the economic pyramid, the largest and fastest-growing segment of the world's population. Reaching the four billion people in these markets poses both tremendous opportunities and unique challenges to MNCs, as conventional wisdom about MNC global capabilities and subsidiary strategy in EMs may not be appropriate. How MNCs can successfully enter these low-income markets has not been effectively addressed in the literatures on global and EM strategies. An exploratory analysis, involving interviews with MNC managers, original case studies, and archival material, indicates that the transnational model of national responsiveness, global efficiency and worldwide learning may not be sufficient. Results suggest that the success of initiatives targeting low-income markets is enhanced by recognizing that Western-style patterns of economic development may not occur in these business environments. Business strategies that rely on leveraging the strengths of the existing market environment outperform those that focus on overcoming weaknesses. These strategies include developing relationships with non-traditional partners, co-inventing custom solutions, and building local capacity. Together, these successful strategies suggest the importance of MNCs developing a global capability in social embeddedness. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 350 370 21 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400003 J Buckley, P; Carter, MI A formal analysis of knowledge combination in multinational enterprises JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge management; multinational enterprises; process model ORGANIZATION; FIRMS; PERSPECTIVE This paper outlines a model of process organisation for the combination of different types of knowledge from spatially separated sources in the multinational enterprise. The model envisages an initiator-entrepreneur as the motor of the process, and identifies regularities in the types of knowledge combination within the firm that provide additional value. Knowledge losses, decision losses and coordination losses are imperfections in the process, and result in barriers to the effective combination of knowledge. Strategies of combination are of three types - additive, sequential and complex - implying different types of control outcomes. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 371 384 14 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400004 J Mudambi, R; Navarra, P Is knowledge power? Knowledge flows, subsidiary power and rent-seeking within MNCs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge flows; subsidiary rent-seeking; intra-firm politics RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; INTERNAL CAPITAL-MARKETS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION; INEFFICIENT INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; FIRMS In recent years, as multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries have become more closely linked to international networks, their knowledge intensity has risen, and some of their R&D has gained a more creative role. Simultaneously, and often connectedly, many subsidiaries have acquired considerable strategic independence in all aspects of their operations, and therefore are able to exercise considerable intra-firm bargaining power to influence the distribution of the firm's resources. In this context, we suggest that intra-MNC knowledge flows are a key determinant of subsidiary bargaining power. We argue that subsidiary managers can exploit such power to pursue their own ends. Such rent-seeking behavior is implicit in much of the literature on managerialism, but our analysis suggests that such behavior can now occur in headquarters-subsidiary and subsidiary-subsidiary relations. Thus subsidiary strategic independence, designed to enhance the competitiveness of outputs (market knowledge) and inputs (asset-seeking and learning), can be corroded when the pursuit of subsidiary objectives encourages rent-seeking. Empirical analysis of a sample of high-technology subsidiaries in the UK provides strong support for the theory. We examine several avenues whereby the incentives of units within the MNC can be aligned. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 385 406 22 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400005 J Simonin, BL An empirical investigation of the process of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliances JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article strategic alliances; knowledge transfer; learning capacity JOINT-VENTURES; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CAUSAL AMBIGUITY; COOPERATION; PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; FIRM; CAPABILITIES; TECHNOLOGY This research proposes and tests a basic model of organizational learning that captures the process of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliances. Based on a cross-sectional sample of 147 multinationals and a structural equation methodology, this study empirically investigates the simultaneous effects of learning intent, learning capacity (LC), knowledge ambiguity, and its two key antecedents - tacitness and partner protectiveness - on technological knowledge transfer. In the interest of expanding our understanding of the organizational mechanisms that both hinder and facilitate learning, the concept of LC is refined into three distinct components: resource-, incentive-, and cognitive-based LC. Further, the strength of the relationships between these theoretical constructs and knowledge transfer is examined in light of the possible moderating effects of organizational culture, firm size, and the form and competitive regime of the alliance. Consistently, learning intent (as a driver) and knowledge ambiguity (as an impediment) emerge as the most significant determinants of knowledge transfer. Moreover, the effects of partner protectiveness and LC on the learning outcome are moderated by the firm's own culture towards learning, the size of the firm, the structural form of the alliance, and the fact that partners may or may not be competitors. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 407 427 21 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400006 J Dhanaraj, C; Lyles, MA; Steensma, HK; Tihanyi, L Managing tacit and explicit knowledge transfer in IJVs: the role of relational embeddedness and the impact on performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article organizational learning; international joint ventures; relational embeddedness INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; COVARIANCE-STRUCTURES; COOPERATIVE VENTURES; TRANSITION ECONOMY; FIT INDEXES; SAMPLE-SIZE; ORGANIZATION Drawing on organizational learning and economic sociology, we address how relational embeddedness between the foreign parent and international joint venture (IJV) managers influences the type of knowledge (i.e., tacit and explicit) transferred to the IJV, and how the importance of relational embeddedness varies between young and mature IJVs. We also examine the influence of tacit and explicit knowledge on IJV performance. Our results show the importance that tie strength, trust, and shared values and systems play in the transfer of tacit knowledge, especially for mature IJVs. Our findings are consistent with Uzzi's tenets: tacit learning is accumulative, assists in explaining explicit knowledge, and is enhanced by social embeddedness. We also find that the influence of transferred tacit knowledge on IJV performance stems principally from its indirect effect on the learning of explicit knowledge. Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Indianapolis, IN 46033 USA; Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA; Univ Oklahoma, Michael F Price Coll Business, Norman, OK 73019 USA Dhanaraj, C, Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, 801 W Michigan St, Indianapolis, IN 46033 USA dhanaraj@iupui.edu *I SMALL BUS DEV, 1996, STAT SMALL MED SIZ B; ANDERSON JC, 1988, PSYCHOL BULL, V103, P411; ANTALMOKOS Z, 1998, PRIVATIZATION POLITI; ARBUCKLE JL, 1999, AMOS 4 0 USERS GUIDE; ARGOTE L, 1999, ORG LEARNING CREATIN; BENTLER PM, 1980, PSYCHOL BULL, V88, P588; BENTLER PM, 1987, SOCIOL METHOD RES, V16, P78; BOLLEN K, 1993, TESTING STRUCTURAL E; BROWN JS, 2001, ORGAN SCI, V12, P198; BROWNE MW, 1993, TESTING STRUCTURAL E, P136; CARMINES EG, 1981, SOCIAL MEASUREMENT C, P65; CHILD J, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P181; COHEN D, 2001, GOOD CO SOCIAL CAPIT; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; CUDECK R, 1991, PSYCHOL BULL, V109, P512; DOZ Y, 2001, GLOBAL METANATIONAL; DYER JH, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P660; DYER JH, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P345; FORNELL C, 1981, J MARKETING RES, V18, P39; FOSS N, 2003, BLACKWELL HDB ORG LE, P78; FOSS NJ, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P331; GERBING DW, 1992, SOCIOL METHOD RES, V21, P132; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; GRANOVETTER M, 1985, AM J SOCIOL, V91, P3; GRANT RM, 1995, ACAD MANAGEMENT BEST, P17; HU L, 1995, STRUCTURAL EQUATION, P76; HU L, 1999, STRUCTURAL EQUATION, V6, P1; INKPEN AC, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P454; KALE P, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P217; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; KUMAR S, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P579; LANE PJ, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P461; LANE PJ, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P1139; LUO YD, 2002, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V23, P1; LYLES MA, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P154; MARSH HW, 1988, PSYCHOL BULL, V103, P391; MARTIN X, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P356; MARTIN X, 2003, ORGAN SCI, V14, P297; MINBAEVA D, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P586; NELSON RR, 1982, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NONAKA I, 1995, KNOWLEDGE CREATING C; NOOTEBOOM B, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P308; PARKHE A, 1998, J WORLD BUS, V33, P219; PENG MW, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P486; POLANYI M, 1966, TACIT DIMENSION; POLANYI M, 1969, ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE, P315; SHARP M, 1997, TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIO, P95; SHENKAR O, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P134; SIMON HA, 1978, AM ECON REV, V68, P1; SIMONIN BL, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P463; SIMONIN BL, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P595; STARK D, 1996, AM J SOCIOL, V101, P993; STEENSMA HK, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P831; SUBRAMANIAM M, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P359; SZULANSKI G, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P27; TSANG EWK, 2002, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V23, P835; UZZI B, 1997, ADMIN SCI QUART, V42, P35; UZZI B, 2003, MANAGE SCI, V49, P383; VONGLINOW MA, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P201; WESTPHAL L, 1985, INT TECHNOLOGY TRANS; WILLIAMSON OE, 1991, ADM SCI Q, V36, P269; ZAHEER A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P141; ZANDER U, 1995, ORGAN SCI, V6, P76 63 17 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 428 442 15 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400007 J Bjorkman, I; Barner-Rasmussen, W; Li, L Managing knowledge transfer in MNCs: the impact of headquarters control mechanisms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article agency theory; socialisation theory; control; headquarters; knowledge transfer; multinationals AGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; STRATEGY; FIRM; COMPENSATION; NETWORKS; ORGANIZATIONS; CAPABILITIES In this paper we explore the impact of organisational mechanisms on inter-unit knowledge flows in multinational corporations (MNCS). A comprehensive model, based on agency theory and socialisation theory, is tested on a sample of 134 Finnish and Chinese MNC subsidiaries. Our findings indicate that MNCS can influence inter-unit knowledge transfer by specifying the objectives of the subsidiary and by utilising corporate socialisation mechanisms. However, we found no support for the hypothesised impact of management compensation systems and the use of expatriate managers on the extent of knowledge transfers from foreign subsidiaries to other parts of the MNC. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2004 35 5 443 455 13 Business; Management 859NE ISI:000224274400008 J Meyer, KE Perspectives on multinational enterprises in emerging economies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review multinational enterprises; emerging economies; business in society FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; LEVEL PANEL-DATA; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; LABOR STANDARDS; ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION; PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS; TRANSITION ECONOMIES; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES Multinational enterprises (MNEs) play a pivotal role in the development of many emerging economies. In consequence, they became the focus of scholarly research by economists and policy analysts. In contrast, international business scholars have been comparatively uninterested in analysing this role of MNEs. Yet they could make important contributions to these debates. First, studies taking the individual firms as starting point would enhance understanding of the interaction between MNEs and the local environment. Second, theories and research methodologies developed in international business research could provide new insights into the dynamics of MNEs in emerging economies. The objective of this paper is to motivate more international business scholars to engage in research on positive and negative spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging economy societies. To advance this research agenda, scholars need to analyse the specific activities and capabilities of the firms involved, and the impact of FDI on the broader social and environmental context. For management, this agenda raises the ethical question: To what extent ought businesses to care about their local stakeholders? 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2004 35 4 259 276 18 Business; Management 840YR ISI:000222897000002 J Ramamurti, R Developing countries and MNEs: extending and enriching the research agenda JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MNE-host country relations; MNEs and economic development; regulating MNEs; third-world MNEs; outsourcing; diaspora MULTINATIONALS; PRIVATIZATION; INVESTMENT; MODEL Foreign direct investment (FDI) through multinational enterprises (MNEs) has emerged in the last decade as the principal source of foreign capital for developing countries. Meyer (this issue) underlines the need for international business (IB) scholars to understand the impact of these investments on host developing countries. He offers a useful assessment of the literature and proposes a rich set of questions for further research. However, his research agenda can be extended and enriched in two ways. First, IB scholars must study, as they always have, causation in the opposite direction-namely, the impact of developing country context on MNE behavior and the co-evolution of these two variables over time. In doing so, they must incorporate into their models contemporary issues, such as the continued inadequacy of rules for FDI in infrastructure sectors, or the clever means by which MNEs are rewriting the global rules under which they operate in developing countries (e.g., on intellectual property rights). Second, IB scholars must pay more attention to topics that are not mainstream within the field but are of great importance to developing countries. Examples include the behavior and performance of a new generation of home-grown MNEs, the role of diaspora in homeland FDI (in countries like China and India), and the implications of global outsourcing of services. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2004 35 4 277 283 7 Business; Management 840YR ISI:000222897000003 J Fu, PP; Kennedy, J; Tata, J; Yukl, G; Bond, MH; Peng, TK; Srinivas, ES; Howel, JP; Prieto, L; Koopman, P; Boonstra, JJ; Pasa, S; Lacassagne, MF; Higashide, H; Cheosakul, A The impact of societal cultural values and individual social beliefs on the perceived effectiveness of managerial influence strategies: a meso approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article social beliefs; cultural values; influence strategies INFLUENCE TACTICS; UNITED-STATES; WORK VALUES; BEHAVIOR; LEADERSHIP; ATTITUDES; CONSEQUENCES; CHINA; PEERS This paper reports the findings of a 12-nation study designed to test empirically the relationships between societal cultural values, individual social beliefs, and the perceived effectiveness of different influence strategies. The relationships between three types of broad influence strategy (persuasive, assertive, and relationship based) and four dimensions of individual beliefs (cynicism, fate control, reward for application, and religiosity) were examined. Three of Project GLOBE's cultural values (in-group collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and future orientation) were selected to investigate their direct effects on the rated effectiveness of influence strategies, and their possible interaction with dimensions of individual beliefs. Results showed that different dimensions of individual social beliefs predict the perceived effectiveness of the three types of influence strategy, and that cultural values can moderate the strength of the relationship between these dimensions of individual social beliefs and the perceived effectiveness of influence strategies. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2004 35 4 284 305 22 Business; Management 840YR ISI:000222897000004 J Sirmon, DG; Lane, PJ A model of cultural differences and international alliance performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review cultural differences; alliance performance; professional culture RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; JOINT-VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; NATIONAL CULTURE; TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; INNOVATION; COMPLEMENTARITY; PARTNERSHIPS We propose a model of cultural differences and international alliance performance to explain the ambiguous findings regarding the influence of national culture differences on alliance performance. Building on research on national, organizational, and professional cultures, we argue that the closer the domain of a social group is to the value-creating activities of an alliance, the more disruptive cultural differences between the partners' members of that social group will be. Organizational culture differences will tend to be more disruptive than national culture differences, and differences in the professional culture most relevant to alliance value creation typically will be the most disruptive. Implications for research and managerial practice are discussed, and the model's relevance for international R&D alliances is highlighted. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2004 35 4 306 319 14 Business; Management 840YR ISI:000222897000005 J Chen, TJ; Chen, HM; Ku, YH Foreign direct investment and local linkages JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investment (FDI); local linkage; business network BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; LOCATION CHOICE; UNITED-STATES; NETWORKS; ECONOMIES; STRATEGY; FIRMS This paper analyses the pattern of local linkages in foreign direct investment (FDI), treating such local linkages as an investment in local relationships. Using Taiwanese manufacturing firms investing abroad as the sample for our case study, we find that the local linkage intensity of a foreign subsidiary differs by FDI location, entry mode, firm size and the nature of the production network in which an investor is embedded. More local linkages will be pursued by an investor if it is in search of distinctive and inimitable resources as opposed to homogeneous and reproducible resources. Investment in local linkages always begins with the linkage that carries the lowest risk to the original business network. For manufacturing firms, the sequence of such linkages is: workers, components and parts, subcontracting and, finally, sources of RD. Natl Taiwan Univ, Chung Hua Inst Econ Res, Taipei, Taiwan; Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Econ, Taipei, Taiwan; Natl Chung Hsing Univ, Dept Business Adm, Taichung, Taiwan Chen, HM, Natl Chung Hsing Univ, Dept Business Adm, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan hmchen@dragon.nchu.edu.tw *UNCTAD, 2001, WORLD INV REP 2001 P; ANDERSON JC, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P1; ASANUMA B, 1989, J JAPANESE INT EC, V3, P1; AUDRETSCH DB, 1994, LOCATION EC ACTIVITY; BURT R, 1992, NETWORKS ORG STRUCTU; CHEN HM, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P445; DUNNING JH, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V33, P7; DUNNING JH, 2000, INT BUSINESS REV, V9, P163; DUNNING JH, 2002, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P569; DYER JH, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P271; DYER JH, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P660; DYER JH, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P259; ERIKSSON K, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P337; ESTADES J, 1998, TECHNOL ANAL STRATEG, V10, P483; GEREFFI G, 1996, ANN M AM SOC ASS M N; GEREFFI G, 2001, AM BEHAV SCI, V44, P1616; GHOSHAL S, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P603; GRANOVETTER M, 1985, AM J SOCIOL, V91, P481; HAIR J, 1995, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HAKANSSON H, 1992, IND NETWORKS NEW VIE; HAKANSSON H, 1993, EMBEDDED FIRM SOCIOE; HARRISON B, 1994, LEAN MEAN CHANGING L; HOLM DB, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P1033; HOLM DB, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P467; HONIG B, 2000, INT J ORG ANAL, V8, P343; JOHANSON J, 1988, STRATEGIES GLOBA COM; KALE P, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P217; KINCH N, 1992, MANAGING NETWORKS IN; KOGUT B, 1993, EMBEDDED FIRM SOCIOE; MAKINO S, 2002, J INT BUS STUD, V33, P403; PORTER ME, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P95; SHAVER JM, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P1175; SNEHOTA I, 1990, THESIS UPPSALA U; TSAI W, 1998, AC MAN P AC MAN SAN; TSAI WP, 1998, ACAD MANAGE J, V41, P464; TSAI WP, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P925; WASSERMAN S, 1994, SOCIAL NETWORK ANAL; WHEELER D, 1992, J INT ECON, V33, P57 38 2 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2004 35 4 320 333 14 Business; Management 840YR ISI:000222897000006 J Ricart, JE; Enright, MJ; Ghemawat, P; Hart, SL; Khanna, T New frontiers in international strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review international strategy; globalization; emerging markets; markets and institutions DESIGNING GLOBAL STRATEGIES; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; EMERGING MARKETS; BUSINESS GROUPS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; PARTNER SELECTION; FIRM; PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE This paper studies a new frontier in the understanding of International Strategy ( IS). To explore it, we propose the analogy of the ecology of firms and places as a way to emphasize that the real problem is the colocation of different places with different types of firms. Locations are in fact the distinctive content of International Business Strategy. We deal with this problem with four different perspectives. First, differences across countries must be addressed with integrative frameworks able to represent the multidimensionality of 'semiglobalization', or intermediate states between total localization and total integration. Second, differences in the development of intermediary markets in a particular place influence firm positioning and industry structure in that place, but their impact also crosses different places, and it is endogenous to the ecology of places and firms in a systemic, integrative way that makes simplifications extremely risky in the design of competitive strategy in an international context. Third, places, firms, and strategies form a complex ecology that can be studied with a framework focused in understanding the geography - strategy link that incorporates different levels of analysis, new economic actors, and a set of primitives. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2004 35 3 175 200 26 Business; Management 822FM ISI:000221523100001 J Choi, CB; Beamish, PW Split management control and international joint venture performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article joint ventures; split control; performance BARGAINING POWER; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; MARKET; CHINA; TRANSACTION; LESSONS; COST A framework is presented to characterize four different ways in which management control is partitioned between a multinational enterprise (MNE) and local partners within international joint ventures (JVs): split control management, shared management, MNE-partner-dominant management, and local-partner-dominant management. The framework was tested using a sample of international JVs in Korea. We found that JVs following the split control management performed better than any other approach. No performance differences were found among the remaining three types of management control. This suggests that MNEs and local partners should split control: that is, choose the activities to control so that those chosen activities can be matched with their respective firm-specific advantages. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2004 35 3 201 215 15 Business; Management 822FM ISI:000221523100002 J Shay, JP; Baack, SA Expatriate assignment, adjustment and effectiveness: an empirical examination of the big picture JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article expatriate adjustment; expatriate effectiveness; reasons for expatriate assignment WORK-ROLE TRANSITIONS; JOB-PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION; ROLE INNOVATION; SELF; MANAGERS; OVERSEAS; RATINGS; APPRAISALS; CONTEXT This study extends the international literature by empirically testing a model of expatriate adjustment that examines the relationships between organizational antecedents (i.e., reasons for assignment), a more comprehensive set of adjustment behaviors, self-reported performance, and subordinate-rated managerial effectiveness. Using data from 194 expatriate managers and 505 subordinates working in the multinational hotel industry, structural equations modeling results supported the hypothesized model. The conceptual and empirical contributions of this study as well as the managerial implications are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2004 35 3 216 232 17 Business; Management 822FM ISI:000221523100003 J Doh, JP; Teegen, H; Mudambi, R Balancing private and state ownership in emerging markets' telecommunications infrastructure: country, industry, and firm influences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review emerging markets; telecommunications; infrastructure ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING PERSPECTIVES; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; JOINT VENTURES; BARGAINING POWER; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ENTRY MODES; PRIVATIZATION; ACQUISITIONS; PERFORMANCE Bargaining between host states and investors over the terms of investment in sensitive sectors of the economy generates political and economic tensions. In this study, we investigate the factors that contribute to the outcomes of those negotiations as measured by the private (vs state-owned) share of newly consummated telecommunications infrastructure projects. We find that private ownership is positively associated with overall economic development and investment liberalization in the host country and with greenfield ( vs divestiture) and joint venture ( vs wholly owned) projects. Private ownership is negatively associated with existing telecommunications infrastructure, higher levels of state ownership of foreign investing firms, and the technological sophistication of the projects. Our analysis also shows a curvilinear ( inverted U-shaped) relationship between investment policy hazards and private ownership. This finding supports the insight from transaction cost economics that potential gains from internalization are greatest at intermediate levels of uncertainty. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2004 35 3 233 250 18 Business; Management 822FM ISI:000221523100004 J Buckley, PJ; Ghauri, PN Globalisation, economic geography and the strategy of multinational enterprises JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review globalisation; economic geography; strategy; multinational enterprises; location strategy INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS RESEARCH; FLYING GEESE; FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES; COMMODITY CHAIN; PRODUCT CYCLE; EAST-ASIA; INDUSTRY; MODEL; TRADE; INDUSTRIALIZATION The intention of this paper is to review the literature linking ownership and location strategies to economic geography and theories of globalisation and to explore new areas of research. This paper examines globalisation in terms of conflicts between markets and economic management, and suggests that the differential pace of globalisation across markets presents a number of challenges to policy makers in local, national and regional governments, and in international institutions. In examining the changing location and ownership strategies of MNEs, it shows that the increasingly sophisticated decision making of managers in MNEs is slicing the activities of firms more finely and in finding optimum locations for each closely defined activity, they are deepening the international division of labour. Ownership strategies, too, are becoming increasingly complex, leading to a control matrix that runs from wholly owned units via FDI through market relationships such as subcontracting, including joint ventures as options on subsequent decisions in a dynamic pattern. The input of lessons from economic geography is thus becoming more important in understanding the key developments in international business. The consequences of the globalisation of production and consumption represent political challenges, and reaction against these changes has led to a questioning of the effects of global capitalism as well as to its moral basis. These four issues are closely intertwined and present a formidable research agenda to which the international business research community is uniquely fitted to respond. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2004 35 2 81 98 18 Business; Management 812YT ISI:000220875500002 J Uhlenbruck, K Developing acquired foreign subsidiaries: the experience of MNEs in transition economies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article subsidiary development; dynamic capabilities; cultural distance; transition economies UNITED-STATES; ACQUISITION PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; ENTRY MODE; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; HORIZONTAL ACQUISITIONS; LEARNING PERSPECTIVE; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; JAPANESE INVESTORS; CULTURAL DISTANCE Drawing on subsidiary evolution and dynamic capabilities research, I test how development and growth of subsidiaries recently acquired in transition economies are affected by multinational enterprise (MNE) and target capabilities. These subsidiaries often lack important resources; their cross-border transfer, enhancement, and exploitation are problematic, however. Data on 170 acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe confirmed the importance of the pre-acquisition experiences of both target and MNE for subsidiary growth, although cultural differences moderated the predicted effects notably. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2004 35 2 109 123 15 Business; Management 812YT ISI:000220875500004 J Knight, GA; Cavusgil, ST Innovation, organizational capabilities, and the born-global firm JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article early adopters of internationalization; innovation and capabilities; bornglobal firms STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; RESOURCE-BASED THEORY; INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; MARKETING-STRATEGY; KNOWLEDGE; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT We investigate born-global firms as early adopters of internationalization - that is, companies that expand into foreign markets and exhibit international business prowess and superior performance, from or near their founding. Our explication highlights the critical role of innovative culture, as well as knowledge and capabilities, in this unique breed of international, entrepreneurial firm. Case studies are analyzed to better understand the early internationalization phenomenon and reveal key orientations and strategies that engender international success among these innovative firms. Case findings are then validated in a survey-based study. Despite the scarce resources typical of young firms, our findings reveal that born-global firms leverage a distinctive mix of orientations and strategies that allow them to succeed in diverse international markets. Findings have important implications for the internationalization of contemporary firms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2004 35 2 124 141 18 Business; Management 812YT ISI:000220875500005 J Luo, YD; Park, SH Multiparty cooperation and performance in international equity joint ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international equity joint ventures; multiparty cooperation; goal incongruence REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; NATIONAL CULTURE; FAILURE; ENTRY; IDENTIFICATION; PERSPECTIVES; COMPETITION; MANAGEMENT; SUCCESS Previous studies have examined the relationship between cooperation and performance in international equity joint ventures (EJVs), mostly at the partner level. This study revisits the issue at multiple levels, and considers vertical and horizontal cooperation among the foreign partners, the local partner, and the venture management team. The study also examines how goal incongruence between partners and market uncertainty affect the tripartite relationships between cooperation and performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2004 35 2 142 160 19 Business; Management 812YT ISI:000220875500006 J Shenkar, O One more time: international business in a global economy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international business; disciplines; research MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; VISION; CHINA; VIEW This paper seeks to redirect the debate on the past, present and future of international business (IB). It sets out to dispel prevailing myths pertaining to the field's disciplinary roots, its domain and underlying bases of theory and knowledge. IB is positioned as an integrative field whose competitive advantage and added value lie in the synergetic combination of global and local knowledge that is unavailable to and not imitable by its major competitors, in particular economics and strategy. Ohio State Univ, Fisher Coll Business, Ford Motor Co, Chair Global Business Management, Columbus, OH 43210 USA Shenkar, O, Ohio State Univ, Fisher Coll Business, Ford Motor Co, Chair Global Business Management, 2100 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA shenkar.1@osu.edu *AACSB MAN ED TASK, 2002, MAN ED RISK; *AACSB MAN ED TASK, 2003, DRAFT 4; *CHIN CULT CONN, 1987, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V18, P143; ADLER NJ, 1983, ACAD MANAGE REV, V8, P226; BARLETT CA, 1992, TRANSNATIONAL MANAGE; BODDEWYN J, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN, P639; BODDEWYN J, 1999, J INT MANAGEMENT, V5, P3; BUCKLEY PJ, 2002, J INT BUS STUD, V33, P365; CAVES RE, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P5; CHILD J, 2000, ADV INT COM, V13, P27; CHILD J, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P242; DUNNING JH, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P411; DUNNING JH, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P36; EISENSTADT SN, 1958, J ASIAN STUD, V27, P435; FAYERWEATHER J, 1959, EXECUTIVE OVERSEAS A; GHOSHAL S, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P13; GONG YP, 2001, J APPL PSYCHOL, V86, P764; HUNTINGTON S, 1996, CLASH CIVILIZATIONS; HYMER S, 1976, THESIS MIT; KROEBER A, 1952, CULTURE CRITICAL REV; LAPORTA R, 1997, J FINANC, V52, P1131; LODAHL JB, 1972, AM SOCIOL REV, V37, P57; MOORE K, 1999, BIRTH MULTINATIONAL; MORGAN G, 1986, IMAGES ORG; MURDOCK GP, 1945, SCI MAN WORLD CRISES; PEARCE J, 2003, ACAD MANAGEMENT NEWS, V34, P1; PENG MW, 2001, J MANAGE, V27, P803; PENROSE E, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; PRZEWORSKI A, 1970, LOGIC COMP SOCIAL IN; SARACHEK B, 1967, ACAD MANAGEMENT, P365; SHENKAR O, 1987, ACAD MANAGE J, V30, P564; SHENKAR O, 2000, ADV INT COM, V13, P107; SHENKAR O, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P519; SHENKAR O, 2003, INT BUSINESS; SHLEIFER A, 1997, J FINANC, V52, P737; STOPFORD JM, 2001, P INT FOR OCT TOK; SULLIVAN D, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P837; SULLIVAN D, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P877; THOMAS AS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P675; TOYNE B, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN; TOYNE B, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN, P62; TOYNE B, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P863; VERNON R, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P215; WEBER M, 1947, THEORY SOCIAL EC ORG; WEBER M, 1951, RELIG CHINA; WEICK KE, 1988, J MANAGE STUD, V25, P305; WERNER S, 2002, J MANAGE, V28, P277; WILKINS M, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN, P31; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341 49 9 PALGRAVE PUBLISHERS LTD BASINGSTOKE BRUNEL RD BLDG, HOUNDMILLS, BASINGSTOKE RG21 6XS, HANTS, ENGLAND 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2004 35 2 161 171 11 Business; Management 812YT ISI:000220875500007 J Rugman, AM; Verbeke, A A perspective on regional and global strategies of multinational enterprises JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article firm-specific advantages; global strategy; localization; regional strategy; semi-globalization; triad; value chain FIRM PERFORMANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; HEADQUARTERS; CORPORATION; INTERNATIONALIZATION; GLOBALIZATION; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MARKETS Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are the key drivers of globalization, as they foster increased economic interdependence among national markets. The ultimate test to assess whether these MNEs are global themselves is their actual penetration level of markets across the globe, especially in the broad 'triad' markets of NAFTA, the European Union and Asia. Yet, data on the activities of the 500 largest MNEs reveal that very few are successful globally. For 320 of the 380 firms for which geographic sales data are available, an average of 80.3% of total sales are in their home region of the triad. This means that many of the world's largest firms are not global but regionally based, in terms of breadth and depth of market coverage. Globalization, in terms of a balanced geographic distribution of sales across the triad, thus reflects a special, and rather unusual, outcome of doing international business (113). The regional concentration of sales has important implications for various strands of mainstream 113 research, as well as for the broader managerial debate on the design of optimal strategies and governance structures for MNEs. journal of International Business Studies. Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Bloomington, IN 47401 USA; Univ Calgary, Haskayne Sch Business, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada Rugman, AM, Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, 1309 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47401 USA rugman@indiana.edu *UN, 2002, UN C TRAD DEV NEW YO; AGARWAL J, 2002, MANAGE INT REV, V42, P441; BARKEMA HG, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P151; BARTLETT C, 1979, THESIS HARVARD GRADU; BARTLETT C, 1989, MANAGING ACROSS BORD; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1977, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V114, P243; BUCKLEY PJ, 1981, ECON J, V91, P75; BUCKLEY PJ, 1984, KYKLOS, V37, P3; CARTWRIGHT WR, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V2, P55; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; DANIELS JD, 1987, INT MARKET REV, V4, P29; DCRUZ JR, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION, P75; DOZ Y, 1979, GOVT CONTROL MULTINA; DOZ Y, 2001, GLOBAL METANATIONAL; DUNNING JH, 1981, INT PRODUCTION MULTI; DUNNING JH, 1987, ENVIRON PLANN A, V19, P613; DUNNING JH, 1996, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V5, P1; DUNNING JH, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P36; FREELAND RF, 1996, AM J SOCIOL, V102, P483; GERINGER JM, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P109; GHEMAWAT P, 2001, HARVARD BUS REV, V79, P137; GHEMAWAT P, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P138; GOVINDARAJAN V, 2001, QUEST GLOBAL DOMINAN; GROSSE R, 1981, MANAGE INT REV, V21, P48; HAMEL G, 1985, HARVARD BUS REV, V63, P139; HEENAN DA, 1979, ACAD MANAGE J, V22, P410; HITT MA, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P767; HYMER S, 1976, INT OPERATIONS NATL; JEANNET JP, 2000, MANAGING GLOBAL MIND; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JOHANSON J, 1990, INT MARKET REV, V7, P1; KOGUT B, 1983, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR, P38; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KOGUT B, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P123; KOZA MP, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P255; LASSERRE P, 1996, LONG RANGE PLANN, V29, P30; LAWRENCE P, 1967, ORG ENV; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; MOON C, 1998, INT BUSINESS REV, V7, P135; MORCK R, 1991, J BUS, V64, P165; MORRISON AJ, 1991, ORGAN DYN, V19, P17; OHMAE K, 1985, TRIAD POWER COMING S; PERLMUTTER HV, 1969, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V4, P9; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; PRAHALAD CK, 1975, THESIS HARVARD GRADU; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; RUGMAN AM, 1976, J INT BUS STUD, V7, P80; RUGMAN AM, 1981, INSIDE MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 1991, GLOBAL COMPETITION E, P3; RUGMAN AM, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P761; RUGMAN AM, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V2, P71; RUGMAN AM, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V33, P17; RUGMAN AM, 1995, GLOBAL STRATEGIC MAN; RUGMAN AM, 2000, END GLOBALIZATION; RUGMAN AM, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P237; RUGMAN AM, 2003, EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT, V21, P24; RUGMAN AM, 2003, MULTINATIONAL BUSINE, V11, P3; RUGMAN AM, 2003, SUSTAINING GLOBAL GR, P81; RUIGROK W, 2003, MANAGE INT REV, V43, P63; VANDENBULCKE D, 1995, GLOBAL STRATEGIC MAN, P25; VERMEULEN F, 2002, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V23, P637; VERNON R, 1966, Q J ECON, V80, P190; WAN WP, 2003, ACAD MANAGE J, V46, P27; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; YEUNG HWC, 2001, URBAN STUD, V38, P157; YIP G, 2002, TOTAL GLOBAL STRATEG; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341 68 17 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2004 35 1 3 18 16 Business; Management 772BR ISI:000188821100002 J Reuer, JJ; Shenkar, O; Ragozzino, R Mitigating risk in international mergers and acquisitions: the role of contingent payouts JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article contingent earnouts; international mergers and acquisitions; adverse selection NATIONAL CULTURAL DISTANCE; CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITIONS; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; JOINT-VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; CORPORATE ACQUISITIONS; ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; SHAREHOLDER WEALTH; ACQUIRING FIRMS; MARKET ENTRY Previous internationalization studies have focused on the entry modes employed by multinational firms but have not considered the contractual heterogeneity that underlies each mode. It is important to examine these contractual details, as the firm may be able to obtain some of the benefits typically associated with one entry mode while selecting another. In the case of international mergers and acquisitions (M&As), a key contractual variable is whether the parties agree to a performance-contingent payout structure, which can mitigate the risk of adverse selection. In this paper, we examine the antecedents of contingent payouts in the form of earnouts and stock payments. The results indicate that firms lacking international and domestic acquisition experience turn to contingent payouts when purchasing targets in high-tech and service industries. Firms tend to avoid contingent payouts in host countries with problems with investor protection and legal enforceability. Journal of International Business Studies. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2004 35 1 19 32 14 Business; Management 772BR ISI:000188821100003 J Buckley, PJ; Hashai, N A global system view of firm boundaries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internationalisation; internalisation; firm boundaries RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; INTERNATIONAL-TRADE; CORPORATIONS; EVOLUTION; LOCATION; ABROAD; ENTRY This paper applies the global system view to the location and control strategies of firms. This approach envisages the world as a grid of potential locations for value-adding activities, connected by flows of information and products. The simplified model provides a basis for testing new hypotheses on the number of firms that will exist in the global system, their locations, and their organisational boundaries. The paper provides a rigorous and formal exposition of the theories of internationalisation and the multinational enterprise. journal of International Business Studies. Univ Leeds, Sch Business, Ctr Int Business, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England; Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Jerusalem Sch Business Adm, Jerusalem, Israel Buckley, PJ, Univ Leeds, Sch Business, Ctr Int Business, Maurice Keyworth Bldg, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England pjb@lubs.leeds.ac.uk ALMOR T, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P223; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING ACROSS BORD; BENITO GRG, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P461; BESANKO D, 2000, EC STRATEGY; BIRKINSHAW J, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P207; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; CASSON M, 1990, ENTERPRISE COMPETITI; CASSON M, 1994, J ECON BUS, V1, P47; CASSON M, 1995, ORG INT BUSINESS; CASSON M, 2000, EC INT BUSINESS NEW; COASE RH, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P386; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P55; DUNNING JH, 1977, INT ALLOCATION EC AC; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUNNING JH, 1995, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V25, P39; FINA E, 1996, MANAGE INT REV, V36, P199; HELPMAN E, 1985, MARKET STRUCTURE FOR; HIRSCH S, 1976, OXF EC PAP, V28, P258; HIRSCH S, 1989, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V125, P45; HIRSCH S, 2000, INT TRADE J, V14, P1; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HYMER SH, 1976, INT OPERATIONS NATL; JOHANSON J, 1975, J MANAGE STUD, V12, P305; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JOHANSON J, 1990, INT MARKET REV, V7, P11; JOHANSON J, 1992, IND NETWORKS NEW VIE; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KRUGMAN P, 1991, J POLIT ECON, V99, P483; KUMAR N, 2001, RES POLICY, V30, P159; MCNAUGHTON RB, 1999, RES GLOBAL STRATEGIC; MORCK R, 1992, J INT ECON, V33, P41; PEARCE R, 1996, R&D MANAGE, V26, P315; PEARCE R, 1999, RES POLICY, V28, P23; ROBERTSON DH, 1923, CONTROL IND; RONSTADT RC, 1978, J INT BUS STUD, V9, P7; RUGMAN AM, 1986, B ECON RES, V38, P101; SCHUMPETER JA, 1934, THEORY EC DEV; SHARMA D, 1992, SCANDINAVIAN INT BUS, V1, P3; SUNDARAM AK, 1992, ACAD MANAGE REV, V17, P729; TEECE D, 1986, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V1, P21; VANDENBULTE C, 1998, MANAGE SCI, V44, P1; WELCH LS, 1988, J GEN MANAGE, V14, P36; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM 46 0 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2004 35 1 33 45 13 Business; Management 772BR ISI:000188821100004 J Hui, MK; Au, K; Fock, H Empowerment effects across cultures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article empowerment; job satisfaction; power distance; services; China CONTACT SERVICE EMPLOYEES; JOB-SATISFACTION; POWER DISTANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT; MARKET ORIENTATION; INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL; UNITED-STATES; CONSEQUENCES; VALIDATION; MANAGEMENT Three studies examined cross-cultural variations in empowerment effects. Study 1 investigated whether Hofstede's power distance scores moderated the effect of job autonomy on job satisfaction using World Values Survey data on 33 nations. Study 2 surveyed frontline hotel employees from Canada and PRC to investigate the moderating role of power distance at the individual level. In Study 3, hotel management students from Canada and PRC were asked to play the role of a frontline employee, who had to handle a special customer request, in a scenario experiment. These studies show consistently that the cultural value of power distance moderates the effect of empowerment on job satisfaction. Moreover, willingness to accept and exercise the discretionary power allowed by management and desire to satisfy customer needs and wants are two employee conditions that are essential for the successful implementation of the empowerment approach. journal of International Business Studies. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2004 35 1 46 60 15 Business; Management 772BR ISI:000188821100005 J Eden, L; Rodriguez, P How weak are the signals? International price indices and multinational enterprises JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international price index; transfer pricing; intrafirm trade International price indices (IPIs) provide the most timely and comprehensive market information available to international business. How do multinational enterprises (MNEs) affect the validity of IPIs? We review the earlier debate over methods for calculating IPIs, which concluded that unit values were inferior to specification prices, although most governments produce only unit value indexes. We explore three ways in which MNEs can affect the validity of IPIs: determining the 'representative' transfer price, excluding intrafirm transactions from the index, and choosing the 'right' transfer price along the transportation chain. We argue that MNE activities strengthen the case for specification prices; although still uncommon, they are the stronger signal of international markets. Our empirical analysis supports this hypothesis, finding that a 10% increase in the intrafirm trade share of US imports widens the gap between specification price and unit value by 1.3%, with transfer price manipulation further increasing the gap. Journal of International Business Studies. Texas A&M Univ, Dept Management, College Stn, TX 77843 USA; Univ Virginia, Darden Sch, Charlottesville, VA USA Eden, L, Texas A&M Univ, Dept Management, TAMU 4221, College Stn, TX 77843 USA leden@tamu.edu *EUROSTAT, 2001, HDB PRIC VOL MEAS NA; *IMF, 2001, INT FIN STAT; *IMF, 2001, PPI MAN EL DISC GROU; *OECD, 1995, TRANSF PRIC GUID MUL; *OECD, 1999, 1 INT TRAD STAT M OE; *OECD, 2000, CALC UN VAL IND BAS; *OECD, 2001, MONTHL INT TRAD AGGR; *UNCTAD, 2000, TAX UNCTAD SER ISS I; *UNCTAD, 2002, TRAD DEV REP; *US BLS, 1997, INT PRIC IND BLS HDB; *US CENS, 1999, US IMP MERCH STAT MO; *US CENS, 2000, US GOODS TRAD IMP EX; ALTERMAN B, 1997, MON LABOR REV, V120, P18; ALTERMAN W, 1988, MON LABOR REV, V111, P36; ALTERMAN W, 1991, STUDIES INCOME WEALT, V55, P109; ALTERMAN W, 1997, COMP EXPORT PRODUCER; ALTERMAN W, 1999, INT TRADE PRICE INDE; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CLAUSING KA, 2001, INT TAXATION MULTINA, P173; COLBERT GJ, 1995, ACCOUNT ORG SOC, V20, P423; DIEWERT EW, 1985, MULTINATIONALS TRANS, P47; DIEWERT EW, 2001, 335 BLS US BUR LAB S; DIEWERT WE, 1993, ESSAYS INDEX NUMBER, V1, P33; EDEN L, 1998, 334 BLS US BUR LAB S; EDEN L, 1998, TAXING MULTINATIONAL; FEENSTRA RC, 1996, US IMPORTS 1972 1994; FEENSTRA RC, 1997, EC NEW GOODS, P249; GHEMAWAT P, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P138; HIRSHLEIFER J, 1956, J BUS, V29, P172; HORST T, 1971, J POLITICAL EC, V79, P1059; KESTER AY, 1992, BEHIND NUMBERS US TR; KRAVIS IB, 1971, PRICE COMPETITIVENES; LANDEFELD JS, 1993, SURV CURR BUS, V73, P50; LIPSEY R, 1994, NBER WORKING PAPER S, V4671; LIPSEY RE, 1991, INT EC T ISSUES MEAS, P144; PAK S, 1994, TAX MANAGEMENT TRANS, V11, P50; PARSLEY DC, 2000, 7836 NBER; RAUCH JE, 1999, J INT ECON, V48, P7 39 0 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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JAN 2004 35 1 61 74 14 Business; Management 772BR ISI:000188821100006 J Tallman, S The significance of Bruce Kogut's and Udo Zander's article, 'Knowledge of the firm and the evolutionary theory of the multinational corporation' JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CAPABILITIES Univ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA Tallman, S, Univ Utah, 1645 E Campus Ctr Dr,Rm 106, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA BARNEY J, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P99; BELDERBOS R, 2003, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V24, P235; CANTWELL J, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P431; DUNNING JH, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P36; GRANT RM, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P109; HITT MA, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V311, P711; KOGUT B, 1991, MANAGEMENT SCI; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KOGUT B, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN, P470; TALLMAN S, 2002, CALIF MANAGE REV, V45, P116; TEECE DJ, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P509; WESTNEY E, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P349; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES 14 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 495 497 3 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500002 J Verbeke, A The evolutionary view of the MNE and the future of internalization theory JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article bounded rationality; internalization; learning; opportunism; transaction costs FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TRANSACTION COST THEORY; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; MARKET FAILURE; ECONOMIC-ORGANIZATION; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; JAPANESE FIRMS; ENTRY MODE; KNOWLEDGE; PERSPECTIVES Kogut and Zander's 1993 JIBS article, which developed an evolutionary perspective on the multinational enterprise (MNE), has had three critical impacts on MNE research. First, it has stimulated scholars to conduct more eclectic, empirical analyses, which should include both transaction cost related parameters, and broader learning/competence related variables. Second, it has usefully argued that the rigorous study of MNE behavior does not need to reply upon the Williamsonian, behavioral assumption of opportunism. Third, it has (implicitly) suggested a new path to be followed by internalization theory scholars, in order to remain relevant to the field of international business. The transaction cost economics lens adopted in internalization theory clearly remains critical to any analysis of MNE strategy with impacts on the boundaries of the firm. in addition, the co-evolution of the MNE's governance structure and its technological competences determines present and future strategy choices. Here, both transaction cost considerations and learning effects influence strategy selection. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 498 504 7 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500003 J Kogut, B; Zander, U A memoir and reflection: knowledge and an evolutionary theory of the multinational firm 10 years later JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge; multinational corporation; evolutionary economics COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ORGANIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; CAPABILITIES; ENTERPRISE; ECONOMICS; IDENTITY The production of the 1993 article awarded the JIBS Decade Award was written during a time when ideas regarding knowledge and the international expansion of the firm confronted a hostile audience. The sources of these ideas were directly related in Winter's and Roger's prior work, but also to a broader literature on 'category errors' and technology transfer. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 505 515 11 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500004 J Kogut, B; Zander, U Knowledge of the firm and the evolutionary theory of the multinational corporation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT Firms are social communities that specialize in the creation and internal transfer of knowledge. The multinational corporation arises not out of the failure of markets for the buying and selling of knowledge, but out of its superior; efficiency as an organizational vehicle by which to transfer this knowledge across borders. We test the claim that firms specialize in the internal transfer of tacit knowledge by empirically examining the decision to transfer the capability to manufacture new products to wholly owned subsidiaries or to other parties. The empirical results show that the less codifiable and the harder to teach is the technology, the more likely the transfer will be to wholly owned operations. This result implies that the choice of transfer mode is determined by the efficiency of the multinational corporation in transferring knowledge 05 relative to other firms, not relative to an abstract market transaction. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 516 529 14 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500005 J Buck, T; Filatotchev, I; Demina, N; Wright, M Insider ownership, human resource strategies and performance in a transition economy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article transition; HRM strategies; performance ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; RUSSIA; PRIVATIZATION; IMPACT; DETERMINANTS; INDUSTRY Researchers and potential investors in transition economies need to understand the Human Resource Management (HRM) strategies of target firms, since human resources are arguably their most valuable assets. Understanding is difficult, however, because HRM strategies help to determine firms' performance, but are in turn influenced by corporate governance, particularly insider ownership. This paper employs a structural equation modeling methodology to examine the relations between governance, HRM strategies and performance in the context of a novel dataset of Ukrainian industrial firms. It is found that insider ownership is positively associated with high-commitment HRM strategies and negatively with low-commitment, cost-cutting HRM strategies. Cost-cutting HRM strategies are in turn associated with weaker firm performance. These outcomes correspond broadly with theoretical expectations. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 530 549 20 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500006 J Zhang, C; Cavusgil, ST; Roath, AS Manufacturer governance of foreign distributor relationships: do relational norms enhance competitiveness in the export market? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international marketing; channel governance; export marketing; relational norms; distribution channels; culture BUYER-SELLER RELATIONSHIPS; SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS; CONTROL MECHANISMS; TRUST; PERFORMANCE; COMMITMENT; BUSINESS; CHANNELS; PARTNERSHIPS; DETERMINANTS Research on international marketing channels accentuates the importance of relational norms and trust-building activities between buyers and sellers. Indeed, cultural and country differences may limit the use and effectiveness of traditional tools (such as market incentives and authoritative control) that govern the relationship between an exporting manufacturer and its foreign distributor. Consequently, exporting manufacturers need to emphasize relationships with their foreign distributors. This research finds evidence that supports both direct and indirect effects between the manufacturer's use of governance via relational norms and its competitiveness in the export market. The indirect effect results from the mediating role of trust, a finding that makes a key contribution to the understanding of the role of relational governance in cross-border relationships. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 550 566 17 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500007 J Hewett, K; Roth, MS; Roth, K Conditions influencing headquarters and foreign subsidiary roles in marketing activities and their effects on performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article standardization; marketing; strategy RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; NATIONAL CULTURE; DECISION-MAKING; STANDARDIZATION; ORIENTATION; STRATEGY; PRODUCT; EXCHANGE; IMPACT In this study, we examine the extent to which foreign subsidiaries are responsible for the development and implementation of marketing activities, as compared with these activities being controlled by headquarters. We propose and test a model of conditions that affect such headquarters and subsidiary roles, and explore the extent to which the alignment of these roles with certain conditions is associated with product performance. Our findings suggest that the more closely headquarters and subsidiary roles in marketing activities are aligned with relational, industry, and market conditions, the greater market share tends to be. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 567 585 19 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500008 J Minbaeva, D; Pedersen, T; Bjorkman, I; Fey, CF; Park, HJ MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and HRM JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge transfer; absorptive capacity; HRM HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; MOTIVATION; SYSTEMS; IMPACT; PERSPECTIVE Based on a sample of 169 subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in the USA, Russia, and Finland, this paper investigates the relationship between MNC subsidiary human resource management (HRM) practices, absorptive capacity, and knowledge transfer. First, we examine the relationship between the application of specific HRM practices and the level of the absorptive capacity. Second, we suggest that absorptive capacity should be conceptualized as being comprised of both employees' ability and motivation. Further, results indicate that both ability and motivation (absorptive capacity) are needed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from other parts of the MNC. 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Int. Bus. Stud. NOV 2003 34 6 586 599 14 Business; Management 755EJ ISI:000187390500009 J Agmon, T Who gets what: the MNE, the national state and the distributional effects of globalization JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article globalization; negotiation between a state and an MNE; bargaining games with incomplete information Globalization is the outcome of the interface between national states and MNEs. It is a negotiated solution rather than perfect market equilibrium. Even in a global liberalized world, national states are trying to generate as much welfare for their residents as they can, while MNEs try to maximize their value. This creates a bargaining situation. A stylized game theory model is presented and discussed, in order to gain insights into the income distributional effects of the globalization process. Two important features of the model are: (a) that there is a need for a carefully spelt out strategy, and (b) that optimal solutions depend on an ability to identify the elements of the bargaining where the opportunity cost is low. A case study of the negotiation between the State of Israel and Intel is presented as an illustration for this general model. 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SEP 2003 34 5 416 427 12 Business; Management 725JH ISI:000185540000002 J Spencer, JW Global gatekeeping, representation, and network structure: a longitudinal analysis of regional and global knowledge-diffusion networks JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article network analysis; innovation systems; knowledge diffusion PANEL DISPLAY INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL-CHANGE; INNOVATION; SCIENCE; LOCALIZATION; COMMUNITIES; STRATEGIES; FIRMS This paper argues that structural characteristics of knowledge-diffusion networks, such as density levels, centralization levels, and the presence of global knowledge brokers, contribute to the emergence of dominant designs and the competitiveness of countries' firms and industries. It further suggests that national institutional structures and firm-specific attributes influence the development of these knowledge-diffusion networks. Six propositions, developed from examination of one industry's networks and previous scholarly literature, specify these arguments. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2003 34 5 428 442 15 Business; Management 725JH ISI:000185540000003 J Benito, GRG; Grogaard, B; Narula, R Environmental influences on MNE subsidiary roles: economic integration and the Nordic countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article subsidiary roles; regional integration; foreign direct investment; Nordic countries FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; MULTINATIONAL SUBSIDIARY; LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS; EUROPEAN-COMMUNITY; REGIONALISM; MANDATES; FIRMS We seek to examine the importance of environmental factors in determining MNE subsidiary roles. In particular, we examine the environmental factors associated with 'deep' integration schemes such as the EU. Such schemes require a convergence of economic structure, due to the establishment of common regional institutions, regulations and policies. Specifically, we distinguish between the scope of activities performed by subsidiaries, and the level of competence of those subsidiaries. The empirical analysis is based on a large-scale survey of foreign-owned units in Denmark, Finland and Norway. These Nordic countries differ with regard to their EU-membership status Norway being the 'outsider', while the others are members-but are very similar to each other in most other respects. Our data show that subsidiaries in Norway report significantly lower scores for both scope of activities and levels of competence. The effects remain strong even when we are controlling for other potentially influential factors. The findings indicate that being on the 'outside' of the EU may indeed carry the price of becoming less attractive to MNE activity. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2003 34 5 443 456 14 Business; Management 725JH ISI:000185540000004 J Ojah, K; Monplaisir, L Investors' valuation of global product design and development JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article global product design and development; investors' valuation; strategic initiative; multinationalism; IT/IS infrastructure; strategic alliance STOCK MARKETS VALUATION; R-AND-D; INNOVATION; DIVERSIFICATION; INFORMATION; COMPETITION; PERFORMANCE; BENEFITS; COSTS; FIRM Stock price responses to 170 announcements about global product design and development (GPDD) by NYSE, AMEX, and Nasdaq firms are significantly positive. This indicates that GPDD, which is fast becoming a strategic initiative of choice for multinational firms in the face of globalization and short time-to-market, is value-enhancing. The value enhancement is strong when announcing firms have a high level of information technology/systems infrastructure and a wide geographical spread of operation, and respond aggressively to their peers' strategic initiatives. Further, cross-sectional analyses show that firms' product market structure, their peers' competitive strategy posture, and whether they produce a good or a service, jointly determine the variation of excess returns attributable to global product development. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2003 34 5 457 472 16 Business; Management 725JH ISI:000185540000005 J Brown, JR; Dev, CS; Zhou, Z Broadening the foreign market entry mode decision: separating ownership and control JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign market entry; competitive advantages; ownership; control TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; RESOURCE-BASED THEORY; SERVICE FIRMS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CHANNEL INTEGRATION; HOTEL SECTOR; CHOICE; PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; STRATEGIES This paper argues that the ownership and control dimensions of foreign market entry mode choice should be separated, and that foreign market entry mode decisions should be expanded to business activities beyond production and distribution. Empirical results from the global hotel industry indicate that the transferability of the entrant's competitive advantages, the local market's absorptive capacity, and the availability of trustworthy local partners differentially affect the ownership and control dimensions of the entry mode decision. 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Int. Bus. Stud. SEP 2003 34 5 473 488 16 Business; Management 725JH ISI:000185540000006 J Sethi, D; Guisinger, SE; Phelan, SE; Berg, DM Trends in foreign direct investment flows: a theoretical and empirical analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investment (FDI); MNE strategy; institutional incentives FIRM; GLOBALIZATION; DETERMINANTS; ECONOMICS; COUNTRIES; POLICY; CYCLE This paper seeks to provide a rationale for changing trends in the flow and determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a result of macro-economic and firm strategy considerations. We identify several factors that impact on such trends, and develop propositions that could explain the phenomenon generically. The study then provides preliminary empirical support for the propositions presented, and outlines the path for further research needed to investigate more causal links. The statistical analysis of investments by US multinational enterprises (MNEs) reveals significant changes in the regional distribution of FDI, and a change in some of its traditional determinants. Results show that US MNEs are now making increasing investments into Asia to exploit low wage levels and to secure entry into new markets. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 315 326 12 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800001 J Kim, K; Park, JH; Prescott, JE The global integration of business functions: a study of multinational businesses in integrated global industries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article global integration; business functions; integrated global industries; business performance RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE MECHANISMS; PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION; MARKETING ACTIVITIES; ORGANIZATION DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE FLOWS; UNIT LEVEL; CORPORATIONS; COORDINATION The way that multinational businesses in integrated global industries coordinate and control R&D, manufacturing, and marketing functions across borders has significant implications for performance. We propose that, in such global industries, certain integrating modes will be more effective than others in integrating a function globally. We show that each function has a different combination of effective integrating modes. For global R&D integration, people-based and information-based modes are more effective than formalization-based and centralization-based modes. For manufacturing, people, information, and formalization are more effective than centralization. With respect to marketing, information and centralization are more effective than people and formalization. We also demonstrate that the co-alignment between actual and ideal profiles (configurations or patterns) of integrating modes results in superior performance. Our results reveal that people-based and information-based modes are generally more effective than formalization-based and centralization-based modes in coordinating and controlling business functions worldwide. Univ Pittsburgh, Katz Grad Sch Business, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA; Konkuk Univ, Coll Med, Seoul, South Korea; Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Business, Seoul, South Korea Prescott, JE, Univ Pittsburgh, Katz Grad Sch Business, 246 Mervis Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA BALIGA BR, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P25; BARTLETT C, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BIRKINSHAW J, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V16, P637; BIRKINSHAW J, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P221; BIRNBERG JG, 1988, ACCOUNT ORG SOC, V13, P447; BROCKHOFF KKL, 1996, IEEE T ENG MANAGE, V43, P33; CARPANO C, 1995, J INT MARKETING, V3, P9; CARPANO C, 1998, MULTINATIONAL BUSINE, V6, P36; CASSON M, 1993, R&D MANAGE, V23, P91; CHILD J, 1972, ADM SCI Q, V17, P163; CLARK K, 1985, RES POLICY, V4, P235; COURTRIGHT JA, 1989, ACAD MANAGE J, V32, P773; CRAY D, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P85; DAFT RL, 1998, ORG THEORY DESIGN; DEMEYER A, 1991, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V32, P49; DESS GG, 1990, J MANAGE, V16, P7; DETONI A, 1992, INT J OPER PROD MAN, V12, P7; DOTY DH, 1998, ORGAN RES METHODS, V1, P374; DOUGLAS TJ, 2001, ACAD MANAGE J, V44, P158; DOZ YL, 1981, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V23, P15; EDSTROM A, 1977, ADM SCI Q, V22, P248; EGELHOFF W, 1988, ORG MULTINATIONAL EN; FLAHERTY M, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; GALBRAITH J, 1973, DESIGNING COMPLEX OR, P83; GHOSHAL S, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P323; GOVINDARAJAN V, 1988, ACAD MANAGE J, V31, P828; GRESOV C, 1989, ADMIN SCI QUART, V34, P431; GRESOV C, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P403; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; GUPTA AK, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P473; HANSEN MT, 1999, HARVARD BUS REV, V77, P106; HAYES R, 1988, DYNAMIC MANUFACTURIN; HITT MA, 1985, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V6, P273; JAIN SC, 1989, J MARKETING, V53, P70; KOBRIN SJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P17; LAROCHE M, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P249; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ADM SCI Q, V12, P1; LEWIN AY, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P183; LEWIN AY, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P519; MAKHIJA MV, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P679; MALNIGHT TW, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V16, P119; MARCH J, 1958, ORGANIZATIONS; MARTINEZ JI, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P489; MARTINEZ JI, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P429; MASCARENHAS B, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P91; MILLER D, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P116; MORRISON AJ, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P399; MYERS R, 1990, CLASSICAL MODERN REG; NEFF PJ, 1995, RES TECHNOL MANAGE, V38, P15; NOBEL R, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P479; OUCHI WG, 1980, ADM SCI Q, V25, P129; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I, P15; PRAHALAD C, 1975, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; PRAHALAD C, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; PRESCOTT JE, 1986, ACAD MANAGE J, V29, P329; ROTH K, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P369; SHI Y, 1998, J OPER MANAG, V16, P195; STOCK GN, 1996, IEEE T ENG MANAGE, V43, P56; SULLIVAN D, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P325; THOMPSON J, 1967, ORG ACTION; VANDEVEN AH, 1985, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V7, P333; VENKATRAMAN N, 1987, J MANAGE, V13, P109; VENKATRAMAN N, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P1; WIECHMANN U, 1974, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V9, P7; YIP G, 1992, TOTAL GLOBAL STRATEG; YIP GS, 1997, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V13, P153 67 9 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 327 344 18 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800002 J Capar, N; Kotabe, M The relationship between international diversification and performance in service firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article international diversification; multinationality; service; performance TRANSACTION-COST ANALYSIS; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; ADVERTISING AGENCIES; PROFIT PERFORMANCE; COMPANIES; KNOWLEDGE; GLOBALIZATION international diversification is a growth strategy that has a major potential impact on firm performance. The relationship between international diversification and firm performance has been extensively studied in the international strategy literature. A major gap in the literature has been the non-existence of studies that have examined the effect of international diversification on performance in service firms. Previous studies that have tested the international diversification-performance relationship were based on samples of manufacturing firms. We argue that the form of the relationship between multinationality and performance is different in service firms. We provide a theoretical argument for this claim and hypothesize that there is a U-shaped curvilinear relationship between multinationality and performance in service firms. Our sample consists of 81 major German service firms, spanning across four industries. Results show that there is support for a U-shaped curvilinear relationship. Based on the findings, implications and directions for future research are provided. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 345 355 11 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800003 J Martin, X; Salomon, R Knowledge transfer capacity and its implications for the theory of the multinational corporation. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article knowledge transfer capacity; technological capability; tacitness; theory of the multinational corporation; entry mode; international corporate expansion FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; ENTRY MODE CHOICE; MARKET FAILURE; KNOW-HOW; INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; OWNED SUBSIDIARY; EMPIRICAL-TEST This study updates and extends research on foreign entry modes by examining the impacts of knowledge transfer capacity and knowledge tacitness. Research on international corporate expansion has long emphasized that deploying intangible knowledge-based assets is required for successful international expansion. More recently,. research from a 'knowledge-based' perspective has addressed the role of tacitness in constraining a firm's ability to transfer knowledge internationally. We combine these perspectives to describe how knowledge tacitness affects the relative suitability of four archetypal entry modes: exporting, licensing, establishing an alliance, and wholly owned entry. We then examine and develop conceptually a seldom-studied firm characteristic, knowledge transfer capacity. We offer predictions that describe the combined effects of knowledge tacitness and transfer capacity on entry mode choice. We distinguish between the transfer capacity of the organization that develops knowledge (source transfer capacity) and that of the organization that seeks to access that knowledge (recipient transfer capacity). The discussion addresses how our model generalizes to knowledge-seeking strategies and to the study of ongoing multinational networks. The study enriches and reconciles multiple theoretical perspectives on entry strategy. It brings together the study of knowledge characteristics and firm heterogeneity in the theory of the multinational corporation, and in international and strategic management more generally. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 356 373 18 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800004 J McGuire, J; Dow, S The persistence and implications of Japanese keiretsu organization JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article keiretsu; industrial groupings BUSINESS GROUPS; CORPORATE STRUCTURE; EMERGING MARKETS; UNITED-STATES; GOVERNANCE; INVESTMENT; SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE; COMPANIES; FIRMS This paper examines two important research questions: (1) To what extent have recent economic and regulatory changes influenced the Japanese intercorporate network? (2) Have the patterns of firm performance fostered by the Japanese inter-corporate system remained stable, or has there been an evolution to more 'North American' performance profiles? Using hierarchical regressions to compare patterns of networking and firm performance with data from the periods 1987 to 1991 and 1992 to 1997, we find little evidence to support the existence of significant changes in the patterns and implications of Japanese industrial organization. We conclude that the keiretsu system remained strongly in place throughout the first half of the 1990s. Nevertheless, we suggest that the continued move toward globalization of capital markets in Japan and ongoing regulatory change may potentially impact networking and performance implications in the 21st century. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 374 388 15 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800005 J Giacobbe-Miller, JK; Miller, DJ; Zhang, W; Victorov, VI Country and organizational-level adaptation to foreign workplace ideologies: a comparative study of distributive justice values in China, Russia and the United States JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article cross-cultural distributive justice values; China; Russia; US; neo-institutional organizational theory; cross-cultural organizational change INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; POLICY-CAPTURING APPROACH; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; JOB CHOICE DECISIONS; NATIONAL CULTURE; STRATEGIC CHANGE; HONG-KONG; INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; ALLOCATION PREFERENCES; MANAGERIAL VALUES Drawing from concepts of cultural distance and cultural propensity to change, we predict the convergence, divergence or crossvergence of distributive justice values in China and Russia, as compared with US managers. Using institutional theory, we predict responses by organizational type (joint ventures/foreign-owned vs state-owned enterprises (SOEs)). Lastly, we develop predictions based on the interaction of culture and organizational type. Results indicate divergence in China, regardless of organizational type. In contrast, differences by organizational type were observed among Russian managers, with convergence among managers in joint ventures, but continuing divergence among managers,in SOEs. Implications for theory are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JUL 2003 34 4 389 406 18 Business; Management 702DK ISI:000184209800006 J Contractor, FJ; Kundu, SK; Hsu, CC A three-stage theory of international expansion: the link between multinationality and performance in the service sector JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BRITISH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; UNITED-STATES; DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY; PROFIT PERFORMANCE; FIRM; PROFITABILITY; INNOVATION; DETERMINANTS; INTEGRATION; OPERATIONS It is generally assumed that the performance of a firm improves with greater multinationality. Yet recent empirical studies have shown both a U-shaped relationship (which suggests an initially negative effect of international expansion on performance, before the positive returns of international expansion are realized) and an inverted-U-shaped relationship (which suggests that international expansion beyond an optimal level is again detrimental to performance, and results in a negative slope). This paper proposes a new unified three-stage theory of international expansion that incorporates both concepts in a sigmoid hypothesis. It then tests this on data from 11 service industries, highlighting the difference between knowledge-based and capital-intensive service sectors. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 5 18 14 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600002 J Globerman, S; Shapiro, D Governance infrastructure and US foreign direct investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GOVERNMENT POLICIES; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; EXCHANGE-RATES; UNITED-STATES; JAPANESE; DETERMINANTS; EXPERIENCE; INVESTORS; LOCATION; COUNTRY This paper examines the statistical importance of governance infrastructure as a determinant of US foreign direct investment (FDI). In broad terms, governance infrastructure represents attributes of legislation, regulation, and legal systems that condition freedom of transacting, security of property rights, and transparency of government and legal processes. Our econometric analysis uses a two-stage estimation procedure. In the first stage, the probability that a country is an FDI recipient is estimated. The results indicate that countries that fail to achieve a minimum threshold of effective governance are unlikely to receive any US FDI. Countries that receive no US FDI are typically countries that do not promote free and transparent markets, that have ineffective governments, and that often have legal systems that are not rooted in English common law. In the second stage, the analysis is restricted to those countries that did receive FDI flows. The estimated equations focus on the determinants of the amount of FDI received. Given that a country is a recipient of US FDI, governance infrastructure - including the nature of the legal system - is an important determinant of the amount received. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 19 39 21 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600003 J Van de Vliert, E Thermoclimate, culture, and poverty as country-level roots of workers' wages JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERSPECTIVE Most employees are under- or overpaid relative to their country's level of wealth. This 58-nation study makes a case for more temperate - less cold or hot - climate as a root of a more mastery-oriented culture, which in turn is associated with wealth-referenced overpayment. Overpayment is larger in poorer countries that also have a more temperate climate, a more mastery-oriented culture, or both. Supplementary examination of 25 rival predictors corroborated the conclusions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 40 52 13 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600004 J Steenkamp, JBEM; Batra, R; Alden, DL How perceived brand globalness creates brand value JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH; PRODUCT QUALITY; ORIGIN; PRICE; CULTURE; NAME In today's multinational marketplace, it is increasingly important to understand why some consumers prefer global brands to local brands. We delineate three pathways through which perceived brand globalness (PBG) influences the likelihood of brand purchase. Using consumer data from the U.S.A. and Korea, we find that PBG is positively related to both perceived brand quality and prestige and, through them, to purchase likelihood. The effect through perceived quality is strongest. PBG effects are weaker for more ethnocentric consumers. Tilburg Univ, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands; Univ Michigan, Sch Business, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; Univ Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Steenkamp, JBEM, Tilburg Univ, POB 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands 2001, ADFORMATIE 0111, P72; 2001, BUSINESS WEEK 0521, P18; AAKER DA, 1991, MANAGING BRAND EQUIT; ALDEN DL, 1999, J MARKETING, V63, P75; ANDERSON JC, 1988, PSYCHOL BULL, V103, P411; APPADURAI A, 1990, THEOR CULT SOC, V7, P295; BALABANIS G, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P157; BANDALOS DL, 2002, STRUCT EQU MODELING, V9, P78; BATRA R, 2000, J CONSUM PSYCHOL, V9, P83; BAUGHN CC, 1996, POLIT PSYCHOL, V17, P759; BEARDEN WO, 1982, J CONSUM RES, V9, P183; BECK E, 1999, CENTRAL EUROPEA 0531; BELK RW, 2000, MARKETING CONTRIBUTI, P120; BRANCH S, 2001, WALL STREET J 1031, B8; DAWAR N, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P81; DEMOOIJ M, 1998, GLOBAL MARKETING ADV; DILLON WR, 1994, MARKETING RES MARKET; DODDS WB, 1991, J MARKETING RES, V28, P307; ELK RW, 1993, GLOBAL LOCAL CONSUMP, V3, P1; FRIEDMAN J, 1990, THEOR CULT SOC, V7, P311; GER G, 1993, ADV CONSUM RES, V20, P102; GER G, 1999, CALIF MANAGE REV, V41, P64; HAN CM, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P235; HAN CM, 1990, EUR J MARKETING, V24, P24; HANNERZ U, 1990, THEOR CULT SOC, V7, P237; HASSAN SS, 1994, GLOBALIZATION CONSUM, P47; HOFSTEDE G, 1991, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; HUNTER ED, 1984, J MARKETING RES, V21, P463; HUNTER JE, 1990, METHODS METAANALYSIS; JACOBY J, 1985, PERCEIVED QUALITY; KAPFERER JN, 1997, STRATEGIC BRAND MANA; KELLER KL, 1992, J MARKETING RES, V29, P35; KELLER KL, 1998, STRATEGIC BRAND MANA; KOCHAN N, 1996, WORLDS GREATEST BRAN; KUMAR V, 2000, INT MARKETING RES; MCCRACKEN G, 1986, J CONSUM RES, V13, P71; MULLEN MR, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P573; NEFF J, 1999, ADVERTISING AGE, V70, P22; OLIVER RL, 1985, J CONSUM RES, V12, P324; PETERSON RA, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P883; PITCHER G, 1999, MARKETING WEEK, V22, P23; RAO AR, 1989, J MARKETING RES, V26, P351; SAMLI CA, 1995, INT CONSUMER BEHAV I; SHIMP TA, 1987, J MARKETING RES, V24, P280; SHOCKER AD, 1994, J MARKETING RES, V31, P149; SINGH J, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P597; STEENKAMP JBEM, 1998, J CONSUM RES, V25, P78; STEENKAMP JBEM, 1999, J MARKETING, V63, P55; THOMPSON CJ, 1999, J CONSUM RES, V26, P214; VANDEVIJVER FJR, 1997, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V1, P257; WALKER C, 1996, AM DEMOGR, V18, P42; YIP GS, 1995, TOTAL GLOBAL STRATEG; ZAMBUNI R, 1993, J BRAND MANAGEMENT, V1, P22 53 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 53 65 13 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600005 J Arino, A Measures of strategic alliance performance: an analysis of construct validity JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; INSTABILITY; COOPERATION; MODELS; TRUST This study evaluates the construct validity of measures of the performance of strategic alliances in 34 equity strategic alliances (SAs) and 45 contractual SAs. We discuss the content validity of existing measures in the light of current concepts of SA performance. Empirical results show that the fulfilment of strategic goals, and other organizational effectiveness measures of SA performance - such as overall performance satisfaction and net spillover effects - capture different underlying factors. The latter two measures display convergent validity. The results also support the discriminant validity of these two measures with respect to contractual changes and survival, but not with respect to longevity. Building on our findings, we propose an expanded definition of SA performance that considers both outcome and process performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 66 79 14 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600006 J Reynolds, NL; Simintiras, AC; Diamantopoulos, A Theoretical justification of sampling choices in international marketing research: key issues and guidelines for researchers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FRAMEWORK; CETSCALE; BEHAVIOR Sampling in the international environment needs to satisfy the same requirements as sampling in the domestic environment, but there are additional issues to consider, such as the need to balance within-country representativeness with cross-national comparability. However, most international marketing research studies fail to provide theoretical justification for their choice of sampling approach. This is because research design theory and sampling theory have not been well integrated in the context of international research. This paper seeks to fill the gap by developing a framework for determining a sampling approach in international studies. The framework is based on an assessment of the way in which sampling affects the validity of research results, and shows how different research objectives impact upon (a) the desired sampling method and (b) the desired sample characteristics. The aim is to provide researchers with operational guidance in choosing a sampling approach that is theoretically appropriate to their particular research aims. Univ Coll Swansea, European Business Management Sch, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales; Univ Loughborough, Sch Business, Loughborough, Leics, England Reynolds, NL, Univ Coll Swansea, European Business Management Sch, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales *ESOMAR, 2001, ESOMAR ANN STUD MARK; ADLER NJ, 1983, ACAD MANAGE REV, V8, P226; ALBAUM G, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P161; ALBAUM GS, 1998, J BUS RES, V42, P115; BALABANIS G, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P157; BERRY JW, 1969, INT J PSYCHOL, V4, P119; CALDER BJ, 1981, J CONSUM RES, V8, P197; CALDER BJ, 1982, J CONSUM RES, V9, P240; CALDER BJ, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V10, P112; CAVUSGIL ST, 1997, MANAGE INT REV, V37, P71; CHURCHILL GA, 1999, MARKETING RES METHOD; CRAIG CS, 2000, INT MARKETING RES; DEVAUS DA, 1996, SURVEYS SOCIAL RES; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1994, ADV INT MARKETING, V6, P161; DOUGLAS SP, 1994, RES TRADITIONS MARKE, P289; DOUGLAS SP, 1997, INT J RES MARK, V14, P379; FERBER R, 1977, J CONSUM RES, V4, P57; FORD JB, 1995, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V23, P120; FRIJDA N, 1966, INT J PSYCHOL, V1, P109; GREEN RT, 1975, J MARKETING, V39, P34; HAIR JF, 1998, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HASSAN SS, 1994, GLOBALIZATION CONSUM, P47; HEIMAN GW, 1998, UNDERSTANDING RES ME; HIBBERT E, 1993, MARKETING RES TO NOV, P222; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOLZGREVE W, 1994, CURR OPIN OBSTET GYN, V6, P3; JEANNET JP, 1998, GLOBAL MARKETING STR; JUDD CM, 1991, RES METHODS SOCIAL R; KERLINGER FN, 1986, FDN BEHAV RES; KUMAR V, 2000, INT MARKETING RES; LATOUR M, 1990, REV BUSINESS EC RES, V26, P68; LEE C, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P289; LENARTOWICZ T, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P781; LEUNG K, 1989, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V20, P133; LOHR SL, 1999, SAMPLING DESIGN ANAL; LONNER WJ, 1986, FIELD METHODS CROSS, P85; LYNCH JG, 1982, J CONSUM RES, V9, P225; LYNCH JG, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V10, P109; LYNCH JG, 1999, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V27, P367; MALHOTRA NK, 1996, INT MARKET REV, V13, P7; MALHOTRA NK, 2000, MARKETING RES APPL A; MCGRATH JE, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V10, P115; NASIF EG, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V31, P79; NETEMEYER RG, 1991, J MARKETING RES, V28, P320; SAMIEE S, 1994, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V22, P205; SCHWARTZ SH, 1995, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V26, P92; SHIMP TA, 1987, J MARKETING RES, V24, P280; SIN LY, 1999, J INT CONSUMER MARKE, V11, P75; SINGELIS TM, 1999, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V30, P315; SIVAKUMAR K, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P555; SNIJDERS TAB, 1999, MULTILEVEL ANAL; SONG XM, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P811; SOUGLAS SP, 1984, COMP MARKETING SYSTE, P93; STEENKAMP JBEM, 1999, J MARKETING, V63, P55; SUDMAN S, 1998, MARKETING RES PROBLE; SUDMAN S, 1999, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V27, P269; USUNIER JC, 1998, INT CROSS CULTURAL M; VANDEVIJVER F, 1997, METHODS DATA ANAL CR; VANHERK H, 2000, EQUIVALENCE CROSS NA; WHITMAN ME, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P673; WIND Y, 1971, Q J MANAGEMENT, V2, P105; WINTER LG, 1983, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V11, P417 62 8 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 80 89 10 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600007 J Brock, JKU The 'power' of international business research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STATISTICAL POWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; JOURNALS; RANKING Statistical power is the probability of accepting the null hypothesis when it is false (type II error). This research note reports the results of a statistical power analysis of international business research published in the journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, the Academy of Management Journal, and the Strategic Management Journal from 1990 to 1999. The results show that, although average statistical power is high compared with other disciplines, it is sufficient only for large effect sizes (ESs). Only studies published in the Journal of International Business Studies and the Academy of Management Journal achieve average statistical power levels that are sufficient for both medium and large ESs. Still the observed likelihood of committing type II errors in international business research is very high for small ESs (92%) and high for medium ESs (45%). In addition, statistical power is not explicitly mentioned or used by international business researchers, a weakness that this note is designed to change. 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Int. Bus. Stud. JAN 2003 34 1 90 99 10 Business; Management 698EL ISI:000183984600008 J Dunning, JH Some antecedents of internalization theory JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article multinational enterprise; the firm; foreign direct investment; the exchange function; the value-added function; transaction costs; internalization theory INTERNATIONAL-TRADE; FOREIGN-INVESTMENT; ECONOMICS This article reviews the main antecedents to Buckley and Casson's seminal volume The Future of the Multinational Enterprise (1976). In particular it considers and evaluates two main approaches to understanding the nature and function of firms viz the exchange approach and the value-added approach. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 108 115 8 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800002 J Safarian, AE Internalization and the MNE: a note on the spread of ideas JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internalization; MNE; history of thought FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; INTERNATIONAL-TRADE; FIRM; ECONOMICS; CORPORATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; HYMER; COSTS This paper examines the reasons for the impact of Buckley and Casson's The Future of the Multinationol Enterprise (1976) on research in international business (IB). Earlier work concentrated on ownership-specific advantages or locational determinants rather than the central concept of internalization. The few exceptions were incomplete or not well known. Internalization as applied to the MNE spread rapidly because of the appeal to IB researchers of an analytically powerful idea that was based on institutional economics and involved an accessible methodology. The spread was also helped by the parallel growth of transaction costs in the domestic theory of the firm, and the publication activity of the authors and their associates. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 116 124 9 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800003 J Rugman, AM; Verbeke, A Extending the theory of the multinational enterprise: internalization and strategic management perspectives JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article differentiated network; location-bound knowledge bundles; internalization theory; governance structure FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TRANSACTION COST THEORY; CORPORATION; ADVANTAGE; INDUSTRY; MODEL; VIEW; MNCS This paper assesses the continued relevance of Buckley and Casson's (1976) book on The Future of the Multinational Enterprise (MNE), against a background of increasing criticism of transaction-cost-related scholarly work. We demonstrate that the 'schism' that can currently be observed in the field between international business and international management is misguided, as the transaction cost/internalization school may offer useful insights to both management scholars and managers. For this to occur, however, it is necessary first to extend the empirical scope of transaction-cost-based reasoning to include the functioning of differentiated network MNEs. The paper suggests that Buckley and Casson's book still represents a beacon of clarity and a superb starting point for the study of the MNE, even if the complexity of this governance structure has grown far beyond what any international business scholar or even international management scholar could have predicted 25 years ago. Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA; Univ Oxford, Templeton Coll, Oxford OX1 2JD, England; Univ Calgary, Haskayne Sch Business, Calgary, AB, Canada Rugman, AM, Indiana Univ, Kelley Sch Business, 1309 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA ACS ZJ, 1997, SMALL BUS ECON, V9, P7; ALMEIDA P, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P155; BARTLETT CA, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I, P367; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BIRKINSHAW J, 2000, ENTREPRENEURSHIP GLO; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BURGELMAN RA, 1983, ADMIN SCI QUART, V28, P223; CANTWELL J, 1989, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVA; CHANDLER AD, 1962, STRATEGY STRUCTURE H; CHEN HM, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P445; COASE RH, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P386; DOZ YL, 1981, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V23, P15; DOZ YL, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P145; DUNNING JH, 1973, OXFORD ECON PAP, V25, P289; DUNNING JH, 1975, PROFITABILITY PERFOR; DUNNING JH, 1985, AM ECON REV, V75, P228; DUNNING JH, 1998, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V5, P1; DYER JH, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P660; GHEMAWAT P, 2003, J INT BUS STUD, V34, P138; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GHOSHAL S, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P13; HEDLUND G, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P73; HENNART JF, 1982, THEORY MULTINATIONAL; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V31, P71; HENNART JF, 2001, OXFORD HDB INT BUSIN, P127; HIRSCH S, 1967, LOCATION IND INT COM; JOHNSON HG, 1970, INT CORPORATION S, P33; KUEMMERLE W, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P1; MARKUSEN A, 1996, ECON GEOGR, V72, P293; NOHRIA N, 1997, DIFFERENTIATED NETWO; PEARCE RD, 1990, INTERNATIONALISATION; PENROSE E, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; PRAHALAD CK, 1981, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V22, P5; RUGMAN AM, 1981, INSIDE MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P761; RUGMAN AM, 1996, THEORY MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 2000, END GLOBALIZATION; RUGMAN AM, 2000, MULTINATIONALS FLAGS; RUGMAN AM, 2001, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V22, P237; RUGMAN AM, 2002, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V23, P769; RUGMAN AM, 2003, IN PRESS MANAGEMENT; SHAN WJ, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P267; TEECE DJ, 1977, ECON J, V87, P242; VERNON R, 1966, Q J ECON, V80, P190; VERNON R, 1971, SOVEREIGNTY BAY MULT; WELLS LT, 1971, INT ORGAN, V25, P447; WESSON TJ, 1993, THESIS HARVARD U CAM; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WILLIAMSON OE, 1981, J ECON LIT, V19, P1537; WILLIAMSON OE, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P1087 50 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 125 137 13 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800004 J Ghemawat, P Semiglobalization and international business strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article semiglobalization; globalization market integrations; market inperfections; location/location-specificity; firm strategy GLOBAL ECONOMY; INTEGRATION If markets were either completely isolated by or integrated across borders, there would be little room for international business strategy to have content distinctive from 'mainstream' strategy. But a review of the economic evidence about the international integration of markets indicates that we fall in between these extremes, into a state of incomplete cross-border integration that I refer to as semiglobalization. More specifically, most measures of market integration have scaled new heights in the last few decades, but still fall far short of economic theory's ideal of perfect integration. The diagnosis of semiglobalization does more than just supply a relatively stable frame of reference for thinking about the environment of cross-border operations. It also calls attention to the critical role of location-specificity in the prospects of distinctive content for international business strategy relative to mainstream business and corporate strategy. In addition, it flags factors/products subject to location-specificity as being salient from the perspective of international business. Finally, it highlights the scope for strategies that strive to capitalize on the (large) residual barriers to cross-border integration, as well as those that simply try to cope with them. Harvard Univ, Sch Business, Boston, MA 02163 USA Ghemawat, P, Harvard Univ, Sch Business, Soldiers Field Rd,Morgan Hall 227, Boston, MA 02163 USA *US CTR TRANSN COR, WORLD INV REP; *WORLD EC FOR, GLOB COMP REP; ALCACER J, 2001, KNOWLEDGE SEEKING HU; BALDWIN RE, 1997, NBER WORKING PAPER, V6904; BARRO RJ, 1995, EC GROWTH; BEKAERT G, 1995, J FINANC, V50, P403; BLONIGEN BA, 1997, AM ECON REV, V87, P447; BLOOMFIELD AI, 1968, PRINCETON STUDIES IN, V21; BORDO MD, 1999, NBER WORKING PAPER, V7195; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 2002, J INT BUS STUD, V33, P365; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CAVES RE, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P5; COASE RS, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P396; DEUTSCH KW, 1961, WORLD POLIT, V13, P267; DUNE N, 2001, FINANCIAL TIMES 0104, P4; FEENSTRA RC, 1998, J ECON PERSPECT, V12, P31; FELDSTEIN M, 1980, ECON J, V90, P314; FELDSTEIN M, 1995, EFFECTS TAXATION MUL, P43; FRANKEL JA, 1992, AM ECON REV, V82, P197; FRANKEL JA, 2001, EFFICIENCY EQUITY LE; GHEMAWAT P, 2000, UNPUB GLOBAL ADVANTA; GIDDENS A, 1996, UNRISD NEWS; HELD D, 1999, GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIO; HELLIWELL JF, 1998, MUCH DO NATL BORDERS; IRWIN DA, 1996, AM ECON REV, V86, P41; JAFFE AB, 1999, EC INNOVATION NEW TE, V8, P105; KELLER W, 2000, NBER WORKING PAPER, V7509; KENWOOD AG, 1989, GROWTH INT EC 1920 1; LEWIS KK, 1995, HDB INT EC, V3, P1913; MADDISON A, 1995, MONITORING WORLD EC; MARTIN SF, 2000, WORLD MIGRATION REPO; MCCARTY M, 1995, DEV BIOL STAND, V85, P3; MICKLETHWAIT J, 2000, FUTURE PERFECT CHALL; OBSTFELD M, 1997, NBER WORKING PAPER, V5960; PATEL P, 1994, NATL INNOVATION SYST; PENROSE ET, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; ROGOFF K, 1996, J ECON LIT, V34, P647; SCOTT B, 2000, EC STRATEGIES NATION; TEECE DJ, 1977, ECON J, V87, P242 42 12 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 138 152 15 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800005 J Doukas, JA; Lang, LHP Foreign direct investment, diversification and firm performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investments; industrial and international diversification; short-term and long-term performance; diversified and specialized firms CONGLOMERATE MERGER WAVE; CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION; FINANCING POLICIES; MARKET VALUATION; STOCK RETURNS; CASH FLOW; TOBIN Q; OWNERSHIP; ACQUISITIONS; DECISIONS In this study we present evidence that geographic diversification increases shareholder value and improves long-term performance when firms engage in core-related foreign direct (greenfield) investments. Non-core-related foreign investments are found to be associated with both short-term and long-term losses. Our results suggest that the synergy gains stemming from the internalization of markets are rooted in the core business of the firm. Geographic diversification outside the core business of the firm bears strongly against the prediction of the internalization hypothesis. The analysis also shows that, regardless of the industrial structure of the firm (that is, number of segments), foreign direct investments outside the core business of the firm are associated with a loss in shareholder value, whereas core-related (focused) foreign direct investments are found to be value increasing. Unrelated international diversification, however, is less harmful for diversified (multi-segment) than specialized (single-segment) firms. The larger gains to diversified firms suggest that operational and internal capital market efficiency gains are considerably greater in multi-segment than single-segment firms when both expand their core business overseas. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 153 172 20 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800006 J Henisz, WJ The power of the Buckley and Casson thesis: the ability to manage institutional idiosyncrasies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internationalization; political risk; institutions FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION; CORPORATE POLITICAL STRATEGY; EMERGING MARKETS; BUSINESS GROUPS; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; POLICY; ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY Recent patterns of rapid internationalization in sectors characterized by strong public interest and both government and domestic capital constraints seem, at first, inconsistent with the drivers of internationalization identified by Buckley and Casson (1976) for manufacturing industries in the postwar era. A more microanalytic perspective, however, identifies the ability to manage institutional idiosyncrasies as a firm-level capability akin to research or advertising that can drive internalization across national borders and thereby internationalization. These arguments are examined using evidence from the independent power production sector. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 173 184 12 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800007 J Guillen, MF Experience, imitation, and the sequence of foreign entry: wholly owned and joint-venture manufacturing by South Korean firms and business groups in China, 1987-1995 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign entry; joint ventures; China INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION STRATEGY; UNITED-STATES; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERORGANIZATIONAL IMITATION; CHOICE; MODE; PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; LOCATION; INDUSTRY The evolution of foreign entry in the form of joint ventures and wholly owned manufacturing operations is examined as a staged process shaped by experience and imitation dynamics at the firm, group, and industry levels of analysis. The expansion of South Korean firms into China between 1987 and 1995 lends support to the staged view of foreign entry. Over time, technology-intensive firms are more likely to abandon joint-venture entry modes, owing to contractual hazards. Firms in the same business group are found to imitate each other's choice of joint ventures and wholly owned plants. Firms in the same industry mimic each other's choice of wholly owned plants, though not of joint ventures. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 185 198 14 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800008 J Chung, W; Mitchell, W; Yeung, B Foreign direct investment and host country productivity: the American automotive component industry in the 1980s JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FDI; competition; productivity; automotive UNITED-STATES; SPILLOVER EFFICIENCY; FIRM GROWTH; COMPETITION; MANAGEMENT; JAPANESE; DYNAMICS; MARKETS; PLANTS; LEVEL Although several studies have shown that inward foreign direct investment (FDI) often leads to greater host country productivity, researchers have yet to determine the relative importance of direct technology transfer and competitive pressure. To assess the relative importance of the two channels, we examine the US auto-component industry between 1979 and 1991. During this period, Japanese automobile assemblers began to produce vehicles in North America, and began to purchase inputs from US auto-component manufacturers. Those US manufacturers that sold components to Japanese transplants would be the direct recipients of any technologies transferred from the Japanese. Although we find that the direct investment by Japanese assemblers was associated with overall productivity improvement in the US auto-component industry, we find little evidence of direct technology transfer. The productivity growth of US suppliers affiliated with Japanese assemblers was no greater than that of other, non-affiliated US suppliers. Further, we find that the Japanese assemblers tended to purchase components from less productive US suppliers and, moreover, that low-productivity suppliers that sold goods to Japanese assemblers had a higher survival rate than low-productivity suppliers that did not sell to Japanese firms. The results suggest that increased competitive pressure in the auto-sector was the main cause of overall productivity improvement, at least during the initial stages of FDI of the 1980s. 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MAR 2003 34 2 199 218 20 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800009 J Buckley, PJ; Casson, M The Future of the Multinational Enterprise in retrospect and in prospect JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Univ Leeds, Sch Business, Ctr Int Business, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England; Univ Reading, Reading, Berks, England Buckley, PJ, Univ Leeds, Sch Business, Ctr Int Business, Maurice Keyworth Bldg, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BUCKLEY PJ, 2002, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; COASE RH, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P386; DUNNING JH, 1958, AM INVESTMENT BRIT M; HYMER SH, 1990, REV ECON, V19, P949; MCMANUS JC, 1972, MULTINATIONAL FIRM N; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; SERVANSCHREIBER JJ, 1968, AM CHALLENGE; VERNON R, 1971, SOVEREIGNTY BAY; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES 10 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAR 2003 34 2 219 222 4 Business; Management 698EN ISI:000183984800010 J Delios, A; Henisz, WJ Policy uncertainty and the sequence of entry by Japanese firms, 1980-1998 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article internationalization; manufacturing; distribution; political hazards FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; BARGAINING POWER; JOINT VENTURES; KNOWLEDGE; PROFITABILITY; CORPORATIONS; EXPERIENCE; LOCATION We extend the stages model of internationalization to incorporate a sophisticated consideration of temporal and cross-national variation in the uncertainty of the policy environment. Using a sample of 6465 international expansions of 665 Japanese manufacturing firms in 49 countries, we develop arguments from internationalization and bargaining power perspectives to show how Japanese firms manage policy uncertainty in host country environments through the within-country sequencing of investments. Although a distribution to manufacturing entry sequence tends to prevail in countries with low levels of policy uncertainty, as uncertainty in the policy environment increases, initial entry by distribution is increasingly likely to be eschewed in favor of an initial entry by a joint venture manufacturing plant. We suggest that this change in investment sequence occurs as firms shift from an emphasis on developing knowledge about local markets and consumers in low-hazards markets to an international expansion strategy in uncertain policy environments that places knowledge development of the policy environment at the forefront of a firm's strategy. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 227 241 15 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800001 J Child, J; Chung, L; Davies, H The performance of cross-border units in China: a test of natural selection, strategic choice and contingency theories JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article China; cross-border investment; environment; Hong Kong; management; performance ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; TRANSITION ECONOMY; COEVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; MODELS This study tests the explanatory power of three theoretical frameworks for the performance of cross-border affiliates, by examining the experience of 615 Hong Kong firms managing operations in mainland China. The frameworks tested are: the natural selection approach, focused on the influence of the environment; the strategic choice approach, focused on managerial action; and the contingency approach, which emphasises the 'fit' between environmental contingencies and internal organisation. The results show that natural selection and strategic choice have a role to play, even when controlling for each other. They also support a simple approach to contingency, but not a more complex version involving interactions. Although the business and institutional environments do have a significant influence on the performance of cross-border affiliates in a transition economy, performance can be improved through strategic managerial action. In particular, leveraging local resources by developing trust between parent and affiliate, and maintaining close control and integration with the parent, are associated with enhanced performance. Univ Birmingham, Sch Business, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England; Univ Cambridge, St Johns Coll, Cambridge, England; Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Business Studies, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China Child, J, Univ Birmingham, Sch Business, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England *EIU, 1997, MULTINATIONAL COMPAN; *EIU, 1999, CHINA HAND; *HONG KONG TRAD DE, 2000, INV ENV CHIN MAINL S; *WORLD EC FOR, 2000, GLOB COMP REP 2000; BAIN JS, 1956, BARRIERS NEW COMPETI; BARNEY J, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P99; BEAMISH PW, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P103; BERGER R, 1998, SUCCESS ANAL GERMAN; BERRY AJ, 1995, MANAGEMENT CONTROL T; BJORKMAN I, 1997, DEV MANAGERIAL RESOU; BOISOT M, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P237; BRISLIN RW, 1970, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V1, P185; BURKE M, 1984, J MARKETING RES, V21, P343; CAPON N, 1996, INTEGRATIVE EXPLANAT; CHILD J, 1997, ORGAN STUD, V18, P43; CHILD J, 2000, MANAGING BUSINESS CH; CHILD J, 2003, J MANAGE STUD, V40, P286; COHEN J, 1983, APPL MULTIPLE REGRES; COOPER LG, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V10, P96; DAVIES H, 2003, IN PRESS J BUSINESS; DEVELLIS RF, 1991, SCALE DEV THEORY APP; DONALDSON L, 2001, CONTINGENCY THEORY O; DOTY DH, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P1196; DRAZIN R, 1985, ADM SCI Q, V30, P514; GALBRAITH JR, 1977, ORG DESIGN; GRANT RM, 2002, CONT STRATEGY ANAL; HAMEL G, 1994, CONPETING FUTURE; HANNAN MT, 1989, ORG ECOLOGY; HARZING AWK, 1999, MANAGING MULTINATION; HOSKISSON RE, 1999, J MANAGE, V25, P417; ILINITCH AY, 1998, MANAGING TIMES DISOR; JACCARD J, 1990, INTERACTION EFFECTS; JAWORSKI BJ, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P53; KENNEDY P, 1989, GUIDE ECONOMETRICS; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ORG ENV; LEWIN AY, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P519; LEWIN AY, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P535; LEWIN AY, 2001, ORGAN STUD, V22, R5; LUBMAN S, 1995, CHINA Q, V141, P1; LUO Y, 2000, GUANXI BUSINESS; LUO YD, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P269; MILES RE, 1978, ORG STRATEGY STRUCTU; NUNNALLY J, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; PAN YG, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P359; PENG MW, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P486; PENG MW, 2000, BUSINESS STRATEGIES; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; SAKO M, 1998, TRUST ORG CONCEPTUAL, P88; SCHERER FM, 1980, IND MARKET STRUCTURE; SHENKAR O, 1994, ADV CHINESE IND STUD, V4, P273; SMITH KW, 1979, SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS, V8, P35; STEENSMA HK, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P831; STUDWELL J, 2002, CHINA DREAM ELUSIVE; TABACHNIK BG, 1996, USING MULTIVARIATE S; TSUI AS, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P1515; VENKATRAMAN N, 1986, ACAD MANAGE REV, V11, P801; WEBER M, 1978, EC SOC; WILLIAMS LJ, 1989, J APPL PSYCHOL, V74, P462; YAN A, 1996, MANAGEMENT ISSUES CH, P106; YATSKO P, 1997, FAR E EC REV 1218, V160, P52; ZAHEER A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P141 63 9 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 242 254 13 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800002 J Law, KS; Tse, DK; Zhou, N Does human resource management matter in a transitional economy? China as an example JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article human resource management; perception of top management; China; Chinese management FIRM PERFORMANCE; MARKET ENTRY; IMPACT; MODEL; EXPERIENCE; ORDER; FIEFS This paper investigates the significance of how firms manage their human resources (HRs) within the confines of powerful social institutions in a transitional economy, the People's Republic of China (China). We propose that two dimensions, the role of human resource management (RHR) and followers' perception of the leader (TOP), are important contributors to firm performance as are the influences of the regional economy and firm ownership. We tested our hypotheses with a survey of 180 firms from nine cities in China. We found that both role of HRM (RHR) and follower's perception of top-level management (TOP) are important to firm performance. The study confirms that while social institutions remain powerful in a transitional economy, effective HRM is important to firm performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 255 265 11 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800003 J Lenartowicz, T; Johnson, JP A cross-national assessment of the values of Latin America managers: contrasting hues or shades of gray? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article values; culture; Latin America PERSONAL VALUES; RATING PROCEDURES; CONSUMER VALUES; UNITED-STATES; CULTURE; DIMENSIONS; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; PERFORMANCE; ENTERPRISE We draw upon studies from the social sciences to develop and test hypotheses about similarities and differences in the importance of values among managers in 12 Latin American countries. Using the Rokeach Value Survey, data from 1015 owner-managers of small businesses indicated convergence among values relating to group interests, but significant variation among values serving individual interests. In addition, several groups of countries were identified as culturally similar, whereas Brazil and Mexico remained culturally discrete. The results suggest that common perceptions of Latin America as a culturally homogeneous region are stereotypical and incorrect, and that divergence in the importance of values can explain differences in business phenomena across the region. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 266 281 16 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800004 J Hejazi, W; Pauly, P Motivations for FDI and domestic capital formation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article foreign direct investment; domestic capital formation FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; TRADE Changing patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) stock have raised important questions about their impact on domestic economies. For example, it is often thought that increased inward FDI contributes to domestic capital formation, whereas increased outward FDI reduces it. We demonstrate that such generalizations are inappropriate. We develop hypotheses linking the impact of FDI to the underlying motivation for investment. These hypotheses are tested using available Canadian industry-level data. The implication of our results is that rapid growth in outward FDI, relative to inward growth, should not be considered as a negative development, and may reflect success. Univ Toronto, Joseph L Rotman Sch Management, Toronto, ON M5S 3E6, Canada Hejazi, W, Univ Toronto, Joseph L Rotman Sch Management, 105 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3E6, Canada *UN CTR TRAD DEV, 2001, WORLD INV REP 2001 P; BORENSZTEIN E, 1998, J INT ECON, V45, P115; BRAINARD SL, 1997, AM ECON REV, V87, P520; CAMERON RA, 1998, 26 IND CAN; CAVES RE, 1971, CAPITAL TRANSFERS EC; FELDSTEIN M, 1980, ECON J, V90, P314; FELDSTEIN M, 1995, EFFECTS TAXATION MUL; HEJAZI W, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P491; HEJAZI W, 2001, ATLANTIC ECON J, V29, P420; LIPSEY RE, 1984, REV ECON STAT, V66, P304; LIPSEY RR, 2000, NBER WORKING PAPER, V7810; PENNER RG, 1970, CANADIAN J EC, V3, P213; RAO S, 1994, CANADIAN BASED MULTI, V4; RUGMAN AM, 1980, MULTINATIONALS CANAD; RUGMAN AM, 1990, MUTINATIONALS CANADA; STEVENS GVG, 1992, J INT MONEY FINANC, V11, P40; TREFLER D, 1999, POLICY OPTIONS JUL, P66 17 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 282 289 8 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800005 J Luo, Y Market-seeking MNEs in an emerging market: How parent-subsidiary links shape overseas success JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article multi national enterprise; parent subsidiary links; emergent market INTEGRATION-RESPONSIVENESS FRAMEWORK; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION; GLOBAL INDUSTRIES; PERFORMANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIES; BUSINESS This study extends research on parent-subsidiary links, applying new theoretical perspectives - those of resource dependence and dynamic capability - to the new empirical setting of an emerging market. We suggest that parent-subsidiary links help to mitigate emerging market threats by reducing external dependence, and help to capitalize on emerging market opportunities by enhancing local responsiveness. We identify four dimensions (resource commitment, information flow, local responsiveness and control flexibility) to parent-subsidiary links, and examine environmental effects in moderating the contribution of these dimensions. The analysis of 196 Multi National Enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries in China shows that a parent firm's control flexibility, resource commitment and local responsiveness exert a strong and positive influences on subsidiary performance. These influences are weaker when regulatory interference is higher, but stronger when industrial opportunity is richer. 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Int. Bus. Stud. MAY 2003 34 3 290 309 20 Business; Management 693PV ISI:000183727800006 J Buckley, PJ; Clegg, J; Wang, CQ The impact of inward FDI on the performance of Chinese manufacturing firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; ECONOMIC TRANSITION; PANEL-DATA; TECHNOLOGY; SPILLOVERS; PRODUCTIVITY; ENTERPRISES; INDUSTRY Using detailed cross-section data for 1995, non-Chinese MNEs are found to generate technological and international market access spillover benefits for Chinese firms, while overseas Chinese investors confer only market access benefits, State-owned enterprises reap no benefits, and indeed receive negative spillovers from overseas investors, in marked contrast to the positive spillovers gained by collectively-owned firms. These findings underline the importance of reform in state-owned enterprises to raise the absorptive capacity of the Chinese domestically-owned sector. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 637 655 19 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900002 J Brouthers, LE; Xu, KF Product stereotypes, strategy and performance satisfaction: The case of Chinese exporters JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; TRANSITION ECONOMY; FIRMS; EXPERIENCE; MARKET; ENTERPRISES Does following a product strategy of price leadership result in superior performance satisfaction for Chinese exporters? Does branding products and targeting less developed countries significantly improve Chinese exporters' satisfaction with export performance? Results indicate performance satisfaction decreased when Chinese firms pursued price leadership product strategies. While performance satisfaction increased when Chinese exporters used a branding product strategy, branding products and targeting other less developed countries with these brands significantly increased performance satisfaction over branding alone. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 657 677 21 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900003 J Singh, N; Kundu, S Explaining the growth of e-commerce corporations (ECCs): An extension and application of the eclectic paradigm JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; ELECTRONIC MARKETS; NETWORKS The emergence of the Internet has created a dynamic electronic marketplace, where a new species of e-commerce corporations are taking root. However, the factors affecting the growth of these e-commerce corporations is a relatively unexplored area in international business. This study contributes to the international business literature in two significant ways. First, it attempts to critically evaluate the major inter-national business theories to identify the variables affecting the growth of e-commerce corporations. Second, the proposed framework in the study extends the explanatory power of the eclectic paradigm not only by interpreting the paradigm in the context of e-business, but also by including an element of network-based advantages to the OLI-configuration. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 679 697 19 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900004 J Hennart, JF; Zeng, M Cross-cultural differences and joint venture longevity JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ALLIANCES; PARTNERS; KEIRETSU; IMPACT In this paper we test whether national cross cultural differences between joint venture (JV) parents affect JV longevity by comparing that of two categories of JVs placed in the same environment, those between two or more Japanese parents on one hand, and those between Japanese and American parents, on the other. Carefully controlling for other factors that may affect JV longevity, we find that the longevity of Japanese-American JVs is lower than that of Japanese-Japanese JVs. Such effects, however, appear only for dissolutions that result from the sale of the venture to one of the partners, not for those due to liquidation or sale to a third party. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 699 716 18 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900005 J Nobeoka, K; Dyer, JH; Madhok, A The influence of customer scope on supplier learning and performance in the Japanese automobile industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; AUTO INDUSTRY; FIRM; TECHNOLOGY; ALLIANCES; NETWORKS; MODEL Most studies of Japanese supplier-automaker relationships hove focused on the nature of the dyadic interfirm relationship and the performance of the assembler. We examine the relationship from the point of view of the supplier and argue that a broad "customer scope strategy" (i.e., number of customers) leads to superior performance, primarily because of learning opportunities. In addressing these learning Opportunities, we draw attention to the important distinction between relation-specific and re-deployable knowledge and the complementary relationship between them. Our analysis of 125 Japanese suppliers supports the key argument that less exclusive ties may be a superior strategy. The argument has important implications for vertical integration and the structure of buyer-supplier relations. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 717 736 20 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900006 J Makhija, MV; Stewart, AC The effect of national context on perceptions of risk: A comparison of planned versus free-market managers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL; DECISION-MAKING; EASTERN-EUROPE; STRATEGY; LOCUS; AMBIGUITY; BEHAVIOR; REFORM; PRIVATIZATION; DETERMINANTS A model is developed to explain the effect of national context on risk-related decisions. An essential feature of risk-related decisions is substantial uncertainty, or inadequate information, as well as significant consequences regarding future outcomes. We argue that differences in information flows and consequences across national institutional environments affect the perceived uncertainty of decision situations. For this reason, the institutional environment in which managers reside should play a fundamental and systematic role in influencing their perceptions of risk. We test our model on managers from two environments that contrast in terms of information and consequences related to risk, a free-market economy (the U.S.) and a centrally planned economy (the Czech Republic in 1992). Our results indicate that the institutional environment does indeed play a strong and systematic role in explaining managers' risk-related decisions. Thus, national environment appears to be an important contextual condition to which the propensity to take risks is sensitive. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 737 756 20 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900007 J Skarmeas, D; Katsikeas, CS; Schlegelmilch, BB Drivers of commitment and its impact on performance in cross-cultural buyer-seller relationships: The importer's perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; MARKETING CHANNEL; TRUST; OPPORTUNISM; GOVERNANCE; BEHAVIOR; ORGANIZATIONS; EXCHANGE; DYADS; MODEL Much of the recent literature on interorganizational relations provides evidence that relationship commitment can produce significant benefits for firms. Somewhat surprisingly, limited attention has been devoted to the role that commitment plays in international buyer-seller associations, Merging findings from the international business and transaction cost economics literature, we propose and test a model that explains how commitment develops and its impact on performance in cross-cultural interorganizational relations. A sample of 216 overseas distributor-manufacturer relationships provides the empirical setting for this research, The findings suggest that transaction specific investments by the importer and exporter opportunism affect importer commitment, and that environmental volatility and cultural sensitivity are indirectly associated with commitment through opportunism. Most important, the study reveals that an importer's commitment has a positive impact on its performance in the relationship. However, no relationship is established between environmental volatility and commitment. The implications of the study ore discussed, along with limitations and directions for future research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 757 783 27 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900008 J Hofstede, G; Van Deusen, CA; Mueller, CB; Charles, TA Business Goals Network What goals do business leaders pursue? A study in fifteen countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ETHICAL PERCEPTIONS; NATIONAL CULTURE; UNITED-STATES; VALUES; US; ENTREPRENEURS; MANAGERS; STUDENTS; SYSTEMS; ENTRY Goals-in-use of successful businesspersons were rated by over 1,800 junior managers and professionals, attending evening MBA courses at local universities in 15 countries. A hierarchical cluster analysis of perceived goals divided the countries into seven clusters, The relative ordering of goals within these clusters suggested seven different archetypal business leader roles, Perceptions correlated significantly with national wealth, as well as with dimensions of national culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 785 803 19 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900009 J Tschoegl, AE FDI and internationalization: Evidence from US subsidiaries of foreign banks JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Nine foreign banks own the ten largest U.S, affiliates or subsidiaries of foreign banks. These account for 86% of the assets in affiliates and subsidiaries. Their histories suggest that most now represent an attempt by the parents to grow outside the confines of home markets. Original motives for their establishment have included ethnic banking and operational stability stemming from geographical dispersion. There is one major instance of acquiring copabilities, but it does not involve retail banking. The dispersal of national origins suggests that bank-specific capabilities are the primary source of the parents' competitive advantage. Being from English speaking countries also appears to help. Lastly, the growth of the affiliates and subsidiaries has not come from incremental growth but rather from a rearrangement of assets among banks. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 4 805 815 11 Business; Management 618XL ISI:000179442900010 J Makino, S; Lau, CM; Yeh, RS Asset-exploitation versus asset-seeking: Implications for location choice of foreign direct investment from newly industrialized economies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; FIRMS; INDUSTRY; ENTRY This study examined several hypotheses regarding the location choice of foreign direct investment from newly industrialized economies (NIEs). Using a sample of 328 Taiwanese firms in the analysis, this study found that the firms motivations had a significant impact on the choice of their investment location (developed countries vs. less developed countries), yet this impact was moderated by the capabilities that the firms possessed. The results suggest that both asset-exploitation and asset-seeking aspects of investments are predictive of the NIE firm's location choice of investment. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 403 421 19 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300001 J Danis, WM; Parkhe, A Hungarian-Western partnerships: A grounded theoretical model of integration processes and outcomes JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; EASTERN-EUROPE; UNITED-STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; BARGAINING POWER; PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; ACQUISITIONS; ECONOMIES International cooperative ventures (ICVs) are known to be strongly influenced by the parent firms' values, practices, and systems (VPSs). However, less clear is whether and why VPSs actually adopted by and ICV are those of either parent singly, both parents jointly, or neither parent. This question is especially timely in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe, where cooperative activity with Western multinationals is growing rapidly, and where decades-old legacies of communism abound. In this exploratory study, we used a multiple case study methodology to examine 17 Hungarian-Western ICVs. Results show that a majority of the ICVs adopted the VPSs of the Western partner. We develop a theoretical model of integration process and outcomes, and suggest future research directions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 423 455 33 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300002 J Zhang, Y; Rajagopalan, N Inter-partner credible threat in international joint ventures: An infinitely repeated prisoner's dilemma model JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BARGAINING POWER; PERFORMANCE; COOPERATION; ALLIANCES; OWNERSHIP; CHOICE; TRUST; FIRM We use an infinitely repeated prisoner's dilemma model to examine the role of inter-partner credible threat in international joint ventures (IJVs). Inter-partner credible threat refers to the certainty of either partner's retaliation given the other partner's earlier cheating. We argue that inter-partner credible threat represents the first order determinant and partners' management control represents the second order determinant of partner payoffs. When inter-partner credible threat is present, both partners achieve balanced payoffs whereas when it is absent, partners' relative payoffs. In-depth interview data from four IJVs in China provide preliminary support for our theoretical arguments. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 457 478 22 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300003 J Currall, SC; Inkpen, AC A multilevel approach to trust in joint ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; INTERPERSONAL-TRUST; BARGAINING POWER; PERFORMANCE; ALLIANCES; RISK; TRUSTWORTHINESS; DETERMINANTS; COOPERATION; EVOLUTION This article examines issues of level in the study of joint venture trust. In particular, we explain how international joint venture (IJV) trust can be conceptualized and measured at the person, group, and firm levels. To do this, we (1) provide a definition of IJV trust applicable to persons, groups, and firms, (2) promote alignment of levels of theory and measurement through the use of a 3x3 approach to guide researchers in identifying the level at which they are theorizing and the proper level of measurement, and (3) propose operational measures of IJV trust across levels and dimensions in order to lay a solid foundation for theory testing. Rice Univ, Jones Grad Sch Management, Houston, TX 77251 USA Currall, SC, Rice Univ, Jones Grad Sch Management, Houston, TX 77251 USA ARINO A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P306; AULAKH PS, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P1005; BACHARACH SB, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P496; BARNEY JB, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P175; BARTAL D, 1990, GROUP BELIEFS; BAZERMAN M, 2001, JUDGMENT MANAGERIAL; BIGLEY GA, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P405; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P31; BUTLER JK, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P643; CHILD J, 2001, ORGAN DYN, V29, P274; CUMMINGS LL, 1996, TRUST ORG FRONTIERS, P302; CURRALL SC, 1992, J APPL BEHAV SCI, V28, P296; CURRALL SC, 1995, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V64, P151; DAS TK, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P491; DAS TK, 2000, IN PRESS ORG STUDIES; DAVIS JH, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P563; DONEY PM, 1997, J MARKETING, V61, P35; DONEY PM, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P601; DOZ YL, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P55; DYER JH, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P259; GHILD J, 1998, STRATEGIES COOPERATI; GIBSON CB, 2000, GROUP ORGAN MANAGE, V25, P67; GIFFIN K, 1967, PSYCHOL BULL, V68, P104; GULATI R, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P85; GUZZO RA, 1993, BRIT J SOC PSYCHOL, V32, P87; HUBER GP, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P47; INKPEN AC, 1995, MANAGEMENT INT JOINT; INKPEN AC, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P177; INKPEN AC, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P308; INKPEN AC, 1998, J INT MANAGEMENT, V4, P1; INKPEN AC, 1998, THUNDERBIRD CASE SER; JAMES LR, 1982, J APPL PSYCHOL, V67, P219; JEFFRIES FL, 2000, ACAD MANAGE REV, V25, P873; JOHNSON JL, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P981; KEE H, 1970, J CONFLICT RESOLUT, V14, P357; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KLEIN KJ, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P195; KLEIN KJ, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P243; KRAMER RM, 1996, TRUST ORG FRONTIERS, P357; KUMAR N, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P1633; MADHOK A, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P117; MARCH JG, 1987, MANAGE SCI, V33, P1404; MAYER RC, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P709; MICHEL JG, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P9; NELSON RR, 1982, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; NOOTEBOOM B, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P308; OSIGWEH CAB, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P579; OSTROFF C, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P1345; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; RAO A, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P665; RING PS, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P90; ROTTER JB, 1980, AM PSYCHOL, V35, P1; ROUSSEAU DM, 1985, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V7, P1; ROUSSEAU DM, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P393; SALK JE, 1992, THESIS MIT; SITKIN SB, 1992, ACAD MANAGE REV, V17, P9; WHITENER EM, 1998, ACAD MANAGE REV, V23, P513; YAN AM, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1478; ZAHEER A, 1998, ORGAN SCI, V9, P141 59 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 479 495 17 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300004 J Maignan, I; Ralston, DA Corporate social responsibility in Europe and the US: Insights from businesses' self-presentations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article WEB PAGES; PERFORMANCE; ETHICS The paper compares the extent and content of businesses' communications about corporate social responsibility (CSR) in France, the Netherlands, the U.K., and the U.S. In particular, the study investigates the nature of CSR principles, processes, and stakeholder issues discussed in web pages. The results show that businesses in the four countries do not display the same eagerness to appear as socially responsible and employ diverse means to convey social responsibility images. Catholic Univ Nijmegen, NL-6500 HC Nijmegen, Netherlands; Univ Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 USA Maignan, I, Catholic Univ Nijmegen, NL-6500 HC Nijmegen, Netherlands *ESIS, 2000, INF SOC IND MEMB STA; *USIC ITTA INC, 2000, STAT INT 2000; ADAMS BJ, 1998, J NEMATOL, V30, P1; BENNETT R, 1998, INT MARKET REV, V15, P458; CLARKSON MBE, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P92; CLOUGH SB, 1960, POLITICAL SCI Q, V37, P87; ESROCK SL, 1998, PUBLIC RELAT REV, V24, P305; ESROCK SL, 2000, PUBLIC RELAT REV, V26, P327; GARDNER MP, 1988, J SMALL BUS MANAGE, V26, P44; GRAHL J, 1997, NEW POLITICAL EC, V2, P405; GRAY R, 1996, ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTAB; HANDEMAN JM, 1999, J MARKETING, V63, P33; HOOGHIEMSTRA R, 2000, J BUS ETHICS, V27, P55; LANGLOIS CC, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P519; LEWIS A, 2000, J BUS ETHICS, V3, P215; MAIGNAN I, 1999, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V27, P455; ROWLEY T, 2000, BUS SOC, V39, P397; SEN S, 2001, J MARKETING RES, V38, P225; SWANSON DL, 1995, ACAD MANAGE REV, V20, P43; VOGEL D, 1992, CALIFORNIA MANAG FAL, P30; WEAVER GR, 2001, J BUS ETHICS, V30, P3; WOOD DJ, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P691; WOOD DJ, 1995, INT J ORG ANAL, V3, P229 23 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 497 514 18 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300005 J Evans, J; Mavondo, FT Psychic distance and organizational performance: An empirical examination of international retailing operations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FIRMS We develop a reconceptualization and operationalization of psychic distance that broadens the concept. We then empirically test this operationalization and investigate the relationship between psychic distance and organizational performance. Our results suggest that psychic distance, as a summary construct, explains a significant proportion of the variance in financial performance and strategic effectiveness. However, disaggregation of the construct substantially increases its explanatory power. The results also support a psychic distance paradox, where psychic distance has a positive relationship with organizational performance. Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Business Sch, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia; Monash Univ, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia Evans, J, Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Business Sch, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia AGARWAL S, 1994, J INT MARKETING, V2, P63; AKEHURST G, 1995, INT RETAILING, P204; ALEXANDER N, 1995, INT RETAILING TRENDS; ALEXANDER N, 1997, INT RETAILING; ALI Y, 1995, THESIS U WOLLONGONG; BECKERMANN W, 1956, REV ECON STAT, V28, P31; CAVUSGIL ST, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P1; CICIC M, 1999, J GLOB MARK, V12, P81; DICHTL E, 1987, MANAGING EXPORT ENTR, P111; DUPUIS M, 1996, INT J RETAIL DISTRIB, V24, P30; EDWARDS JR, 2001, ORGAN RES METHODS, V4, P144; EVANS J, 2000, INT MARKET REV, V17, P164; FERNIE J, 1992, EUR J MARKETING, V26, P35; FLETCHER R, 1998, J GLOB MARK, V12, P47; FRANKO LG, 1971, JOINT VENTURE SURVIV; GERBING DW, 1988, J MARKETING RES, V25, P186; HANISCH KA, 1998, J ORGAN BEHAV, V19, P463; HOFSTEDE G, 1983, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V13, P46; HOFSTEDE G, 1991, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; HOLLANDER S, 1970, MULTINATIONAL RETAIL; JOHANSON J, 1975, J MANAGE STUD, V12, P305; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P22; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; LEE DJ, 1998, J GLOB MARK, V11, P7; LI JT, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P209; NAGASHIMA S, 1999, ADV EUROPEAN AM FOOD; NORDSTROM K, 1994, INT TRADE REGIONAL G; NUNALLY J, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; OGRADY S, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P309; PAUNONEN SV, 1999, J ORGAN BEHAV, V20, P389; PEARSALL J, 1998, NEW OXFORD DICT ENGL; SHOHAM A, 1996, J GLOB MARK, V10, P53; STOTTINGER B, 1998, INT MARKET REV, V15, P357; STOTTINGER B, 2000, INT MARKET REV, V17, P169; SWIFT JS, 1999, INT MARKET REV, V16, P182; VAHLNE JE, 1973, EXPORT FOREIGN ESTAB; VAHLNE JE, 1977, PSYCHIC DISTANCE INH; WILLIAMS D, 1992, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V8, P269 38 10 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 515 532 18 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300006 J Lau, CM; Tse, DK; Zhou, N Institutional forces and organizational culture in China: Effects on change schemas, firm commitment and job satisfaction JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INVESTMENT DECISIONS; STRATEGIC CHOICE; MANAGERIAL; COGNITION; INITIATIVES; PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; TRANSITION; FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIES This paper examines the effects of institutional forces on change schemas of senior managers, mid-level managers and front-line workers of different types of firms in China. We postulate that several socio-economic forces including regional economic prosperity, firm type (state-owned and foreign-invested), within-firm ranks, and organizational cultures are at work. The cognitive differences among people in local and foreign firms operating in similar contexts are examined. Through a survey of 3,690 managers and workers we test hypotheses that relate various institutional forces on how individuals perceive, evaluate and infer future changes that challenge them. We also examine the effects of individual change schema on firm commitment and job satisfaction, two indicators that may mediate future changes in these firms. Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Management, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; Univ Hong Kong, Chinese Management Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; Peking Univ, Guanghua Sch Management, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China; City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Mkt, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China Lau, CM, Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Management, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China ABELSON RP, 1986, KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES, P1; ALDRICH HE, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P645; BOISOT M, 1992, ORGAN STUD, V13, P161; BRYK AS, 1992, HIERARCHICAL LINEAR; CALORI R, 1992, BRIT J MANAGE, V3, P61; CANTOR N, 1990, AM PSYCHOL, V45, P735; CHENG JY, 1993, CHINA REV 1993; CHILD J, 1994, MANAGEMENT CHINA AGE; CHILD J, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P60; CHILD J, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P5; DENISON DR, 1995, ORGAN SCI, V6, P204; DETERT JR, 2000, ACAD MANAGE REV, V25, P850; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; ELLIOTT CS, 1998, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V35, P455; ENSLEY MD, 2002, J BUS VENTURING, V17, P365; FISKE ST, 1991, SOCIAL COGNITION; GINSBERG A, 1995, ORGAN STUD, V16, P425; HAMBRICK DC, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P401; HENNART JF, 1994, J MANAGE STUD, V31, P193; HITT MA, 1995, ACAD MANAGEMENT EXEC, V9, P12; HITT MA, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P159; HOSKISSON RE, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P249; LAU CM, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P537; LAU CM, 1996, INT BUSINESS REV, V5, P469; LAU CM, 1998, CHINA 2000 EMERGING, P25; LAU CM, 1998, MANAGING STRATEGICAL, P101; LAU CM, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P95; LI S, 1998, MARKET FORCES PLANNE; LIEBESKIND JP, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P93; LU Y, 1995, ORGAN STUD, V16, P395; MARKUS H, 1985, HDB SOCIAL PSYCHOL, V1, P137; MARTIN J, 1992, CULTURES ORG 3 PERSP; MCKINLEY W, 2000, ACAD MANAGE REV, V25, P227; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGES EC PERFO; OLIVER C, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P145; OLIVER C, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P697; OREILLY CA, 1995, ORG CHANGE REDESIGN, P147; PALMER DA, 1993, ADMIN SCI QUART, V38, P100; PENG MW, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P492; PFEFFER J, 1997, NEW DIRECTIONS ORG T; POOLE PP, 1990, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V15, P271; QUINN RE, 1988, RATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RAJAGOPALAN N, 1993, J MANAGE, V19, P349; RAJAGOPALAN N, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P48; RAMASWAMY K, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P63; REGER RK, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P22; RIOLLISALTZMAN L, 2001, ACAD MANAGE EXEC, V15, P114; SCOTT WR, 1995, I ORG; SHENKAR O, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P56; TOLBERT PS, 1996, HDB ORG STUDIES, P175; TRIPSAS M, 2000, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V21, P1147; TSE DK, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P779; TSE DK, 2000, CMC1999003 U HONG KO; WALDER AG, 1995, AM J SOCIOL, V101, P263; WALSH JP, 1995, ORGAN SCI, V6, P280; WEHRUNG DA, 1989, J RISK UNCERTAINTY, V2, P189; XIN KR, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P1641 57 11 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 533 550 18 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300007 J Herrmann, P; Datta, DK CEO successor characteristics and the choice of foreign market entry mode: An empirical study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; TOP-MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; EXECUTIVE SUCCESSION; STRATEGIC CHANGE; PERFORMANCE; TENURE; TEAM; CORPORATIONS; ENVIRONMENT Based on the upper echelons theory, this study of 126 CEO successions and 271 foreign market entry events examines the relationships between successor CEO characteristics and choice of entry mode. Results indicate that CEO position tenure, throughput functional background and international experience are associated with full-control entry modes. Additionally, these relationships were observed in the subgroup of high-performing firms but not in the low-performing subgroup. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 551 569 19 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300008 J Kwok, CCY; Arpan, JS Internationalizing the business school: A global survey in 2000 JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article We summarize the major findings of the sixth global survey of business school internationalization sponsored by the Academy of International Business (AIB). The survey covers various aspects of internationalization including: objectives, organizational issues, curriculum and faculty internationalization, foreign institutional arrangements, and satisfaction with progress achieved. The empirical results indicate that across all dimensions, significant progress continued to be made in the internationalization of business schools. Univ S Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA Kwok, CCY, Univ S Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA ARPAN JS, 1993, INT BUSINESS ED 1990; ARPAN JS, 2001, INT BUSINESS SCH GLO; DANIELS JD, 1974, INT BUSINESS CURRICU; GROSSE R, 1980, INT BUSINESS CURRICU; TERPSTRA V, 1969, U ED INT BUSINESS; THANOPOULOS J, 1986, INT BUSINESS CURRICU 6 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 571 581 11 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300009 J Werner, S; Brouthers, LE How international is management? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BUSINESS JOURNALS; RANKING; JAPANESE As business becomes more international, have academic journals, particularly management journals, followed suit? In this paper we examine the amount and type of international research in 19 top management journals from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1996 to 2000. International business studies are classified as multinational enterprise (MNE) research and comparative research. Although the amount and type of international content varies by journal, it appears that many management journals are increasing their international content while others are not. Univ Houston, CT Bauer Coll Business, Houston, TX 77004 USA; Univ Akron, Dept Mkt & Int Business, Akron, OH 44325 USA Werner, S, Univ Houston, CT Bauer Coll Business, Houston, TX 77004 USA DUBOIS FL, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P689; DUBOIS FL, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P197; GOMEZMEJIA LR, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P921; HUNDLEY G, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P1659; INKPEN AC, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P193; JOHNSON JL, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1392; KACMAR KM, 2000, ORGAN RES METHODS, V3, P392; LEE PM, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P879; PIERCE B, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P69; RICKS DA, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P1; RICKS DA, 1990, J MANAGE, V16, P219; RICKS DA, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P1; SWAN PF, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P462; TAHAI A, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P279; TIHANYI L, 2000, J MANAGE, V26, P1157; TRIESCHMANN JS, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P1130; VANFLEET DD, 2000, J MANAGE, V26, P839; WERNER S, 2002, J MANAGEMENT, V28 18 3 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 583 591 9 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300010 J Ito, K; Rose, EL Foreign direct investment location strategies in the tire industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTIMARKET CONTACT; DETERMINANTS; DECISION; FIRM We analyze the nature of international competition among multinational firms in the tire industry. Using the frameworks of the theories of oligopolistic reaction and foreign direct investment, we find that the firms' investment patterns are related to the number and identities of competitors, host country characteristics, and foreign experience. Global tire companies from several nations demonstrate oligopolistic reaction behavior. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 593 602 10 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300011 J Verwaal, E; Donkers, B Firm size and export intensity: Solving an empirical puzzle JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR This paper presents a transaction costs analysis of the firm size and export intensity relationship. We submit that relation-specific investments and the costs of safeguarding these investments play a significant role in export relationships. Firm size related differences with respect to these factors are used to explain the different relationships between firm size and export intensity that have been found in previous studies. The theoretical framework is tested empirically, and support is found for different industries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 603 613 11 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300012 J Cadogan, JW; Diamantopoulos, A; Siguaw, JA Export market-oriented activities: Their antecedents and performance consequences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORIENTATION; FRAMEWORK This paper extends the study of market orientation into the international arena by developing and testing hypotheses relating to the antecedents to and consequences of market-oriented activities in firms' export operations. Export experience, export dependence and coordinating capabilities were found to be positively related to export market-oriented activities. In turn, export market-oriented activities were positively associated with aspects of export performance. Aston Univ, Sch Business, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England; Univ Loughborough, Sch Business, Loughborough, Leics, England; Cornell Univ, Sch Hotel Adm, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Cadogan, JW, Aston Univ, Sch Business, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England CADOGAN JW, 1995, J STRATEGIC MARKETIN, V3, P41; CADOGAN JW, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P689; CAVUSGIL ST, 1994, J MARKETING, V56, P1; COOPER S, 1998, BANK ENGLAND Q B, V38, P166; DAFT RL, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V9, P123; DAVIS D, 1991, J ACADEMY MARKETING, V19, P43; DAY GS, 1988, J MARKETING, V52, P1; DAY GS, 1994, MARKETING INFORMATIO, P270; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1993, EUR J MARKETING, V27, P5; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1996, J STRATEGIC MARKETIN, V4, P23; DWYER FR, 1985, J MARKETING RES, V22, P397; ERRAMILLI MK, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P479; HART S, 1999, J SMALL BUS MANAGE, V37, P63; HERMAN J, 1999, BUSINESS COMMUNI OCT, P22; HOOLEY GJ, 1983, Q REV MARKETING, V8, P15; HUBER GP, 1987, HDB ORG COMMUNICATIO, P130; HURLEY RF, 1998, J MARKETING, V62, P42; JAWORSKI BJ, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P53; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JORESKOG K, 1996, LISREL 8 USERS REFER; NARVER JC, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P20; PING RA, 1995, J MARKETING RES, V32, P336; ROSE GM, 2002, J BUS RES, V55, P217; SLATER SF, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P46; SOUCHON AL, 1996, J INT MARKETING, V4, P49; YEOH PL, 2000, J INT MARKETING, V8, P36 26 8 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 3 615 626 12 Business; Management 592KR ISI:000177937300013 J Brouthers, KD Institutional, cultural and transaction cost influences on entry mode choice and performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONAL ENTRY; JAPANESE FIRMS; UNITED-STATES; MARKET ENTRY; OWNERSHIP; EXPERIENCE; STRATEGIES; FRAMEWORK In this study, we examine foreign market entry mode choice and firm performance for a sample of European Union firms. Examining both financial and non-financial performance measures, we attempt to determine if firms that select their entry mode based on transaction cost, institutional context, and cultural context variables perform better than firms that make other mode choices. We found that mode choice did matter. Firms whose mode choice could be predicted by the extended transaction cost model performed significantly better, on both financial and non-financial measures, than did firms whose mode choice could not be predicted by the extended transaction cost model. Implications for future research are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 203 221 19 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000001 J Erramilli, MK; Agarwal, S; Dev, CS Choice between non-equity entry modes: An organizational capability perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; MODAL CHOICE; HOTEL SECTOR; FIRMS; OWNERSHIP; KNOWLEDGE; SUBSIDIARY; OPERATIONS; ALLIANCES Many studies have examined the choice between different types of equity and non-equity modes; however, none has focused on the choice between different types of non-equity modes that service-firms employ routinely. This study develops a theoretical framework based on the "organizational capability" perspective to explain the choice between two non-equity modes-franchising and management-service contracts. While previous studies are based on the premise that foreign-market entrants choose a mode-equity or non-equity-that offers them most control given their particular circumstances, the premise of this study is that foreign entrants choose a non-equity mode that, in addition, offers effective transfer of the firm's capabilities to the host-country venture. Nanyang Technol Univ, Nanyang Business Sch, Mkt & Int Business Div, Singapore, Singapore; Iowa State Univ, Dept Mkt, Ames, IA USA; Cornell Univ, Sch Hotel Adm, Ithaca, NY USA Erramilli, MK, Nanyang Technol Univ, Nanyang Business Sch, Mkt & Int Business Div, Singapore, Singapore AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; AGARWAL S, 1994, J INT MARKETING, V2, P63; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; ARMSTRONG JS, 1977, J MARKETING RES, V14, P396; ARORA A, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P555; BARNEY J, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P99; BROUTHERS KD, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P177; CHANDLER GN, 1994, J BUS VENTURING, V9, P331; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; COLLIS DJ, 1995, HARVARD BUSINESS JUL, P118; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P325; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1998, J INT MARKETING, V6, P28; DUNNING JH, 1988, EXPLAINING INT PRODU; ERRAMILLI MK, 1990, INT MARKET REV, V7, P50; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; ERRAMILLI MK, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P225; FLADMOELINDQUIST K, 1995, MANAGE SCI, V41, P1238; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HU YS, 1995, CALIF MANAGE REV, V37, P73; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; LAM A, 1997, ORGAN STUD, V18, P973; MADHOK A, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P39; NETER J, 1985, APPL LINEAR STAT MOD; PAN YG, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P535; ROOT FR, 1994, ENTRY STRATEGIES INT; SHANE SA, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P216; SHENKAR O, 2001, J INT BUS STUD, V32, P519; TEECE DJ, 1998, CALIF MANAGE REV, V40, P55; TSE DK, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P779 32 13 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 223 242 20 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000002 J Pothukuchi, V; Damanpour, F; Choi, J; Chen, CC; Park, SH National and organizational culture differences and international joint venture performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; COOPERATION; CONFLICT; JAPANESE; OUTCOMES; BEHAVIOR; FIT This study examines the effect of dimensions of national and organizational culture differences on international joint venture (IJV) performance, Based on data from a survey of executives from joint ventures between Indian partners and partners from other countries, we found that the presumed negative effect from culture distance on IJV performance originates more from differences in organizational culture than from differences in national culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 243 265 23 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000003 J Wong, PLK; Ellis, P Social ties and partner identification in Sino-Hong Kong international joint ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE; CHINA; SELECTION; EXCHANGE; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSPECTIVES; SURVIVAL; SUCCESS; POWER; FIRMS Partner identification is an important and under-studied precursor to selection and eventual performance of international joint ventures (IJVs), The mechanics of the identification process were investigated in-depth across a sample of eighteen Sino-Hong Kong IJVs using the case study research method. The cross-case findings of this exploratory investigation support the idea that social networks provide a valuable resource for reducing IJV partner search costs. Specifically, the findings reveal that while weakly-linked bridge ties are valuable in identifying potential partners, searches based on strong ties tend to be shorter and provide a more robust basis for inter-partner cooperation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 267 289 23 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000004 J Habib, M; Zurawicki, L Corruption and foreign direct investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; UNITED-STATES; LOCATION; EXPERIENCE; DECISION; BRIBERY; CULTURE This study examines the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI). First, the level of corruption in the host country is analyzed. Second, the absolute difference in the corruption level between the host and home country is examined. The analysis provides support for the negative impacts of both. The results suggest that foreign investors generally avoid corruption because it is considered wrong and it can create operational inefficiencies. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 291 307 17 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000005 J Thomas, DC; Au, K The effect of cultural differences on behavioral responses to low job satisfaction JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; VOICE; PREFERENCES; LOYALTY; NEGLECT; CHINA; SELF; EXIT This article reports the results of a field study that evaluated behavioral responses to low job satisfaction of participants in Hong Kong and New Zealand. Culture, measured by vertical and horizontal individualism and collectivism, had both main and moderating effects on responses. First, cultural groups responded differently to low job satisfaction with exit, voice, loyalty, or neglect. Second, culture moderated the effect of quality of job alternatives and job satisfaction on exit and loyalty, and moderated the effect of quality of job alternatives on voice. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 309 326 18 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000006 J Trabold, H Export intermediation: An empirical test of Peng and Ilinitch JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FIRMS; TRADE This paper provides empirical evidence from France on the role of export intermediary firms. Using data from 20,000 French firms, this paper tests two of the five transaction cost-based propositions on the role of export intermediaries by Peng and Ilinitch (1998). While the empirical evidence only partially supports their first proposition on distance and familiarity, their second proposition on product complexity is corroborated. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 327 344 18 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000007 J Klein, JG Us versus them, or us versus everyone? Delineating consumer aversion to foreign goods JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN; PRODUCT EVALUATIONS; STANDARDIZATION; PERCEPTIONS; ANTECEDENTS; PERFORMANCE; ATTITUDES; STRATEGY; CETSCALE; MODELS This paper presents evidence that international animosity and consumer ethnocentrism are distinct constructs that play different roles depending on the set of products available to consumers. Results show that animosity toward a foreign nation is related to choices between foreign goods, while consumer ethnocentrism is related to choices between domestic and foreign goods. Further, the study finds animosity effects even though anger levels are generally low, thus extending the boundaries of the animosity model of foreign purchase. The study focuses on U.S. consumer views of Japan and Japanese products. Implications for decisions concerning global versus local branding strategies are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 345 363 19 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000008 J Buckley, PJ Is the international business research agenda running out of steam? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FIRM This research note challenges international business researchers to think of their future work in terms of the past achievements of their discipline. It identifies three key research areas corresponding to attempts to tackle crucial empirical questions: the explanation of foreign direct investment, the multinational firm and the globalization of business. It ends by considering the future research agenda. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 365 373 9 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000009 J Pan, YG Equity ownership in international joint ventures: The impact of source country factors JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; EXCHANGE-RATE; ENTRY MODES; MANAGEMENT; LEVEL; TRADE; CHINA; REAL; RISK This study examines the impact of four source country factors on the equity ownership in international Joint ventures (IJVs). These factors are exchange rate, cost of borrowing, export capability, and management orientation. Based on a sample of 8,078 IJVs in China, this study shows that equity ownership tends to be higher for parent firms from a source country with strong currency, low cost of borrowing, strong export capability, and high uncertainty avoidance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 375 384 10 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000010 J Huang, X; de Vliert, EV Intrinsic job rewards at country-level and individual-level codetermine job satisfaction JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Nations differ in national means as well as intra-cultural variations (ICVs) of particular cognitions and behaviors. Au (1999) argued that means and ICVs have distinctive impacts on organizational phenomena cross-nationally. We tested whether this holds true for the individual-level relationship between intrinsic job rewards and job satisfaction. Multilevel analyses of data from 130,000 employees covering 46 countries suggest that national means and ICVs complement each other's impact on international business life. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 2 385 394 10 Business; Management 560FA ISI:000176071000011 J Chen, SFS; Hennart, JF Japanese investors' choice of joint ventures versus wholly-owned subsidiaries in the US: The role of market barriers and firm capabilities JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; BRAND; RESOURCES; ENTRY This study analyzes how market barriers and firm capabilities affect multinationals' choice of joint ventures versus wholly-owned subsidiaries abroad. In the study, we compile a vector of variables that distinguish between industry-specific barriers and firm-specific capabilities to analyze Japanese investors' ownership decisions in the US. Our results in general support the hypothesis that Japanese investors facing high market barriers in the target industry are more likely to choose joint ventures, while those possessing strong competitive capabilities are more likely to set up wholly-owned subsidiaries. Specifically, marketing variables are more influential than technological factors in determining the choice of partial versus full ownership. These findings, however, vary across sub-samples that represent low- versus high-tech industries and consumer versus industrial products. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 1 18 18 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600001 J Lu, JW Intra- and inter-organizational imitative behavior: Institutional influences on Japanese firms' entry mode choice JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; INTERORGANIZATIONAL IMITATION; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES; EMERGING ECONOMIES; TRANSACTION COST; FORMAL-STRUCTURE; STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE; ISOMORPHISM; ACQUISITION This paper compares the predictions of transaction cost and institutional theories in an empirical study of the entry mode choice for 1, 194 Japanese foreign subsidiaries. The findings indicate the institutional model adds significant explanatory power over and above the predictions of the transaction cost model. Using the concepts of frequency-based, trait-based and out- come-based imitation, I find support for institutional isomorphism, as later entrants tended to follow the entry mode patterns established by earlier entrants. Isomorphic behavior was also present within a firm, as firms exhibited consistency in entry mode choices across time. Further, a firm's investment experience moderated institutional influences on entry mode choice. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 19 37 19 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600002 J Gaba, V; Pan, YG; Ungson, GR Timing of entry in international market: An empirical study of US fortune 500 firms in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; JOINT VENTURES; ORDER; SURVIVAL; MODE; DETERMINANTS; OWNERSHIP This study attempts to explain the timing of entry of firms in international markets, Based on the existing literature, we propose a framework that consists of firm-specific factors, industry/market factors, and host country factors, Empirical results, based on the entry information of U.S. Fortune 500 firms in China between 1979 and 1996 show that larger firms with greater level of internalization and scope economies are likely to enter this foreign market earlier. In addition, non-equity modes, competitors' behavior in the product market, and lower levels of country risk are significantly associated with early entry. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 39 55 17 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600003 J Blumentritt, TP; Nigh, D The integration of subsidiary political activities in multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; BARGAINING POWER; OWNERSHIP; POLICY; RISK; PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTS; RESTRICTIONS Just as the competitive activities of MNC subsidiaries exhibit differentiation as well as integration, so might MNC political activities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 57 77 21 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600004 J Kotabe, M; Srinivasan, SS; Aulakh, PS Multinationality and firm performance: The moderating role of R&D and marketing capabilities JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; PROFIT PERFORMANCE; PRODUCT; STRATEGY; INNOVATION; INDUSTRY Researchers in international business have long been interested in understanding the relationship between the multinationality of a firm and its market performance. This article contributes to this research stream by incorporating firm heterogeneity in examining the multinationality-performance relationship. The findings, based on a time series cross-sectional analysis of firms from 12 different industries over a seven-year period, indicate that the impact of multinationality on both financial and operational performance is moderated by firm's R&D and marketing capabilities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 79 97 19 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600005 J Chui, ACW; Lloyd, AE; Kwok, CCY The determination of capital structure: Is national culture a missing piece to the puzzle? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; AGENCY COSTS; FIRMS; PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; FINANCE Why does knowing the nationality of the company help predict its financial leverage? Differences in institutional backgrounds provide only a partial answer to this question. This study suggests that national culture affects corporate capital structures. Empirical hypotheses, drawn from financial models and cross-cultural psychology, are tested against a sample of 5591 firms across 22 countries. Results show that countries with high scores on the cultural dimensions of "conservatism" and "mastery" tend to have lower corporate debt ratios. The effects are strong and remain significant even after accounting for differences in economic performance, legal systems, financial institutions, and some other well-known determinants of debt ratios. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 99 127 29 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600006 J Mansi, SA; Reeb, DM Corporate international activity and debt financing JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; CAPITAL STRUCTURE; FIRM PERFORMANCE; DIVERSIFICATION; RISK; BONDS The literature provides conflicting evidence on the relation between corporate international activity and the cost and level of debt financing. Based on this evidence, we explore the impact of firm internationalization on debt financing. Using a market-based sample of U,S. firms, we find significant evidence of a non-monotonic relation between firm international activity and both the cost and level of debt financing. Specifically, we find that, contrary to prior research, firm international activity is, on average, associated with a 13% reduction in the cost of debt financing and a 30% increase in firm leverage. Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA; American Univ, Kogod Sch Business, Washington, DC 20016 USA Mansi, SA, Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA AGGARWAL R, 1981, MANAGE INT REV, V21, P75; AGMON T, 1977, J FINANC, V32, P1049; AGRAWAL A, 1996, J FINANC QUANT ANAL, V31, P377; BEIM D, 1992, ESTIMATING BOND LIQU; BURGMAN TA, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P553; CHEN CJP, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P563; ELTON EJ, 2001, J FINANC, V56, P247; ERRUNZA V, 1984, J FINANC, V34, P727; ERRUNZA VR, 1981, J FINANC, V36, P401; FABBOZI F, 2000, BOND MARKETS ANAL ST; FATEMI AM, 1988, J BUS RES, V16, P17; FOSS G, 1995, FINANCIAL ANAL J, V51, P29; GOLDFELD SM, 1973, ANN ECON SOC MEAS, V2, P475; GOMES L, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P173; GREEN RC, 1997, J FINANC, V52, P609; GREENE WH, 1999, ECONOMETRIC ANAL; HITT MA, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P767; HUGHES JS, 1975, J FINANCIAL QUANTITA, V10, P627; JEWELL J, 1998, J FINANC RES, V21, P185; KWOK CCY, 2000, J INT BUS STUD, V31, P611; LAMY RE, 1988, J BANK FINANC, V12, P585; LEE KC, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P195; MEGGINSON W, 1997, CORPORATE FINANCE TH; NELSON C, 1987, J BUS, V6, P473; REEB DM, 2001, J FINANC QUANT ANAL, V36, P395; REEB DN, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P263; SHAPIRO A, 1978, J FINANCIAL QUANTITA, V13, P211; SULLIVAN D, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P325 28 0 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 129 147 19 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600007 J Olsen, SO; Olsson, UH Multientity scaling and the consistency of country-of-origin attitudes JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article IMAGE; CONSTRUCT; METAANALYSIS; VALIDITY; CONTEXT; SCALES; HALO This study was particularly designed to respond to Jaffe and Nebenzahl's (1984) suggestion to test whether and how entity-based and attribute-based semantic differential scaling formats could predict purchasing behaviour within a country-of-origin setting. The study includes recent research on survey context effects in order to explain and extend our analysis, and uses attitude consistency theory as a conceptual framework. A comparison of the fit statistics between the two scaling formats on each entity (country) indicates that the attribute-based format estimates a higher attitude response consistency and predictive validity by giving better predictors of global country image (evaluation) and buying frequency of products from the different countries investigated. This study uses data collected from a probability sample of industrial buyers within the seafood industry. Univ Tromso, Norwegian Coll Fishery Sci, Tromso, Norway; Norwegian Inst Fisheries & Aquaculture Ltd, Tromso, Norway; Norwegian Sch Management, Dept Econ, Oslo, Norway Olsen, SO, Univ Tromso, Norwegian Coll Fishery Sci, Tromso, Norway AGARWAL S, 1997, INT MARKET REV, V19, P486; ALWIN DF, 1997, SOCIOL METHOD RES, V25, P318; BAGOZZI RP, 1991, ADMIN SCI QUART, V36, P421; BALZER WK, 1992, J APPL PSYCHOL, V77, P975; BENTLEY J, 1990, 12TH P INT C EL MICR, V2, P400; EAGLY A, 1993, PSYCHOL ATTITUDES; EISER J, 1990, SOCIAL JUDGEMENT; FISHBEIN M, 1975, BELIEF ATTITUDE INTE; FORNELL C, 1981, J MARKETING RES, V18, P39; HALEY RI, 1979, J MARKETING, V43, P20; HAN CM, 1989, J MARKETING RES, V26, P222; HAN CM, 1994, J BUS RES, V29, P151; HEIDER F, 1958, PSYCHOL INTERPERSONA; JACCARD J, 1975, J EXPT SOCIAL PSYCHO, V11, P149; JAFFE ED, 1984, J MARKETING RES, V21, P463; JOHANSSON JK, 1985, J MARKETING RES, V22, P88; JORESKOG K, 1993, LISREL 8 STRUCTURAL; KRAFT FB, 1992, INT MARKET REV, V9, P59; KRAUS SJ, 1995, PERS SOC PSYCHOL B, V21, P58; LEE D, 1999, INT MARKET REV, V16, P18; MAIO GR, 1996, BASIC APPL SOC PSYCH, V18, P171; MARTIN IM, 1993, J BUS RES, V28, P191; MCGUIRE WJ, 1960, ATTITUDE ORGAN CHANG, P65; OSTROM TM, 1968, PSYCHOL FDN ATTITUDE, P373; PAPADOPOULOS N, 1993, PRODUCT COUNTRY IMAG; PARAMESWARAN R, 1994, J ADVERTISING, V23, P43; PETERSON R, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P883; RANKIN WL, 1980, EUROPEAN J SOCIAL PS, V10, P233; ROTH MS, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P477; SAMIEE S, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P579; SCHWARTZ N, 1996, ANSWERING QUESTIONS; SUDMAN S, 1996, THINKING ANSWERS APP; TEAS RK, 1992, J CONSUM RES, V18, P536; TEAS RK, 1996, INT J RES MARK, V13, P17; VERLEGH PWJ, 1999, J ECON PSYCHOL, V20, P521; WANOUS JP, 1997, J APPL PSYCHOL, V82, P247; WU BTW, 1987, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V15, P44 37 0 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 149 167 19 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600008 J Luo, YD Stimulating exchange in international joint ventures: An attachment-based view JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COOPERATION; ALLIANCES; KNOWLEDGE This study distinguishes between personal and structural attachments and examines how these two types of attachments stimulate exchange in IJVs. Analysis of archival and survey data from 255 IJVs in China suggests that both personal and structural attachments contribute to IJV performance, but the rates of contribution of these attachments to IJV profitability diminish as the attachments increase. Moreover, personal and structural attachments strengthen each other in their respective influences on IJV performance. Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA Luo, YD, Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA AIKEN LS, 1991, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; BEAMISH PW, 1988, MULTINATIONAL JOINT; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BURT RS, 1997, ADMIN SCI QUART, V42, P339; CULLEN JB, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P91; DOZ YL, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P55; GALASKIEWICZ J, 1985, ANNU REV SOCIOL, V11, P281; GRANOVETTER M, 1985, AM J SOCIOL, V91, P481; GULATI R, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P85; INKPEN AC, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P177; INKPEN AC, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; LEBLEBICI H, 1982, ADM SCI Q, V27, P227; LEVINTHAL DA, 1988, ADMIN SCI QUART, V33, P345; MAKINO S, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P905; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; RINGE JD, 1994, AKTUEL RHEUMATOL, V19, P1; SEABRIGHT MA, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P122; WELDON E, 1995, 9510 CARN BOSCH I; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM 19 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 169 181 13 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600009 J Edwards, R; Ahmad, A; Moss, S Subsidiary autonomy: The case of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CORPORATIONS; MANDATES; STRATEGY This paper argues that the nature and extent of the benefits that FDI confers on host economies depends in part on the degree of autonomy enjoyed by subsidiary management. Survey evidence of multinational subsidiaries in Malaysia indicates that the autonomy conferred on local management is limited. Even where subsidiary management categorise their organisations as "decentralised", their autonomy is limited to local operational matters. In general, the more integrated the subsidiaries in the global activities of the parent, the less their autonomy, which implies limits to their contribution to the Malaysian economy. Monash Univ, Dept Management, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia; Monash Univ, Dept Psychol, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia Edwards, R, Monash Univ, Dept Management, Peninsula Campus, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia *GOV MAL, 1999, MAL INV MAN SECT POL; *UN C TRAD DEV, 1999, WORLD INV REP 1999 T; BARTLETT C, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V12, P5; BIRKINSHAW J, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P467; CAVES R, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DOZ Y, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P55; EGELHOFF WG, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P1; ERRAMILLI MK, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P130; FORSGREN M, 1992, SCANDINAVIAN INT BUS, V1, P41; FORSGREN M, 1999, INT BUSINESS REV, V8, P181; HEDLUND G, 1981, AUTONOMY SUBSIDIARIE; KIAT TS, 1999, MALAYSIA FOREIGN INV; MARTINEZ J, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V3, P429; PEARCE R, 1989, INT RES DEV MULTINAT; ROTH K, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P715; RUGMAN A, 1996, THEORY MULTINATIONAL; STOPFORD J, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; VACHANI S, 1999, INT BUSINESS REV, V8, P535 18 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2002 33 1 183 191 9 Business; Management 530ZA ISI:000174388600010 J Leamer, EE; Storper, M The economic geography of the Internet age JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CITIES; DIVERSITY; SPECIALIZATION; INFORMATION; INNOVATION This paper combines the perspective of an international economist with that of an economic geographer to reflect on how and to what extent the Internet will affect the location of economic activity. Even after the very substantial transportation and communication improvements during the 20th Century, most exchanges of physical goods continue to take place within geographically-limited "neighborhoods." Previous rounds of infrastructure improvement always have had a double effect, permitting dispersion of certain routine activities but also increasing the complexity and time-dependence of productive activity, and thus making agglomeration more important. We argue that the Internet will produce more of the same: certain forces for deagglomeration, but offsetting and possibly stronger tendencies toward agglomeration. Increasingly the economy is dependent on the transmission of complex uncodifiable messages, which require understanding and trust that historically have come from face-to-face contact. This is not likely to be affected by the Internet, which allows long distance "conversations" but not "handshakes." Univ Calif Los Angeles, Anderson Sch Management, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA; Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Policy & Social Res, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA; Univ Paris Marne la Vallee, Paris, France Leamer, EE, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Anderson Sch Management, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA ALMEIDA P, 1997, SMALL BUS ECON, V9, P21; ARNDT SW, 2001, FRAGMENTATION PRODUC; ARTHUR WB, 1989, ECON J, V99, P116; AUDRETSCH D, 2000, REGIONS GLOBALIZATIO, P63; BATESON G, 1973, STEPS ECOLOGY MIND; BECKERMAN W, 1956, REV ECON STAT, V38, P31; BLACK D, 1998, URBAN EVOLUTION US; BREZIS E, 1997, J ECON GROWTH, V2, P369; DEVRIES J, 1984, EUROPEAN URBANIZATIO; DUMAIS G, 1997, NATL BUREAU EC RES W, V6270; DURANTON G, 2000, URBAN STUD, V37, P533; EATON J, 1997, REG SCI URBAN ECON, V27, P443; FEENSTRA RC, 1996, AM ECON REV, V86, P240; FELDMAN MP, 1999, EUR ECON REV, V43, P409; FISHLOW A, 1985, AM RAILROADS TRANSFO; FRANKEL J, 1993, NATL BUREAU EC RES W, V4335; GARFINKEL H, 1987, STUDIES ETHNOMETHOLO; GASPAR J, 1998, J URBAN ECON, V43, P136; GOFFMAN E, 1982, INTERACTION RITUALS; HALL P, 1998, CITIES CIVILIZATION; HASSERL E, 1968, IDEAS PHENOMENOLOGY; HENDERSON V, 1997, REG SCI URBAN ECON, V27, P583; HUMMELS D, 1999, UNPUB GEOGRAPHY TRAD; HUMMELS D, 1999, UNPUB HAVE INT TRANS; HUMMELS D, 1999, UNPUB TIME TRADE BAR; JACOBS J, 1960, EC CITIES; JAFFE AB, 1993, Q J ECON, V108, P577; KIM S, 1995, Q J ECON, V110, P881; KLEIN K, 1981, MED DECIS MAKING, V1, P181; KOGUT B, 1993, EMBEDDED FIRM SOCIOE; KRUGMAN P, 1991, INT EC THEORY POLICY; LAKOFF G, 1980, METAPHORS WE LIVE; LEAMER E, 1997, LESSONS EC TRANSITIO, P503; LEAMER EE, 1993, N AM J EC FINCANCE, V4, P51; LEAMER EE, 1999, J POLIT ECON, V107, P1127; LINNEMANN H, 1966, ECONOMETRIC STUDY IN; LORENZ E, 1992, PATHWAYS IND REGIONA; MARSHALL A, 1919, IND TRADE; NELSON P, 1974, J POLIT ECON, V82, P729; NISBET R, 1969, SOCIAL CHANG HIST AS; NONAKA I, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P1; POLANYI M, 1966, TACIT DIMENSION; POLLARD J, 1996, ECON GEOGR, V72, P1; POYHONEN P, 1963, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V90, P93; PRED A, 1966, SPATIAL DYNAMICS URB; PRED A, 1974, URBAN GROWTH CIRCULA; ROSE AK, 1999, NATL BUREAU EC RES W, V7432; SASSEN S, 1991, GLOBAL CITIES NEW YO; SCOTT AJ, 1988, METROPOLIS DIVISION; SCOTT AJ, 1993, TECHNOPOLIS HIGH TEC; SCOTT AJ, 2001, GLOBAL CITY REGIONS; SEARLE JR, 1969, SPEECH ACTS ESSAY PH; SMITH A, 1776, WEALTH NATIONS; STIGLER GJ, 1961, J POLIT ECON, V69, P213; STORPER M, 1989, CAPITALIST IMPERATIV; STORPER M, 1997, REGIONAL WORLD TERRI; TADESCHI R, 2001, NY TIMES 0726; TEAFORD J, 1986, 20 CENTURY AM CITY P; TINBERGEN J, 1962, SHAPING WORLD EC SUG; VERNON R, 1966, Q J ECON, V80, P190; WILLIAMSON O, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; YOUNG A, 1928, ECON J, V38, P527; ZUCKER L, 1994, NATL BUREAU EC RES W, V9496; ZUCKER LG, 1998, AM ECON REV, V88, P290 64 49 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 641 665 25 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400003 J Zaheer, S; Manrakhan, S Concentration and dispersion in global industries: Remote electronic access and the location of economic activities JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article KNOWLEDGE We explore how the possibility of remote electronic access to markets, resources and knowledge, enabled by the new information and communication technologies (ICTs), might change the motivations of firms to locate activities internationally, and in turn affect worldwide dispersion and concentration in an industry. Preliminary results from an exploratory analysis of the spatial distribution of firms in financial services suggest that the introduction of a business-to-business (B2B) trading network increases the global market participation of firms from peripheral countries, but does not appear to reduce the importance of locational clusters. A set of propositions is derived that provide guidance for more detailed research on the impact of ICTs on the strategy and structure of global industries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 667 686 20 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400004 J Kobrin, SJ Territoriality and the governance of cyberspace JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article The issue of how to regulate transactions in cyberspace is central to the future of international electronic commerce. This paper is based on four assumptions: (1) the Internet and e-commerce cannot exist apart from the social order; (2) attempts to regulate and tax activities on the Internet through existing territorial jurisdiction will be problematic; (3) cyberspace and e-commerce are inherently international, thus any successful governance regime will involve significant and substantial international cooperation; and (4) effective governance of cyberspace will require public-private sector cooperation, i.e., hybrid or integrative schemes combining self-regulation with government oversight and enforcement capabilities. The paper discusses the first three of these assumptions then explores taxation in more detail as a case study that typifies the issues raised by e-commerce in a global context, Next, I develop a framework for understanding the governance of cyberspace as an evolving process involving growing formalization and an increase in the number of actors involved over time. The paper concludes with a discussion of several issues that require further research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 687 704 18 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400005 J Oxley, JE; Yeung, B E-commerce readiness: Institutional environment and international competitiveness JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GOVERNANCE A systematic cross-country analysis of e-commerce activity reveals that although physical infrastructure explains much of the variation in basic Internet use, e-commerce activity also depends significantly on a supportive institutional environment. Chief among the characteristics of such an environment are national respect for the "rule of law" and, secondarily, the availability of credible payment channels such as credit cards. These results suggest that an institutional environment that facilitates the building of transactional integrity is critical to the development of e-commerce. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 705 723 19 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400006 J Lynch, PD; Beck, JC Profiles of Internet buyers in 20 countries: Evidence for region-specific strategies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article WEB The prospect of an emerging global Internet consumer entices many internationalizing organizations as it would enable standardization of Internet strategies on a worldwide basis. A sample of advanced Internet users from 20 countries shows differences in beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and Internet buying behavior depending on user experience, and home country or region. There were important differences after controlling for social, cultural and macro-economic variables. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 725 748 24 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400007 J Globerman, S; Roehl, TW; Standifird, S Globalization and electronic commerce: Inferences from retail brokering JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HOME BIAS; MARKETS E-commerce has contributed to the retail brokerage industry becoming more global and more contestable. By examining the different stages of the value chain, we can analyze the differential impact of the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution on each segment of the industry. To date, the primary drivers of globalization have been manifested at the 'wholesale' stage of the industry. In contrast, important features of the broker-customer interface have perpetuated a multi-locational competitive structure at the retail stage of the industry. Nevertheless, actual and potential competition has been significantly increased by the spread of e-commerce at all stages of the industry. E-commerce innovations encourage both standardization and variety within an increasingly competitive industry. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 749 768 20 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400008 J Kotha, S; Rindova, VP; Rothaermel, FT Assets and actions: Firm-specific factors in the internationalization of US Internet firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; NATIONAL CULTURE; STRATEGY; ENTRY; REPUTATION; RESOURCES; CHOICE By providing a nearly instant connection among parties at opposite corners of the world and enabling a variety of commercial exchanges, the Internet emerged as the technology expected to create a truly global market space. Internet firms faced the challenge of capitalizing on this development. In this paper we examine what firm-specific factors are associated with the propensity of pure U.S.-based Internet firms to enhance their international presence on the Internet by developing country-specific websites. Despite the assertion that all Internet firms are born global, our findings show that the pursuit of internationalization by Internet firms is related to the levels of their intangible assets and strategic activity. Two types of intangible assets-reputation and website traffic-are positively related to the degree of internationalization: so are the levels of competitive and cooperative activity, and the interaction effects between reputation and competitive and cooperative activity. These findings suggest that ideas from both resource-based theory and research on competitive dynamics can contribute to understanding the internationalization of Internet firms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 769 791 23 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400009 J Pantzalis, C; Simkins, BJ; Laux, PA Operational hedges and the foreign exchange exposure of US multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RISK; FIRMS; DETERMINANTS; MARKET; PRICE This paper examines the impact of operational hedges of US multinational corporations (MNCs) on their exchange rate exposure. The two important contributions of this study are: First, it documents the importance of operational hedges as significant determinants of exchange rate risk, as measured by "breadth" and "depth" dimensions of the MNC foreign subsidiary network. Second, this finding remains robust even after examining the impact of operational hedges on exposure separately for negatively and positively exposed MNCs. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 793 812 20 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400010 J Jacque, LL; Vaaler, PM The international control conundrum with exchange risk: An EVA framework JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STRATEGY Principal-agent problems between corporate parent and subsidiary operations are frequently exacerbated in international settings by exchange rate fluctuations between the foreign subsidiary's local currency and the parent multinational corporation's reference currency. We develop a conceptual solution to this international control conundrum using Economic Value Added as the sole performance numeraire. Our framework facilitates assessment of foreign subsidiary performance in emerging-market countries in the presence of unexpected, exchange-related shocks. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 813 832 20 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400011 J Weller, CE; Scher, M Multinational bank credit in less industrialized economies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; INTERNATIONAL BANKING; FOREIGN BANKS Multinational bank loans have grown in emerging and transition economies in recent years. This paper looks at the determinants of multinational bank (MNB) loans for 72 countries from 1985 to 1998 using data from the Bank for International Settlements and the International Monetary Fund. We find that MNB loans are greater where MAT deposits are larger, where the past presence of MNBs has been larger, where better profit opportunities exist, where current account deficits are larger, where inflows of FDI are larger, and where the currency is more undervalued in real terms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 833 851 19 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400012 J Buck, T; Dyomina, N; Wright, M; Buck, T Effects of post-privatization governance and strategies on export intensity in the former Soviet Union JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EMERGING ECONOMIES; INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS; INNOVATION; OWNERSHIP; DETERMINANTS; INVESTMENT; KNOWLEDGE The fall of the Soviet Union brought new enterprise opportunities whose exploitation required the development of entirely new strategies. Simultaneously, enterprises faced crucial constraints in their governance structures. This paper analyzes the impact of governance structures of privatized firms on one key outcome of new strategies: export intensity. Using a longitudinal, multi-industry dataset of privatized firms in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, we analyze how export intensity is mediated by strategies involving product development, acquisitions and links with foreign partners. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 853 871 19 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400013 J Marshall, RS; Boush, DM Dynamic decision-making: A cross-cultural comparison of US and Peruvian export managers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; TRUST; COOPERATION; NEGOTIATIONS; ANTECEDENTS; COMMITMENT; COGNITION; BEHAVIOR Export managers from the U.S. and Peru completed a survey designed measure cooperative decisions ring a sequence of three simulated interactions with business partners. During the initial stage of the relationship the decisions of Peruvian export managers reflect less trust than do those of their U.S. counterparts. During the second hostage Peruvian exporters respond differently to weak cheating. Results generally are consistent with cultural differences in attitudes toward in-group v. out-group members. However, the influence of cultural differences gradually erodes in favor of personal characteristics and relationship-specific history, suggesting that cultural differences between business partners decline in importance as they get to know each other. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 4 873 893 21 Business; Management 505CH ISI:000172893400014 J Luo, YD Toward a cooperative view of MNC-host government relations: Building blocks and performance implications JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; CORPORATIONS; OWNERSHIP This study examines cooperation-based relations between MNCs and host governments. We theorize that resource commitment, personal relations, political accommodation, and organizational credibility are four building blocks for improving an MNC's cooperative relationships with governments. Analysis of 131 MNCs in China validates the importance of these blocks in shaping MNC-government relations and the importance of these relations in shaping the performance of MNC subsidiaries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 401 419 19 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900002 J Feinberg, SE; Majumdar, SK Technology spillovers from foreign direct investment in the Indian pharmaceutical industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article R-AND-D; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; FIRMS; INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY We examine whether knowledge spillovers from MNCs' local R&D activities benefit domestic firms in the Indian pharmaceutical industry from 1980-1994. In a policy environment that restricted FDI and provided weak intellectual property protection, we find that the only significant R&D spillovers in the Indian pharmaceutical sector were between MNCs and each other, We explore the implications of our findings in light of India's economic and industrial policy goals and implementation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 421 437 17 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900003 J Christmann, P; Taylor, G Globalization and the environment: Determinants of firm self-regulation in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INDUSTRY; TRADE; ATTITUDES; COUNTRIES; NETWORKS; POLICIES; PROGRAM; GREEN; US Critics assert that globalization is detrimental to the environment because it encourages location of polluting industries in countries with low environmental regulations. We suggest that globalization might also have positive environmental effects because global ties increase self-regulation pressures on firms in low-regulation countries. Using survey data from firms in China we find that multinational ownership, multinational customers, and exports to developed countries increase self-regulation of environmental performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 439 458 20 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900004 J Clougherty, JA Globalization and the autonomy of domestic competition policy: An empirical test on the world airline industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INSTITUTIONS; ECONOMIES; INTERESTS; NETWORKS; POLITICS; RIVALRY; IMPACT The globalization literature questions national autonomy in a world where MNEs spur increased international flows of capital and trade. This paper empirically tests whether globalization undermines the autonomy of domestic airline competition policy. A comprehensive panel data set, covering twenty-one nations over the 1983-92 period, yields two major findings: (1) globalization undermines domestic airline competition policy autonomy; (2) government institutions mediate globalization's impact. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 459 478 20 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900005 J Oxley, JE; Schnietz, KE Globalization derailed? Multinational investors' response to the 1997 denial of fast-track trade negotiating authority JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EVENT; PERFORMANCE; ISSUES Is globalization being derailed by opponents? Results of this event study analysis of the 1997fast-track denial suggest that investors (1) may have perceived fast-track as a debate on globalization and (2) appear to have expected financial losses to result from the failure to enact fast-track. Regression results further support the event study findings. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 479 496 18 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900006 J Newburry, W MNC interdependence and local embeddedness influences on perceptions of career benefits from global integration JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ATTENTION; FOCUS This manuscript examines when global integration is perceived as being beneficial and/or detrimental to employee careers. Study results demonstrate that employees of more interdependent offices generally perceive greater career benefits from global integration, while employees of more locally embedded offices perceive negative career consequences. Hypotheses are guided by a theory of attention focus. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 497 507 11 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900007 J Vernon, R Big business and national governments: Reshaping the compact in a globalizing economy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This paper was written by Raymond Vernon for the conference, "Mapping the Multinationals, " organized by Bruce Mazlish and Alfred Chandler in October 1999. Professor Vernon died on August 26, 1999, at the age of 85, before the paper was finished and presented. It was the last paper he wrote. We are pleased to be able to publish it posthumously in this symposium, with the permission of his daughter Heidi Vernon. 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Stud. 2001 32 3 509 518 10 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900008 J Shenkar, O Cultural distance revisited: Towards a more rigorous conceptualization and measurement of cultural differences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENTRY-MODE CHOICE; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; NATIONAL CULTURE; SERVICE FIRMS; EXPERIENCE Cultural distance is a widely used construct in international business, where it has been applied to foreign investment expansion, entry mode choice, and the performance of foreign invested affiliates, among others. The present paper presents a critical review of the cultural distance construct, outlining its hidden assumptions and challenging its theoretical and methodological properties. A comprehensive framework for the treatment of the construct is developed and concrete steps aimed at enhancing rigor are delineated. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 519 535 17 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900009 J Begley, TM; Tan, WL The socio-cultural environment for entrepreneurship: A comparison between East Asian and Anglo-Saxon countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article NATIONAL CULTURE; SELF-EFFICACY; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM; ISSUES; FACE This study uses a theory of face to identify predictors of interest in entrepreneurship in six East Asian and four Anglo-Saxon countries. At the cultural level, social status of entrepreneurship and shame from business failure predict interest in entrepreneurship better in East Asian than Anglo countries. At the individual level, social status predicts interest in entrepreneurship in the entire sample. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 537 553 17 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900010 J Sivakumar, K; Nakata, C The stampede toward Hofstede's framework: Avoiding the sample design pit in cross-cultural research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CLUSTERING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; ENTRY MODE; MANAGEMENT; IMPACT; CHOICE We propose a method to design better multi-country samples for international business studies using Hofstede's framework and aimed at determining the effects of national culture on various business phenomena. We describe typical research scenarios, then develop sets of algorithms that calculate indexes reflecting the power of different samples for hypotheses testing. The indexes were computed from Hofstede's data, then rank ordered. The top multi-country samples are presented in tables for selection when designing studies. Lehigh Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA; Univ Illinois, Coll Business Adm, Dept Managerial Studies, Chicago, IL USA Sivakumar, K, Lehigh Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA ADLER NJ, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P29; ADLER NJ, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P551; ALASUUTARI P, 1995, RES CULTURE QUALITAT; ALDEN D, 1999, J MARKETING; ARMSTRONG RW, 1996, J BUS ETHICS, V15, P1199; BERRY JW, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V2, P1; BOHANNAN P, 1988, HIGH POINTS ANTHR; BRYAN NB, 1995, J END USER COMPUTING, V7, P22; CAVUSGIL ST, 1997, MANAGE INT REV, V37, P71; CHANDY PR, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P715; COHEN JR, 1993, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, V7, P1; COSTA JA, 1995, MARKETING MULTICULTU; DAWAR N, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P81; DESHPANDE R, 1997, MARKETING SCI I WORK, P97; DOUGLAS SP, 1983, INT MARKETING RES; EKELEDO I, 1998, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V26, P274; FERNANDEZ DR, 1997, J SOC PSYCHOL, V137, P43; GRIFFETH RW, 1985, HUM RELAT, V38, P813; HALL E, 1976, CULTURE; HENNART JF, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P515; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1983, EXPISCATIONS CROSS C; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P5; HOFSTEDE G, 1997, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; HOLZGREVE W, 1994, CURR OPIN OBSTET GYN, V6, P3; INGLEHART R, 1998, HUMAN VALUES BELIEFS; INKELES A, 1969, HDB SOCIAL PSYCHOL, V4; JOHNSON JP, 1998, J WORLD BUS, V33, P332; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; NAKATA C, 1996, J MARKETING, V60, P61; NASIF EG, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V31, P79; RAO A, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P443; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; SAMIEE S, 1994, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V22, P205; SAMIEE S, 1998, J BUS RES, V3, P79; SCHOLLHAMMER H, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P5; SEKARAN U, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P61; SMITH PB, 1997, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V3, P77; SONDERGAARD M, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P447; STEENKAMP JBEM, 1999, J MARKETING, V63, P55; TERHOFSTEDE F, 1999, J MARKETING RES, V36, P1; VANDEVIJVER FJR, 1997, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V1, P257 42 17 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 555 574 20 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900011 J Meyer, KE; Estrin, S Brownfield entry in emerging markets JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ACQUISITION; INVESTMENT; FIRM; MODE This paper focuses on the brown-field entry mode, as a special case of acquisition, in which the resources transferred by the investor dominate over those provided by the acquired firm. We see this mode as having particular relevance for entry strategies in emerging markets. The choice of entry mode is analyzed on the basis of a framework utilizing both resource-based and transaction-cost theories. The resource requirements have to be matched with resources available to the investor through an acquired firm, and the decision has to account for the costs of acquiring and integrating the resources. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 575 584 10 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900012 J Miller, JS; Hom, PW; Gomez-Mejia, LR The high cost of low wages: Does maquiladora compensation reduce turnover? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article NATIONAL CULTURE; BORDER; WORK; QUIT; HEALTH; IMPACT; WOMEN We determined which compensation practices of American-owned plants in Mexico reduced turnover. Regression revealed that profit-sharing and saving plans lowered turnover, while most pay forms did not. We discussed these findings within a national culture approach to compensation administration. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 585 595 11 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900013 J Griffith, DA; Harvey, MG A resource perspective of global dynamic capabilities JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; POWER; FIRM; VIEW Global dynamic capabilities is used to integrate resource- and market-based views of the firm to enhance understanding of a firm's power in international business relationships. Regression is used to model resource- and market-based assets influencing power in international relationships, with a sample of distributors from Canada, Chile, Great Britain, and the Philippines. Results indicate that asset specificity, predictability and market knowledge gap influence a distributor's power. Implications are presented. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 3 597 606 10 Business; Management 478HL ISI:000171340900014 J Chung, W Identifying technology transfer in foreign direct investment: Influence of industry conditions and investing firm motives JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; UNITED-STATES; EFFICIENCY; SPILLOVERS; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORIES; CAPABILITIES; COMPETITION; PERFORMANCE Firms have different motives for investing abroad, most notably to exercise existing capabilities, but also to build new capabilities by accessing knowledge located abroad. Recognizing this heterogeneity helps determine whether foreign investments transfer technology to their host industries. Using host industries' initial level of competition to differentiate when each of these dichotomous motives is more likely, I examine change in productivity resulting from inward FDI in US manufacturing industries for 1987 through 1991. While controlling for change in industry competition, I find that relatively uncompetitive industries experience productivity growth while competitive industries experience productivity stagnation from FDI. This differential outcome is consistent with heterogeneous investment motives. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 211 229 19 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700001 J Birkinshaw, J; Toulan, O; Arnold, D Global account management in multinational corporations: Theory and evidence JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMMUNICATION This paper uses two theoretical perspectives, information processing and resource dependency, to examine global account management (the co-ordination of activities involved in serving a single customer in multiple countries), If is hypothesized that global account management structures allow the multinational corporation (MNC) to increase its information processing capacity as well as its bargaining power vis-a-vis the global customer. Using data on 106 global accounts in 16 MNCs, we find support for both perspectives individually. Furthermore, evidence is presented for an interaction effect in which the effectiveness of structures for increasing information processing is conditional upon the presence of high customer dependence. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 231 248 18 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700002 J Laroche, M; Kirpalani, VH; Pons, F; Zhou, LX A model of advertising standardization in multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Although there have been several studies concerning the issue of advertising standardization, few authors have proposed an integrated model of the determinants of advertising standardization Even if the extent of control of Multinational Corporations (MNC) over their subsidiaries is often cited as a key element in the determination of the level of advertising standardization adopted by the MNCs, there is no consistent view concerning the role of this variable. This paper attempts to clarify these points by proposing, at the MNC level, a measurement model and a structural model for the determinants of the degree of advertising standardization. in this model, the mediation effect of the MNC's degree of control over the subsidiary is tested and validated, In addition, the measurement instruments used for the determinants are confirmed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 249 266 18 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700003 J van Tulder, R; Kolk, A Multinationality and corporate ethics: Codes of conduct in the sporting goods industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CHARACTER The international operations of firms have substantial impact on the formulation and implementation of business ethical principles such as codes of conduct. The international sporting goods industry hers been a pioneer in setting up codes and thus provides much relevant experience. Different sourcing strategies, degrees of multinationality and national backgrounds affect the contents of codes. Moreover, international (non-governmental) organizations prove equally effective in triggering sophisticated codes. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 267 283 17 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700004 J Manev, IM; Stevenson, WB Nationality, cultural distance, and expatriate status: Effects on the managerial network in a multinational enterprise JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORGANIZATIONS; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY; CORPORATIONS; SEARCH; FIRMS; POWER We study the role of three characteristics of international managers-nationality, cultural distance, and expatriate status, for their network ties. A network analysis of cross-subsidiary interactions among 457 managers in an MNE demonstrates that managers form strong expressive ties with peers with smaller cultural distance and from the same status group. However, managers form strong instrumental ties with peers who are different on these background characteristics. The implications for international management theory and practice are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 285 303 19 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700005 J Lenartowicz, T; Roth, K Does subculture within a country matter? A cross-cultural study of motivational domains and business performance in Brazil JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article VALUES This study examines the effects of within-country subcultures on business outcomes. We first argue that individuals' values vary across subcultures. We then suggest that values, as expressed through motivational domains, influence business performance. Finally, joining these two propositions, we posit that business performance will vary by subculture. Based on data from four regional subcultures in Brazil, a subculture effect was found for both motivational domains and business performance. The results suggest that it is important to consider the cultural Variation within a country when examining business outcomes. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 305 325 21 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700006 J Peng, MW; York, AS Behind intermediary performance in export trade: Transactions, agents, and resources JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FIRM; CHANNEL; COST Integrating transaction cost, agency, and resource-based theories, this study extends the work of Peng and Ilinitch (1998) by undertaking the first empirical efforts to explore the determinants of export intermediary performance. We suggest that given the transaction cost constraints and principal-agent conflicts, export intermediaries' performance depends on their possession of valuable, unique, and hard-to-imitate resources which help minimize their clients' transaction and agency costs. Survey results from 166 firms largely support our hypotheses. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 327 346 20 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700007 J Duysters, G; Hagedoorn, J Do company strategies and stuctures converge in global markets? Evidence from the computer industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FORMAL-STRUCTURE; ORGANIZATIONS This note examines isomorphism and diversity in a global industry. We study how the ongoing internationalisation process has affected companies from various regions of the world. Empirical research is focussed on the international computer industry. We find that companies in this sector have become more divergent and that there is little evidence of a process of isomorphism. Eindhoven Univ Technol, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands; Maastricht Univ, MERIT, Maastricht, Netherlands Duysters, G, Eindhoven Univ Technol, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands *GARTN GROUP, 1995, YARDST WORLDW TOP 10; *IFR SEC, 1995, IFR SEC DAT; *MERIT, 1998, CATI DAT BANK; ALDRICH HE, 1979, ORG ENV; BOEKER WP, 1988, ECOLOGICAL MODELS OR; BURNS T, 1961, MANAGEMENT INNOVATIO; CANTWELL J, 1991, GLOBAL RES STRATEGY; CARROLL GR, 1987, PUBLISH PERISH ORG E; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; DUNNING JH, 1988, MULTINATIONALS TECHN; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUYSTERS G, 1996, RES POLICY, V25, P1; FLAMM K, 1988, CREATING COMPUTER GO; HAGEDOORN J, 1997, 1997 AC MAN M BOST; HANNAN MT, 1984, AM SOCIOL REV, V49, P149; HANNAN MT, 1989, ORG ECOLOGY; HAWLEY A, 1968, INT ENCYCL SOC SCI, P328; HU YS, 1992, CALIF MANAGE REV, V34, P107; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ORG ENV; MANSELL R, 1993, NEW TELECOMMUNICATIO; MEYER JW, 1977, AM J SOCIOL, V83, P340; NELSON RR, 1982, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADV NATI; REICH RB, 1991, WORK NATIONS; SINGH JV, 1990, ANNU REV SOCIOL, V16, P161; STINCHCOMBE AL, 1965, HDB ORG; TOLBERT PS, 1983, ADMIN SCI QUART, V28, P22; WINTER SG, 1990, ORG EVOLUTION NEW DI, P269 29 5 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 347 356 10 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700008 J Meyer, KE Institutions, transaction costs, and entry mode choice in eastern Europe JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article SUBSIDIARIES; STRATEGY The process of change from a centrally planned system to a market economy generates an institutional framework that is only partially reformed, and therefore inconsistent and unstable. This leads to high transaction costs for economic agents. Multinational enterprises entering transition countries have to adapt their strategies to the local institutions and reduce exposure to highly imperfect markets. This paper analyzes how the costs of organizing business in transition environments influence entry mode choice. The empirical results show that host country institutions in transition economies, have an impact on the choice of entry modes. Moreover, different mechanisms determine the internalization of managerial and technological knowledge. Copenhagen Business Sch, Dept Int Econ & Management, Copenhagen, Denmark Meyer, KE, Copenhagen Business Sch, Dept Int Econ & Management, Copenhagen, Denmark *EBRD, 1999, TRANS REP 1999; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; ARROW KJ, 1971, ESSAYS THEORY RISK B; BUCKLEY PJ, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P849; CAVES RE, 1971, ECONOMICA, V38, P1; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CHILD J, 1996, ORGAN STUD, V17, P167; CLAGUE C, 1997, I EC DEV GROWTH GOVE; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GHEMAWAT P, 1999, INT J IND ORGAN, V17, P847; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HOSKISSON RE, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P249; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUSINESS S SPR; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KOGUT B, 1996, CORPORATE GOVT CENTR, V1, P293; MEYER KE, 1998, DIRECT INVESTMENT EC; MEYER KE, 2001, IN PRESS J INT BUSIN; MEYER KE, 2001, IN PRESS OXFORD HDB; NEWMAN K, 2000, ACAD MANAGE REV, V26, P602; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; OXLEY JE, 1999, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V38, P283; PENG MW, 2000, BUSINESS STRATEGIES; PUFFER S, 1996, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; STARK D, 1996, AM J SOCIOL, V101, P993; SWAAN W, 1997, TRANSITION MARKET EC, V2, P53 28 30 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 357 367 11 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700009 J Jun, S; Gentry, JW; Hyun, YJ Cultural adaptation of business expatriates in the host marketplace JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CONSUMER ACCULTURATION; ADJUSTMENT; ANTECEDENTS; COMMITMENT; ANXIETY Satisfaction with the host culture has been found to influence the expatriate's commitment to the local operation and to the parent company. This paper investigates the role that the expatriate's consumer experiences play in the determination of his/her satisfaction with the new culture. Market alienation has a negative effect on satisfaction, but it is reduced by participation in the host marketplace. Further, cultural knowledge was not found to be directly related to satisfaction with the host culture, but rather was related indirectly through its association with participation in the host marketplace. Hannam Univ, Taejon, South Korea; Univ Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA; Ajou Univ, Suwon 441749, South Korea Jun, S, Hannam Univ, Taejon, South Korea ALLISON NK, 1978, J MARKETING RES, V15, P565; ANDERSON JC, 1988, PSYCHOL BULL, V103, P411; BAGOZZI RP, 1988, J ACADEMY MARKETING, V16, P74; BENNETT MJ, 1986, INT J INTERCULT REL, V10, P179; BERGER CR, 1975, HUMAN COMMUNICATION, V1, P99; BERRY JW, 1987, INT MIGR REV, V21, P491; BIRDSEYE MG, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P787; BLACK JS, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P291; FELDMAN DC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P271; FELDMAN DC, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P507; GAO GE, 1990, INT J INTERCULT REL, V14, P301; GILLY MC, 1995, ADV CONSUM RES, V22, P506; GREGERSEN HB, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P65; GUDYKUNST WB, 1983, HDB INTERCULTURAL TR, V1, P118; GUDYKUNST WB, 1986, HUM COMMUN RES, V12, P525; GUDYKUNST WB, 1988, CROSS CULTURAL ADAPT, P107; HARZING AW, 2000, IND MARKET MANAG, V29, P243; JORESKOG KG, 1989, LISREL7 GUIDE PROGRA; JUN S, 1997, INT BUSINESS REV, V6, P519; KOTABE M, 1998, GLOBAL MARKETING MAN; LEE WN, 1989, ADV CONSUM RES, V16, P771; MATHIEU JE, 1990, PSYCHOL BULL, V108, P171; OBERG K, 1960, PRACTICAL ANTHR, V7, P177; PENALOZA L, 1994, J CONSUM RES, V21, P32; PRUDEN HO, 1974, J ACAD MARKET SCI, V2, P610; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P340; SCHILD EO, 1962, J SOC ISSUES, V18, P41; SELMER J, 1999, J WORLD BUS, V34, P41; STEPHAN CW, 1992, INT J INTERCULT REL, V16, P89; THOMAS KM, 1996, LEADERSHIP QUART, V7, P215; TORBIORN I, 1982, LIVING ABROAD PERSON; TRIANDIS HC, 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; TUNG RL, 1981, COLUMBIA J WORLD SPR, P68; WARD C, 1992, INT J INTERCULT REL, V16, P175; WEIMANN G, 1984, INT J INTERCULT REL, V8, P185 35 5 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 2 369 377 9 Business; Management 439JX ISI:000169114700010 J Child, J; Tse, DK China's transition and its implications for international business JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSFORMATION; ECONOMY; ISSUES; ORDER; ENTRY This paper focuses on institutional change as the central and most consequential contextual aspect of China's transition. Identification of key characteristics of China's emergent institutions leads to propositions on their relevance for international business practice. China's transition also raises issues for theory development, including the way that transition is modeled, the need to draw upon multiple perspectives, and the concomitants of a contextual approach. Univ Hong Kong, Sch Business, Chinese Management Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China Child, J, Univ Hong Kong, Sch Business, Chinese Management Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 1998, EC INFORMATION 1021; 1999, ECONOMIST 0828, P58; 1999, MING PAO 0826; 1999, QIJI COM 1006; 2000, CHINA EC NEWS 0612, P1; *EBRD, 1999, TRANS REP 1999 10 YE; *HKTDC, 1998, CHIN CONS MARK; *HKTDC, 1999, EXP CHIN DISTR CHANN; *IFC, 2000, PRIV ENT CHIN; *NAT BUR STAT, 1999, CHIN STAT YB 1999; *STAT BMA COMM, STAT MBA ED ADV COMM; *UNCTAD, 1999, WORLD INV REP 1999; *UNDP, 1999, CHIN HUM DEV REP; *WORLD BANK, 1996, WORLD DEV REP PLAN M; *WORLD EC FOR, 2000, GLOB COMP REP 2000; ALDRICH HE, 1979, ORG ENV; BECKER J, 1999, S CHINA MORNGIN 0828, P1; BOISOT M, 1996, ADMIN SCI QUART, V41, P600; BOISOT M, 1999, ORGAN SCI, V10, P237; CAI KG, 1999, CHINA Q, V160, P856; CHILD J, 1994, MANAGEMENT CHINA AGE; CHILD J, 1996, ORGAN STUD, V17, P167; CHILD J, 2000, ADV INT COM, V13, P27; DEJONQUIERES G, 2000, FINANCIAL TIMES 0526, P12; DERNBERG RF, 1999, CHINA Q, V159, P606; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1991, NEW I ORG ANAL, P1; FRAZER AJ, 1999, CHINA BUSINESS R JAN, P44; HOSKISSON RE, 2000, ACAD MANAGE J, V43, P249; JOHNSON I, 2000, ASIAN WALL STRE 0323, P1; JOHNSON I, 2000, ASIAN WALL STRE 0323, P5; KEISTER LA, 2000, CHINESE BUSINESS GRO; LI SM, 1999, VISIBLE INVISIBLE HA; LIN ZW, 1998, HETEROCYCL COMMUN, V4, P7; LUBMAN S, 1995, CHINA Q, V141, P1; LUO YD, 2000, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR; MCGRATH RG, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P13; NAUGHTON B, 1994, GROWING OUT PLAN; NEE V, 1992, ADMIN SCI QUART, V37, P1; NOLAN P, 1995, CHINAS RISE RUSSIAS; NOLAN P, 1999, RESTRUCTURING CHINAS; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; PAN YG, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P81; PEI MX, 1999, ASIAN WALL STRE 0728, P10; PENG MW, 2000, BUSINESS STRATEGIES; RALSTON DA, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P415; RAWSKI TG, 1998, CHINA PERSPECTIV NOV, P8; RICHET X, 1999, INT C EM STRUCT CORP; SCOTT WR, 1995, I ORG; TOYNE B, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P863; TSE DK, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P779; TSE DK, 1999, 199900301 U HONG KON, V5; VANHONACKER W, 1997, HARVARD BUS REV, V75, P130; WALDER AG, 1995, AM J SOCIOL, V101, P263; WARNER M, 1995, MANAGEMENT HUMAN RES; ZAHRA SA, 2000, ACAD MANAGE REV, V25, P509; ZHANG RM, 2000, FINANCIAL TIMES 0224, P8 56 21 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 5 21 17 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300002 J Ramamurti, R The obsolescing 'bargaining model'? MNC-host developing country relations revisited JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article OWNERSHIP; POWER The traditional bargaining model of MNC-host developing country relations has become obsolete. Today, those relations are better understood as the result of a two-tier, multi-party bargaining process. Tier-1 bargaining, between the governments of host and home countries, occurs bilaterally or through multilateral institutions. It produces macro rules on FDI that affect micro negotiations in Tier-2 (per the traditional bargaining model). The extent of FDI liberalization resulting from Tier-1 bargaining varies predictably across home-host country pairs and industries, Suggestions for testing the two-tier bargaining model are also presented. Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA Ramamurti, R, Northeastern Univ, Boston, MA 02115 USA *UN, 1999, WORLD INV REP 1999 F; *US INT TRAD COMM, 1998, OV AN CURR US UN EC; *US TRAD REPR OFF, 1999, US BIL INV TREAT PRO; *WORLD BANK, 1992, 10870 WORLD BANK OP; *WORLD TRAD ORG, 1995, GEN AGR SERV; BABAI D, 1988, PROMISE PRIVATIZATIO, P254; BAYARD TO, 1994, KRECIPROCITY RETALIA; BHAGWATI J, 1990, AGGRESSIVE UNILATERA; DUNNING JH, 1998, NEW POLIT ECON, V3, P280; FAGRE N, 1982, J INT BUS STUD, V13, P9; GANESAN AV, 1998, 134 UNCTAD; GOMESCASSERES B, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P1; GUISINGER SE, 1985, INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; IIDA A, 1997, MIGA STANDARD SETTER; KENNOVIN GD, 1993, ENDOTHELIUM, V1, P1; KOBRIN SJ, 1987, INT ORGAN, V41, P609; LECRAW DJ, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P27; LUO YD, 2000, 1 ANN INT BUS RES FO; MINOR MS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P177; RAMAMURTI R, 1996, PRIVATIZING MONOPOLI; ROOT F, 1978, J INT BUS STUD, V9, P81; SADER F, 1995, 5 WORLD BANK FOR INV; SALACUSE JW, 1990, INT LAW, V24, P655; VANDIJK AA, 1993, BIOTECHNOL ADV, V11, P1; VERNON R, 1977, STORM MULTINATIONALS; VERNON R, 1998, HURRICANES EYE; WEIGEL DR, 1997, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; WELLS LT, 1990, 1 FIAS; WELLS LT, 1995, HARVARD BUSINESS SEP; WELLS LT, 1998, MANAGING INT POLITIC 30 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 23 39 17 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300003 J Luo, YD; Shenkar, O; Nyaw, MK A dual parent perspective on control and performance in international joint ventures: Lessons from a developing economy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; CHINA; MANAGEMENT; DYNAMICS; PARTNER This study compares the control performance relationship for foreign versus local parents in international joint ventures in China. Transaction cost analysis is found more applicable to foreign than to Chinese parents. Both overall and specific controls are associated with performance for foreign parents, while only specific control is for Chinese parents. Under goal incongruity, Chinese parent control is associated with foreign parent dissatisfaction with venture performance, but not vice-versa. Having a majority stake improves performance from a foreign parent perspective, but not from that of the Chinese parent. Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA; Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA; Lingnan Univ, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China Luo, YD, Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA BAIRD IS, 1990, ORG MANAGEMENT CHINA, P125; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P31; CHILD J, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P403; CONTRACTOR F, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P1; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; EISENHARDT KM, 1985, MANAGE SCI, V31, P134; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HILL RC, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P594; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; LEWIS ID, 1990, PARTNERSHIP PROFITS; LUO Y, 1997, ORG SCI, V8, P630; LUO YD, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P391; MJOEN H, 1997, ORGAN SCI, V8, P257; NAUGHTON B, 1995, GROWING OUT PLAN CHI; NEE V, 1992, ADMIN SCI QUART, V37, P1; PARK SH, 1996, ORGAN STUD, V17, P795; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PRAHALAD C, 1990, HARVARD BUS REV, V66, P79; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; SCHAAN JL, 1988, J GEN MANAGE, V14, P4; SHENKAR O, 1990, LONG RANGE PLANN, V23, P82; TALLMAN SB, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P91; VANDEVEN AH, 1984, ADMIN SCI QUART, V29, P598; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; YAN AM, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1478 33 23 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 41 58 18 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300004 J Fey, CF; Bjorkman, I The effect of human resource management practices on MNC subsidiary performance in Russia JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; NATIONAL CULTURE; UNITED-STATES; IMPACT; PRODUCTIVITY; TURNOVER; IDEOLOGY; STRATEGY; MODEL This study investigates the relationship between human resource management (HRM) and the performance of 101 foreign-owned subsidiaries in Russia. The study's results provide support for the assertion that investments in HRM practices can substantially assist a firm in improving performance. Further, different HRM practices for managerial and non-managerial employees are found to be significantly related to firm performance. Only limited support, however, is obtained for the hypothesized relationship between efforts at aligning HRM practices with firm strategy and subsidiary performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 59 75 17 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300005 J Andrews, TG; Chompusri, N Lessons in 'cross-vergence': Restructuring the Thai subsidiary corporation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGERIAL WORK; CULTURE; VALUES; IMPACT; TRUST This paper explores the impact of indigenous business culture upon the corporate restructuring program initiated in the Thai subsidiary of a Western multinational. Defined in terms of behavioral institutionalization, change implementation tvas largely resisted by one of two key strategic departments. Using a conceptual framework developed from existing cross-cultural business research we examine the key determinants of local opposition and trace the emergence of 'cross-vergent' business practices acceptable to both 'Thai-market' and 'Western-corporate' agendas. Implications for the management of western corporate subsidiaries in the developing economy of Thailand are then discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 77 93 17 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300006 J Lau, CM; Ngo, HY Organization development and firm performance: A comparison of multinational and local firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL CULTURE; IRON CAGE; HONG-KONG; SUBSIDIARIES; CORPORATIONS; STRATEGY; DETERMINANTS; PERCEPTIONS; INDUSTRY This study examines the usage and outcomes of organization development (OD) interventions in multinational firms. We test competing hypotheses derived from the cultural and institutional/isomorphic perspectives Data from firms operating in Hong Kong show that Western firms (U.S. and European) are more receptive to OD interventions than Asian firms (local and Japanese), which supports the cultural explanation. However, the local isomorphism explanation is valid in predicting organizational outcomes that OD interventions have similar effects regardless of a firm's country origins. Hence, neither perspective alone is sufficient to explain both usage and outcomes. This implies that local adaptation of OD interventions is a complex issue for managing multinational firms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 95 114 20 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300007 J Li, J; Lam, K; Qian, GM Does culture affect behavior and performance of firms? The case of joint ventures in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; NATIONAL CULTURE; SURVIVAL; ENTRY This study applies a resource-based view of the firm to analyze data from a sample of 898 joint-venture firms in China, including both joint ventures established by overseas Chinese and by firms from Western cultures. It is hypothesized that culture could influence the timing of entry of joint ventures, their investment preferences, and performance. ANOVAs and regressions were conducted and the results suggest the impact of cultural as Mall as technological resources. This paper concludes with a discussion on the implications of the findings. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 115 131 17 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300008 J Pantzalis, C Does location matter? An empirical analysis of geographic scope and MNC market valuation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CORPORATE INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATION; EQUITY OWNERSHIP; TOBINS-Q; STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE; FIRM; ACQUISITIONS This study examines the relationship between market valuation and the geographic scope of U.S. multinational corporations ' (MNCs) foreign operations by focusing on the importance of the location of MNC operations. The location factors utilized here capture the degree of segmentation/in tegration between the United States and the foreign regions where the MNC operates. The results indicate that MNCs with presence in countries with developing economies have significantly higher market values than MNCs that operate only in countries with advanced economies. Furthermore, the market value impact of intangible assets increases with the degree of an MNC's expansion into developing locations only; this result is consistent with the notion that internalizing markets for the cross-border transfer of intangibles leads to competitive advantages. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 133 155 23 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300009 J Balabanis, G; Diamantopoulos, A; Mueller, RD; Melewar, TC The impact of nationalism, patriotism and internationalism on consumer ethnocentric tendencies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; MODEL The study investigates the impact of patriotism, nationalism and internationalism as antecedents to consumer ethnocentrism in Turkey and the Czech Republic. Controlling for demographics, the findings indicate that the impact of patriotism and nationalism is not consistent across ie two countries. Consumer ethnocentrism in Turkey is fueled by patriotism, and in the Czech Republic by nationalism. Internationalism does not have a significant effect on consumer ethnocentrism in either country. Managerial implications of these findings are considered and future research directions are identified. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2001 32 1 157 175 19 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300010 J Brouthers, KD; Brouthers, LE Explaining the national cultural distance paradox JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; ENTRY-MODE CHOICE; SERVICE FIRMS; LOCATION; UNCERTAINTY; EXPERIENCE; OWNERSHIP Past studies of the relationship between national cultural distance and entry mode choice have produced conflicting results. Some scholars find cultural distance associated with choosing wholly owned modes; others find cultural distance linked to a preference for joint ventures. in this paper we provide both theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the discrepant findings and thus, help to resolve the national cultural distance paradox. 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Stud. 2001 32 1 193 196 4 Business; Management 411KY ISI:000167500300012 J Rangan, S Search and deliberation in international exchange: Microfoundations to some macro patterns JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; NETWORK; LINKS; HYPOTHESIS In this era of globalization how do we explain the "home bias," unexpectedly large distance effects, and lagged adjustment patterns visible international exchange? In this per, I argue that in the real world, re identity and reliability of potential exchange partners are seldom the data that most economists take them to be. In fact, firms confront formidable problems of search and deliberation. In these circumstances, firms' social networks can provide a key recourse. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 205 222 18 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100001 J Veiga, JF; Lubatkin, M; Calori, R; Very, P; Tung, YA Using neural network analysis to uncover the trace effects of national culture JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; MERGERS; FIRMS The primary objective of this paper an artificial intelligence technique known as neural network analysis as an aid to uncovering the underlying patterns, or trace effects, of national culture. To make our case, we provide an application of the technique's pattern recognition capability utilizing survey data from top executives in French and British firms. We conclude by interpreting rbe trace effects found and encouraging aging the use of this tool by crosscultural researchers in the future. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 223 238 16 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100002 J Davis, PS; Desai, AB; Francis, JD Mode of international entry: An isomorphism perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; FOREIGN ENTRY; STRATEGY; COMPLEXITY; CHOICE; FIRMS; INTERDEPENDENCE; MANAGEMENT; ENTERPRISE The determination of entry-modes is examined using an institutional theory framework. Two sources of isomorphic pressures affect a strategic business unit's (SDU) entry-mode choice: (1) host country institutional environment, and (2) internal institutional environment (the parent organization). SBUs were hypothesized to adopt similar organizational forms, structures, policies, and practices, us becoming isomorphic, based on felt pressures to conform to behavioral norms within the environments. The results indicated that SBUs using wholly-owned ently-modes demonstrated high levels of internal (parent) isomorphism; those using exporting, joint ventures, or licensing agreements demonstrated external isomorphism; and those using multiple or mixed entry-mode demonstrated low levels of isomorphic pressures. Univ Memphis, Fogelman Coll Business & Econ, Int MBA Program, Memphis, TN 38111 USA; Univ Wisconsin, Coll Business, Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA; Mississippi Coll, Clinton, MS 39058 USA Davis, PS, Univ Memphis, Fogelman Coll Business & Econ, Int MBA Program, Memphis, TN 38111 USA AGARWAL S, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; ANDERSON E, 1987, J MARKETING, V51, P71; ANG S, 1997, ORGAN SCI, V8, P235; BARKEMA HG, 1996, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V17, P151; BENITO G, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V2, P7; BOYACIGILLER N, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P357; CAVES R, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; DALLI D, 1995, J BUS RES, V34, P107; DAVIDSON WH, 1982, GLOBAL STRATEGIC MAN; DESS GG, 1995, J MANAGE, V21, P357; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; DOUGLAS M, 1986, I THINK; DUFFY R, 1996, GLOBAL FINANCE 2000; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; FLADMOELINDQUIS.K, 1995, MANAGEMENT SCI, V41; FLADMOELUNDQUIS.KM, 1991, THESIS U MINNESOTA; GHOSHAL S, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P235; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; HAIR J, 1995, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HAVEMAN HA, 1993, ADMIN SCI QUART, V38, P593; HININGS B, 1988, I PATTERNS ORG CULTU; JEPPERSON R, 1991, NEW I ORG ANAL; KIM WC, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P45; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KOBRIN SJ, 1982, MANAGING POLITICAL R; KOGUT B, 1985, SLOAN MANAGEMENT SUM, P15; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOSTOVA T, 1999, ACAD MANAGE REV, V24, P64; KWON YC, 1993, INT MARKET REV, V10, P60; LASSAR W, 1995, AMA EDUC PR, V6, P566; LEGATSKY T, 1996, AC MAN ANN M CINC OH; LI J, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V16, P335; MACHARZINA K, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V31, P23; MEYER J, 1983, I ENV RITUALS RATION; MEYER J, 1987, ADMIN SCI QUART, V32, P186; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; NUNNALLY J, 1967, PSYCHOMETRIC METHODS; OLIVER C, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P145; PORTER ME, 1985, COMPETITIVE ADV; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADV NATI; ROBERTS PW, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P346; ROBINSON P, 1995, P AC MAN M VANC BC, P192; ROBOCK S, 1989, INT BUSINESS MULTINA; ROSENZWEIG PM, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P340; STIMPERT JL, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P111; VADLAMANI B, 1996, AC MAN ANN M CIN OH; ZUCKER LG, 1983, RES SOCIOLOGY ORG, P1 49 20 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 239 258 20 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100003 J Dyer, JH; Chu, WJ The determinants of trust in supplier-automaker relationships in the US, Japan, and Korea JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; UNITED-STATES; INTERPERSONAL-TRUST; TRANSACTION COSTS; COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; GOVERNANCE; EXCHANGE; MARKET; FORMS We examine the determinants of trust in 453 supplier-automaker relationships in the U.S., Japan, and Korea. We define trust and derive a model of its determinants drawing upon (1) an embeddedness (relationship-based) perspective, (2) a process-based perspective, and (3) an economic (hostage-based) perspective. Our findings indicate strong support for the process-based perspective in all countries; embeddedness was only important in Japan, and the economic hostage-based variable (stock ownership) was not important in any country. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 287 301 15 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100005 J Griffith, DA; Hu, MY; Ryans, JK Process standardization across intra- and inter-cultural relationships JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BUYER-SELLER RELATIONSHIPS; CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH; MARKETING CHANNELS; UNITED-STATES; TRUST; COMMITMENT; CONFLICT; POWER; DEPENDENCE; JAPANESE Theory suggests that culture may der the ability to effectively standardize the process of relationship development strategies across intra- and inter-cultural relationships. Construct relationships between trust, commitment, conflict and satisfaction in manufacturer-distributor relationships are examined intra- (i.e., within a single cultural type) and inter-culturally (i.e,, between different cultural types) with a sample of distributors from Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States, Results support theoretical differences in the consequences of the trust-commitment relationship between intra-cultural and in ter-cultural relationships. The results suggest process standardization based upon cultural type. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 303 324 22 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100006 J Madhok, A; Osegowitsch, T The international biotechnology industry: A dynamic capabilities perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article KNOWLEDGE This paper extends our understanding Of the diffusion of technology across firms and nations. The dynamic capabilities perspective in ifs micro and macro version provides the theoretical framework for an explanation of the international organization of the biotechnology industry. We address two interrelated aspects of the phenomenon of international diffusion: organizational; form and geographical flows. An examination of the empirical profile lends support to the dynamic capabilities argument. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 325 335 11 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100007 J McNamara, G; Vaaler, PM The influence of competitive positioning and rivalry on emerging market risk assessment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ISOMORPHISM Rating agencies play a pivotal role international credit transactions, Their sovereign risk-assessments are largely thought to reflect objective evaluations of the creditworthiness of potential borrowers, We test this assumption by examining the role that competitive positioning Td dynamics play in the risk-assessments these agencies provide. rr analyses of agency risk-assessments for emerging-market sovereign borrowers indicate that they are significantly related to agency positioning as an incumbent of insurgent (new entrant), to agency specialization in sovereigns from particular geographic regions, and in some instances, to the level of agency rivalry in a specific sovereign market. Our findings suggest both significant general and contingent links between foreign investment risk-assessment and competitive positioning and rivalry among agencies. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 337 347 11 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100008 J Ostergard, RL The measurement of intellectual property rights protection JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This research improves upon empirical studies that examine the measurement of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection. Prior measures examine only one type of aw or lack a component that ad dresses the actual enforcement of these laws. The measure presented here uses three types of IPR laws and enforcement components for them. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 2 349 360 12 Business; Management 394BL ISI:000166504100009 J Nachum, L Economic geography and the location of TNCs: Financial and professional service FDI to the USA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; AGGLOMERATION; CHOICE This paper attempts to examine theoretically and empirically the explanatory power of concepts drawn from economic geography for the explanation of the location of TNCs. it combines concepts from economic geography and international business theories in a model that seeks to explain the location of Transnational Corporations (TNCs), and tests the model on financial and professional service FDI to the US. The findings suggest a need to extend the conventional location model of international business by acknowledging the processes taking place among films located in geographic proximity. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 367 385 19 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600001 J Seth, A; Song, KP; Pettit, R Synergy, managerialism or hubris? An empirical examination of motives for foreign acquisitions of US firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; SHAREHOLDER WEALTH; ACQUIRING FIRMS; VALUE CREATION; CORPORATE; PERFORMANCE; TAKEOVERS; MERGERS; TARGET; MARKET This study examines the motives underlying foreign acquisitions of U.S. firms, estimates the extent of value creation associated with such acquisitions, and examines how total gains are shared between acquiring firms and targets. We show that the synergy hypothesis is the predominant explanation for our sample of foreign acquisitions of U.S. firms, However the hubris hypothesis coexists with the synergy hypothesis in explaining the acquisitions in our sample that are characterized by positive total gains. The evidence is also consistent with the managerialism hypothesis for the acquisitions in our sample with negative total gains. We show that the incidence of competition is associated with higher total gains, as well as higher gains to targets. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 387 405 19 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600002 J Liu, XM; Siler, P; Wang, CQ; Wei, YQ Productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment: Evidence from UK industry level panel data JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MODEL; TECHNOLOGY; SPECIFICATION; ECONOMETRICS; EFFICIENCY; GROWTH; FIRMS This paper examines intra-industry productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) in the UK manufacturing sector, The empirical analysis uses panel data for 48 UK industries over the period 1991-1995, A major contribution is empirical evidence on spillover effects in situations where the host country is developed. The results indicate that the very presence of FDI has a positive spillover impact on the productivity of UK-owned firms. The analysis also shows that the extent to which local firms benefit from the introduction of advanced technology depends largely on their own technological capabilities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 407 425 19 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600003 J Markoczy, L National culture and strategic change in belief formation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TOP MANAGEMENT; TEAM This paper studies strategy related beliefs in five organizations in Hungary with substantial foreign participation. We find that one of the strongest determinants of similarity of beliefs was being a member of the functional area favored by the strategic change. The effect of being in the favored area was greater than the effect of all other individual characteristics, including nationality. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 427 442 16 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600004 J Ellis, P Social ties and foreign market entry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EXPORT BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS; FIRMS; COOPERATION; GUIDELINES; KNOWLEDGE; EXCHANGE; VENTURES; BUSINESS; DECISION The social dynamics which precede international exchange are considered in light of data collected on 133 foreign market entries from a sample of highly-internationalized manufacturing firms. Consistent with research done in the social network field, the findings support the hypothesis that knowledge of foreign market opportunities is commonly acquired via existing interpersonal links rather than collected systematically via market research. This study thus contributes towards an understanding of those antecedent conditions that lead to the formation of export exchange relationships. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 443 469 27 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600005 J Athanassiou, N; Nigh, D Internationalization, tacit knowledge and the top management teams of MNCs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; FIRM; INTERDEPENDENCE; ORGANIZATIONS; EXPERIENCE; PARADIGM This study investigates the effects of several dimensions of internationalization on the behavior of MNCs' top management teams. The effects include top executives' personal presence in foreign markets, their participation in meetings about international strategic issues, and their tacit knowledge of the firms' international business activities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 489 505 17 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600007 J Thomas, A; Bendixen, M The management implications of ethnicity in South Africa JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article The Hofstede (1994) dimensions of culture were measured for 586 middle managers in South Africa. A similarity on these dimensions was found between the ethnic groups, Both management culture and perceived management effectiveness were found to be independent of both race and the dimensions of culture. These findings suggest that employee diversity in the workplace should not adversely affect management performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 507 519 13 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600008 J Spencer, JW Knowledge flows in the global innovation system: Do US firms share more scientific knowledge than their Japanese rivals? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; TECHNOLOGY; POLICY; INDUSTRY In this paper, I test the common assumption that Japanese firms strive to appropriate knowledge from the global scientific community while sharing little in return. I found no support for this conventional perspective in the flat panel display industry. U.S. firms shared no more knowledge with their global scientific community than Japanese firms, Similarly, Japanese firms appropriated no more knowledge from the global community than their U.S. counterparts. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 3 521 530 10 Business; Management 394BR ISI:000166504600009 J Pan, YG; Tse, DK The hierarchical model of market entry modes JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; NATIONAL CULTURE; CHINA; CHOICE; OWNERSHIP; IMPACT; PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; LOCATION In this study, we propose and test a hierarchical model of market entry modes. Entry modes can first be viewed as equity-based versus non-equity-based. Within equity-based modes, the choice is between wholly owned operations and equity joint ventures, while within non-equity-based modes, the choice is between contractual agreements and export. Empirically, we demonstrate that there are factors that exert substantial influences at the equity versus non-equity level, but rather weak influences at the lower level of choice hierarchy. The empirical results are based on a sample of over 10,000 foreign activities into China between 1979 to 1998. The findings provide supportive evidence for the hierarchical model of market entry modes. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 535 554 20 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800001 J Arora, A; Fosfuri, A Wholly owned subsidiary versus technology licensing in the worldwide chemical industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL ENTRY-MODE; JOINT-VENTURES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; CHOICE; KNOWLEDGE; FIRM; STRATEGY; INFORMATION; SELECTION; CULTURE This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of the choice between wholly owned subsidiary and technology licensing as a strategy for expansion abroad. We use a new and comprehensive database on worldwide plant level investments in the chemical industry during the 1981-1991 period. We find that both cultural distance and the presence of other potential licensors favor the use of licensing abroad, whereas, prior experience favors the choice of wholly owned subsidiary. An implication of this study is that competition in the market for technology can foster the international through the use of arm's length agreements. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 555 572 18 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800002 J Lord, MD; Ranft, AL Organizational learning about new international markets: Exploring the internal transfer of local market knowledge JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH; JOINT VENTURES; DIVERSIFIED FIRMS; FOREIGN ENTRY; PERFORMANCE; PERSPECTIVE; MANAGEMENT; EXPANSION; STRATEGY; MODEL This study examines the transfer of local market knowledge within the diversified firm as its divisions expand into a new host country. Within the U.S.-based corporations in our sample, both the nature of local market knowledge itself and differences in organizational structures significantly influence the extent of internal knowledge transfer among divisions. The results suggest that as firms expand into new international markets, their organizational learning processes differ significantly. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 573 589 17 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800003 J Steensma, HK; Marino, L; Weaver, KM Attitudes toward cooperative strategies: A cross-cultural analysis of entrepreneurs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION COST THEORY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; NATIONAL CULTURE; COLLECTIVISM; INDIVIDUALISM; PERCEPTIONS; ALLIANCES; CHOICE Because entrepreneurs mature within a societal context, their attitudes toward cooperation are likely to be influenced by the underlying values of their society. Using a seven-nation sample, we find that the entrepreneurs from feminine, collective, and uncertanity-avoiding societies have a greater appreciation for the strategic importance of cooperative strategies than their counterparts. Moreover, entrepreneurs from feminine societies place greater emphasis on partner commonality in terms of objectives and values to ensure cooperative success, whereas those from individualistic societies emphasize contractual safeguards. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 591 609 19 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800004 J Kwok, CCY; Reeb, DM Internationalization and firm risk: An upstream-downstream hypothesis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CAPITAL STRUCTURE; DIVERSIFICATION Corporate international diversification theory posits that multinational corporations (MNCs) should have lower risk and higher financial leverage than purely domestic corporations (DCs). We suggest an alternative upstream-downstream hypothesis according to which the overall effect of internationalization on the risk and leverage of MNCs is expected to vary with home and target market conditions. The empirical results are consistent with the suggested hypothesis. 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Stud. 2000 31 4 611 629 19 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800005 J Lee, J; Roehl, TW; Choe, S What makes management style similar and distinct across borders? Growth, experience and culture in Korean and Japanese firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Using a survey database of Japanese and Korean firms, we compare the styles of two Asian business systems, with a Japanese rather than an American mirror. There are substantial differences in the two country styles. We introduce two sources of convergence, firm size as measured by sales, and globalization as measured, by export ratio, and find that both of these factors reduce the difference, with globalization the more significant of the two. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 631 652 22 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800006 J Anakwe, UP; Igbaria, M; Anandarajan, M Management practices across cultures: Role of support in technology usage JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL-TEST; PERFORMANCE; ACCEPTANCE; STRATEGY; OVERLOAD; TAIWAN; FIRMS As global corporations pursue a dual strategy of global integration and local responsiveness, it becomes necessary to determine whether some management practices can be applied across borders. Using a sample of 143 employees from nine Nigerian organizations, we found that organizational support contributed to technology usage. However, only employees with low computer training associated support with aspects of technology usage such as daily use frequency of use, and total application. Pace Univ, Lubin Sch Business, New York, NY 10038 USA; Tel Aviv Univ, Leon Recanati Grad Sch Business Adm, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel; Claremont Grad Univ, Claremont, CA USA; Drexel Univ, LeBeau Coll Business, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA Anakwe, UP, Pace Univ, Lubin Sch Business, New York, NY 10038 USA ADLER NJ, 1980, TRENDS PRACTICE OD C; ADLER NJ, 1990, RES GLOBAL STRATEGIC, V1, P179; ADLER NJ, 1997, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; AVGEROU C, 1996, GLOBAL INFORMATION T, P147; BAILEY JR, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P605; BARLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING ACROSS BORD; BARTLETT CA, 1995, TRANSNATIONAL MANAGE; BIGONESS WJ, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P739; BLACK JS, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P99; BOYACIGILLER N, 1996, HDB INT MANAGEMENT R, P157; CALOF JL, 1994, BUSINESS Q AUT, P105; CHENEY PH, 1982, ACAD MANAGE J, V25, P170; COHEN J, 1983, APPL MULTIPLE REGRES; ELENKOV DS, 1997, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V27, P85; ELSAYEDELKHOULY S, 1997, INT J COMMERCE MANAG, V7, P102; ENGLAND GW, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P49; EVANS PA, 1986, MANAGEMENT FORUM, V6, P105; FELDMAN GM, 1992, BUS AM, V113, P37; FUERST W, 1982, DECISION SCI, V17, P329; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GOMEZMEJIA LR, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P309; HAGGER E, 1992, EUROMONEY, P129; HANNON JM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P531; HARPAZ I, 1996, HDB INT MANAGEMENT R, P37; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1993, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT E, V7, P81; IGBARIA M, 1990, OMEGA, V16, P637; IGBARIA M, 1992, INFORM MANAGE, V22, P19; IGBARIA M, 1993, OMEGA-INT J MANAGE S, V21, P73; IGBARIA M, 1995, J MANAGEMENT INFORMA, V11, P87; IGBARIA M, 1996, J MANAGEMENT INFORMA, V13, P127; IGBARIA M, 1997, MIS QUART, V21, P279; JASON P, 1995, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V203, P38; JASON P, 1997, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V219, P40; JASON P, 1997, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V226, P56; KELLEY L, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P17; KORPELA M, 1996, INFORMATION TECHNOLO, V7, P29; LAURENT A, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P91; LAWLER EE, 1994, EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE, V11, P18; LEE DMS, 1986, MIS QUART, V10, P313; LEONG SM, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P449; MARTINEZ JI, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P429; MICHELINI PW, 1992, BUS AM, V113, P40; MORRIS T, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P169; NEWMAN KL, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P753; NOBEL D, 1997, SUPPLY MANAGEMENT, V2, P22; NORD GD, 1994, J SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, V45, P12; ODEDRA M, 1993, COMMUN ACM, V36, P25; OKUWOGA O, 1990, INFORMATION TECHNOLO, P101; PAIK Y, 1996, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V6, P20; PETERSON MF, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P429; SCHNEIDER SC, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P231; SCHOLLHAMMER H, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P5; STAMPS D, 1997, TRAINING, V34, P28; STRAUB D, 1995, MANAGE SCI, V41, P1328; THOMPSON J, 1993, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V183, P25; THOMPSON J, 1994, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V190, P1; THOMPSON J, 1995, AFRICAN BUSINESS, V190, P1; VANDEVLIERT E, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P986; WRIGHT RW, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P687 60 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 653 666 14 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800007 J Bowman, D; Farley, JU; Schmittlein, DC Cross-national empirical generalization in business services buying behavior JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CORPORATION We examine cross-national generalization of the relative importance of factors that affect supplier selection and level of usage for global business services providers. Tests indicate that the majority of the response coefficients for a model of foreign exchange markets are equal across the four countries studied - U.S., Canada, U.K., and Germany. Inter-country differences in buyer response seem most related to competitiveness and identifiable country-specific institutional factors. Emory Univ, Goizueta Business Sch, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA; Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA Bowman, D, Emory Univ, Goizueta Business Sch, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA *ORG EC COOP DEV, 1982, REG AFF INT BANK OP; ANDERSON E, 1989, MARKET SCI, V8, P310; BERRY JW, 1989, INT J PSYCHOL, V5, P211; BERRY LL, 1990, MARKETING SERVICES C; BIGONESS WJ, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P739; BRISLIN RW, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V2; CRAIG C, 1987, ADV INT MARKETING, V2; FARLEY JU, 1990, MARKET LETT, V2, P71; FARLEY JU, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P111; GALASKIEWICZ J, 1989, ADMIN SCI QUART, V34, P454; GILLIGAN T, 1984, J MONETARY ECON, V13, P393; GROSS AC, 1993, BUSINESS MARKETING; HALL MJB, 1993, BANKING REGULATION S; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; JANSSENS M, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P364; KALE SH, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P101; KETTEL B, 1985, BUSINESSMANS GUIDE F; MULLEN MR, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P573; NEWMAN KL, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P753; NUNNALLY JC, 1994, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; SEKARAN U, 1983, J INT BUSINESS S FAL, P61; SINGH J, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P597; STEENKAMP JBEM, 1998, J CONSUM RES, V25, P78; TURNBULL PW, 1989, INT J BANK MARKETING, V5, P36; WEBSTER FE, 1992, J MARKETING, V56, P1; WIND Y, 1970, J MARKETING RES, V7, P450; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341; ZAHEER S, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P77 28 7 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 667 685 19 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800008 J DuBois, FL; Reeb, D Ranking the international business journals JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This study seeks to assess and rank the relative quality of 30 international business journals using both a citation analysis and a survey approach. Journal rankings are presented using both approaches in addition to a composite ranking. The rankings provide an objective analysis of journal quality for tenure and promotion committees, for IB researchers considering journal submission options and provide the academic community with a better understanding of which international business publication outlets are the most influential in guiding research in this discipline. American Univ, Kogod Sch Business, Washington, DC 20016 USA DuBois, FL, American Univ, Kogod Sch Business, Washington, DC 20016 USA CABELL DW, 1997, CABELLS DIRECTORY PU; CHANDY PR, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P715; INKPEN AC, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P703; PHENE A, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P621; PIERCE B, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P69; TAHAI A, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P279; TOYNE B, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGY; VOKURKA RJ, 1996, J OPERATIONS MANAGEM, V14, P345; WING C, 1997, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEM, V15, P387; ZIVNEY TL, 1994, FINANCIAL PRACTICE E, V4, P77 10 16 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 689 704 16 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800009 J Makino, S; Neupert, KE National culture, transaction costs, and the choice between joint venture and wholly owned subsidiary JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ENTRY MODE; OWNERSHIP; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY Transaction cost theory posits that culture plays a limited role-in the choice between JV and WOS. In contrast, research suggests that firms' preferred level of ownership in their foreign subsidiaries is influenced primarily by cultural traits. This study provides additional evidence in this ongoing debate by replicating Hennart's transaction cost model of entry mode choice in two different national contexts : Japanese firms and the U.S. firms investing in Japan. The results suggest that the transaction for the ownership choice holds in the both national contexts. Yet, the propensity to choose JV or WOS significantly varied between Japanese and the U.S. firms. Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Management, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; Boise State Univ, Dept Management, Boise, ID 83725 USA Makino, S, Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Management, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1997, JAPANESE MULTINATION; BUCKLEY PJ, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P539; DELIOS A, 1999, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V20, P915; ERRAMILLI MK, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P225; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GOMESCASSERES B, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P1; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HENNART JF, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P515; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; HOFSTEDE GH, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; KEIZAI T, 1997, GAISHIKEI KIGYO SORA; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; MAKINO S, 1998, ASIA PACIFIC J MANAG, V15, P119; MAKINO S, 1998, J INT BUS STUD, V29, P797; PARKHE A, 1993, ORGAN SCI, V4, P301; SHANE S, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P627; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253 18 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 705 713 9 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800010 J Glaum, M; Brunner, M; Himmel, H The DAX and the dollar: The economic exchange rate exposure of German corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONALS This paper examines the economic exposure of German corporations to changes in the DM/US-dollar exchange-rate. Our work contributes to the existing body of literature in the following ways. Firstly, we point out conceptual problems of previous attempts to estimate economic exposure. Secondly, we find that German firms are significantly exposed to changes in the DM/US-dollar rate. However, our results are unstable over time. Univ Giessen, D-35394 Giessen, Germany Glaum, M, Univ Giessen, Licher Str 62, D-35394 Giessen, Germany ADLER M, 1986, J PORTFOLIO MANA WIN, P44; ALLAYANNIS G, 1996, EXCHANGE RATE EXPOSU; BARTON S, 1994, AM PSYCHOL, V49, P5; BODNAR GM, 1999, ESTIMATING EXCHANGE; BOOTH L, 1990, J INT FINANCIAL MANA, V2, P1; CHOI JJ, 1995, FINANC MANAGE, V24, P77; ENGEL C, 1990, AM ECON REV, V80, P689; GAO T, 2000, J INT MONEY FINANC, V19, P117; GOPPL, 1996, GERMAN EQUITY MARKET; JORION P, 1990, J BUS, V63, P331; MILLEMANN Y, 1998, VET RES, V29, P3; MILLER KD, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P1183; NEWEY WK, 1987, ECONOMETRICA, V55, P703; OXELHEIM L, 1998, MANAGING TURBULENT W; REES W, 1999, EXCHANGE RATE EXPOSU; SRINIVASULU SL, 1981, J WORLD BUS, V16, P13; TAYLOR MP, 1995, J ECON LIT, V33, P13 17 1 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 715 724 10 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800011 J Wilkinson, TJ; Brouthers, LE Trade shows, trade missions and state governments: Increasing FDI and high-tech exports JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPENSATION; PERFORMANCE In this paper we propose that states which attract comparatively more FDI should concentrate on activities designed to draw additional foreign investment rather than on activities designed to promote exports. Results indicate that states with comparatively more FDI have greater success in their use of trade missions for the purpose of inward FDI attraction and in their use of trade shows to promote high-tech exports. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 4 725 734 10 Business; Management 394BU ISI:000166504800012 J Reuer, JJ Parent firm performance across international joint venture life-cycle stages JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS; CORPORATE MULTINATIONALISM; ALLIANCES; ACQUISITIONS; STATES; ENTRY; INSTABILITY; INDUSTRY; IMPACT The benefits that firms obtain from investing in international joint ventures (IJVs) can be reinforced or reduced by the management of later Stages of collaboration. This paper presents an analysis of the shareholder wealth effects of IJV formation and five types of IJV termination. The empirical findings challenge common assumptions in the IJV literature, contrast prior evidence on the performance implications of market entry and exit through acquisitions and divestitures, and demonstrate the value of integrating IJV life-cycle stages in future research. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 1 20 20 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100001 J Driffield, N; Munday, M Industrial performance, agglomeration, and foreign manufacturing investment in the UK JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; SURVIVAL; FIRMS; ENTRY This paper examines the relationship between the comparative advantage of UK industries, and new inward investment into these industries. The paper demonstrates that the extent of foreign manufacturing investment in an industry, and the spatial agglomeration of that industry are significant determinants of industry comparative advantage, thus providing evidence of agglomeration benefits to both domestic and foreign firms. The paper then shows that industry comparative advantage itself, together with a series of industry specific characteristics, are important determinants of new foreign manufacturing investment, thus presiding evidence of the dynamic benefits of foreign direct investment in the UK economy. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 21 37 17 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100002 J Brouthers, LE; Werner, S; Matulich, E The influence of Triad nations' environments on price-quality product strategies and MNC performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; MARKETING STRATEGIES; JAPAN; REPUTATION; SIGNALS; POLICY; FIRMS; TRADE Is there a relationship between home-country competitive advantages, MNC price/quality product strategies, and firm performance? A cross-national contingency framework is developed, identifying three "regional stereotypes" of price/quality relationships, fueled by history and consumer perceptions, which appear to result in superior MNC performance. Findings indicate that the "stereotypes" influences have diminished over time (as MNCs shift from home country advantages to global firm-specific advantages). However, Triad MNCs that use these product strategies (Japan [superior value], EU [premium] and U.S. [economy]) still, on average, demonstrate superior performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 39 62 24 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100003 J Fahy, J; Hooley, G; Cox, T; Beracs, J; Fonfara, K; Snoj, B The development and impact of marketing capabilities in Central Europe JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; FIRM; STANDARDIZATION; INDUSTRY; BUSINESS; HISTORY The industrial organisation and evolutionary economics traditions in international business and the resource-based view of the firm in strategic management provide a rich and related set of perspectives on the question of performance in an international environment. This paper draws on these perspectives to examine the nature of marketing capabilities across a range of firm types in Hungary Poland and Slovenia. A number of key strategic capabilities are examined including market orientation, the time horizon of strategic decision making and positioning capability. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 63 81 19 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100004 J Balabanis, GI Factors affecting export intermediaries' service offerings: The British example JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY; COMPANIES This study attempts to determine and explain the service-offering behavior of British export intermediaries (EIs). It was empirically confirmed that EIs offer two categories of services: transaction-creating and physical-fulfillment services. It was postulated that the extent to which an EI offers these types of services is influenced by a set of factors that are internally-, product-, market-, supplier-, and buyer-related. Empirical tests on a sample of 135 British EIs established that an EI's exporting role, number of employees, amount of undiffrerentiated products carried, number of suppliers, and number of countries served all have a direct impact on an EI's service-offering behavior. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 83 99 17 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100005 J Harzing, AW An empirical analysis and extension of the Bartlett and Ghoshal typology of multinational companies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STRATEGY; CORPORATIONS This study offers an empirical test and extension of the Bartlett and Ghoshal typology of multinational companies (MNCs) A three-fold typology of multinational companies: Global, Multidomestic and Transnational is developed from the literature. This typology is tested using data from 166 subsidiaries of 37 MNCs, headquartered in 9 different countries. Subsidiaries in the three types of MNCs are shown to differ significantly in aspects of interdependence and local responsiveness. Univ Bradford, Ctr Management, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, England Harzing, AW, Univ Bradford, Ctr Management, Bradford BD7 1DP, W Yorkshire, England ADLER NJ, 1990, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG; BARTLETT CA, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BARTLETT CA, 1992, TRANSNATIONAL MANAGE; BIRKINSHAW JM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P729; DOZ Y, 1980, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V21, P27; GERPOTT TJ, 1990, BETRIEBSWIRTSCHAFTLI, V5, P439; GHOSHAL S, 1993, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V34, P23; GHOSHAL S, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN; HARZING AWK, 1997, INT BUSINESS REV, V6, P641; HARZING AWK, 1999, MANAGING MULTINATION; HEDLUND G, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P9; HEDLUND G, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN; KOBRIN SJ, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P493; LEONG SM, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P449; MACHARZINA K, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V31, P23; MACHARZINA K, 1993, GLOBALISIERUNG WIRTS; MARTIN JB, 1991, J BEHAV THER EXP PSY, V22, P3; PERLMUTTER HV, 1969, COLUMBIA J WORLD JAN, P9; PORTER ME, 1986, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V27, P9; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; RALL W, 1989, Z BETRIEBSWIRT, V59, P1074; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; ROTH K, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P541; ROTH K, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P369; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; SUNDARAM AK, 1992, ACAD MANAGE REV, V17, P729; THOMPSON JD, 1967, ORG ACTION; WELGE MK, 1996, HDB UNTERNEHMUNGSFUH; WHITE RE, 1990, MANAGING GLOBAL FIRM; WOLF J, 1996, 22 EIBA C STOCKH SWE 31 20 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 101 120 20 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100006 J Neelankavil, JP; Mathur, A; Zhang, Y Determinants of managerial performance: A cross-cultural comparison of the perceptions of middle-level managers in four countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED-STATES; HONG-KONG; STRATEGY; VALUES; ORGANIZATION; CONGRUENCE; FRAMEWORK; CHINA This paper examines differences in what affects managerial performance of middle-level managers in four countries-China (N = 204), India (N = 184), the Philippines (N = 220), and the United States (N = 176). Important differences were predicted and found in factors affecting managerial performance as perceived by the respondents. While East-West differences exist, significant differences are noted among the three Asian countries. Specifically, Chinese and American managers represented two extremes in their beliefs about what determines managerial performance of middle-level managers. Both Filipino and Indian managers were found more similar to their U.S. counterparts than their Chinese counterparts. Implications of the findings are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 121 140 20 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100007 J Birkinshaw, J; Hood, N Characteristics of foreign subsidiaries in industry clusters JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; INNOVATION; STRATEGY; FIRMS This paper examines the characteristics of foreign-owned subsidiaries in export-intensive "leading-edge industry clusters" as defined by Porter [1990]. Using a sample of 229 subsidiaries from three countries, we show that subsidiaries in such clusters are more embedded, more autonomous, and more internationally-oriented than subsidiaries in other industry sectors. We also show that there are significant differences in the roles of foreign-owned subsidiaries from one leading-edge cluster to the next, that are associated with the dynamism of the cluster and the overall level of foreign ownership. The results indicate (1) that typologies of subsidiary roles should give increased consideration to environmental factors, and (2) that thinking on industry clusters, instead of treating them identically, should recognize that they have heterogeneous characteristics. London Business Sch, London, England; Univ Strathclyde, Strathclyde Int Business Unit, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Birkinshaw, J, London Business Sch, London, England *MON CO, 1993, COMP ADV SCOTL ID PO; *SCI COUNC CAN, 1980, MULT IND STRAT ROL W; ANDERSSON U, 1997, THESIS UPPSALA U; AYDALOT P, 1986, MILIEUX INNOVATEURS; BARTLETT CA, 1986, HARVARD BUS REV, V64, P87; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BEIGIE CE, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION, P23; BIRKINSHAW J, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P207; BIRKINSHAW J, 1998, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V19, P221; BIRKINSHAW JM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P729; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; CROOKELL HH, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; DICKEN P, 1994, ECON GEOGR, V70, P101; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; ETEMAD H, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; FORSGREN M, 1995, J MANAGE STUD, V32, P475; GHOSHAL S, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P323; GRABHER G, 1993, EMBEDDED FIRM; GRANOVETTER M, 1985, AM J SOCIOL, V91, P3; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; HEDLUND G, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P9; HOFSTEDE G, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P286; HOOD N, 1988, MULTINATIONALS EUROP; KOBRIN SJ, 1999, GLOBALIZATION MULTIN; KOGUT B, 1983, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR; KRUGMAN P, 1991, GEOGRAPHY TRADE; MALMBERG A, 1996, GEOGRAFISKA ANN B, V78, P85; MARSHALL A, 1890, PRINCIPLES EC INTRO; NARULA R, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V2, P85; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; PIORE M, 1984, 2 IND DIVIDE; PORTER ME, BUSINESS Q, V56, P6; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; PORTER ME, 1991, CANADA CROSSROADS RE; PORTER ME, 1998, HARVARD BUS REV, V76, P77; POUDER R, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P1192; PRAHALAD CK, 1981, SLOAN MANAGEMENT SUM, P5; ROBINSON WS, 1950, AM SOCIOL REV, V15, P351; ROTH K, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P715; RUGMAN A, 1991, BUSINESS Q, V55, P61; SAXENIAN A, 1994, REGINAL ADVANTAGE CU; SOLVELL O, 1998, ORJAN ANDERS MALMBER; VERNON R, 1979, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V41, P255; WESTNEY E, 1990, MANAGING GLOBAL FIRM; WHITE RE, 1984, BUSINESS Q SUM, P59 45 22 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 141 154 14 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100008 J Feinberg, SE Do world product mandates really matter? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This paper examines whether MNC subsidiaries with world product mandates fared better than nonspecialized subsidiaries in the face of Canada-U.S. trade liberalization. Using confidential affiliate-level panel data on 445 Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. MNCs, empirical analysis finds that affiliates with higher levels of R&D and human capital resources grew relatively more when trade was liberalized. However, R&D- and human-capital-intensive affiliates experienced systematically different gran th patterns. The findings imply that world product mandates do reduce affiliates' vulnerability to downsizing, and that human capital development and R&D may be equally important in building world product mandates. Univ Maryland, Sch Business, College Pk, MD 20742 USA Feinberg, SE, Univ Maryland, Sch Business, College Pk, MD 20742 USA *SCI COUNC CAN, 1980, MULT IND STRAT ROL W; BALDWIN JR, 1986, ROLE SCALE CANADA US; BEAMISH P, 1993, 893G003 W BUS SCH; BIRKINSHAW J, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V3, P443; CAVES RE, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CROOKELL HH, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; CROOKELL HH, 1990, CANADIAN AM TRADE IN; DCRUZ JR, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; ETEMAD H, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; FEINBERG S, 1998, CANADIAN J EC, V4, P749; HSAIO C, 1988, ANAL PANEL DATA; MCFETRIDGE DG, 1989, TRADE LIBERALIZATION; ROTH K, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P715; RUGMAN AM, 1982, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V17, P58; RUGMAN AM, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; SAFARIAN AE, 1966, FOREIGN OWNERSHIP CA; SAFARIAN AE, 1983, GOVT MULTINATIONALS; STYKOLT S, 1960, ECON J, V70, P336 18 2 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 155 167 13 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100009 J Elg, U Firms' home-market relationships: Their role when selecting international alliance partners JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; ORGANIZATIONS; DETERMINANTS; DEPENDENCE; NETWORK; TRUST; TIES The importance of taking account of a firm's home-market relationships in efforts to explain its choice of partners for international alliances is discussed. Liberating and moderating relationships are proposed as two alternative types of alliances that firms may form in response to the influence of home-market dependencies. Propositions suggesting explanatory factors that predict which type of relationship is formed then are presented; these propositions are based on the complementary aspects of transaction cost theory the network approach, and resource dependence theory. Univ Lund, Lund Sch Econ & Management, Lund, Sweden Elg, U, Univ Lund, Lund Sch Econ & Management, Lund, Sweden ANDERSON BH, 1994, BEHAV RES ACCOUNTING, V6, P1; ASTLEY WG, 1989, STRATEGY ORG DESIGN; BORYS B, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P234; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; ELG U, 1996, EUR J MARKETING, V30, P61; EMERSON RM, 1962, AM SOCIOL REV, V27, P31; GANESAN S, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P1; GHOSHAL S, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P603; GULATI R, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P85; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HEIDE JB, 1988, J MARKETING, V52, P20; INKPEN AC, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P177; JARILLO JC, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P31; MORGAN RM, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P20; OLIVER C, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P241; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P227; PFEFFER J, 1976, ADM SCI Q, V21, P398; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; POWELL WW, 1990, RES ORG BEHAV, V12; PROVAN KG, 1989, ACAD MANAGE J, V32, P202; RING PS, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P483; ROWLEY TJ, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P887; STERN LW, 1980, J MARKETING, V44, P52; TALLMAN SB, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P91; ULRICH D, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P471; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; WILLIAMSON OE, 1993, J LAW ECON, V36, P221 30 5 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 169 177 9 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100010 J Pan, YG; Li, XL Joint venture formation of very large multinational firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; CHINA; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY; DETERMINANTS; JAPANESE; SIZE Large firms differ from smaller firms in many aspects. In this research note, we investigate the relationship between the size of firm and the characteristics of equity joint ventures (EJVs). Empirically, we found that very large firms are more likely to have a higher equity stake in their EJVs, seek alignment with other foreign firms, engage in global industries, and invest in large-scale EJV's than smaller firms. They are also less affected by the risk conditions of the host country. Empirical testing is based on a sample of 1,298 foreign EJVs in the People's Republic of China between 1981 and 1998. Interesting differences exist among firms that are U.S., Japan, and Europe. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 2000 31 1 179 189 11 Business; Management 314WT ISI:000087081100011 J Ralston, DA; Van Thang, N; Napier, NK A comparative study of the work values of north and south Vietnamese managers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; HONG-KONG; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS We examine managerial work values and subsequent behaviors of Vietnamese managers that foreign rs may face doing business in Vietnam. To establish a global reference-point, we compare the managerial values of Vietnamese mangers with those of Chinese and U.S. managers. The findings from this exploratory study, while not always intuitive, should help foreign investors to better understand Vietnam. Furthermore, the study raises important theoretical issues concerning Individualism and Collectivism as cross-cultural measures. Univ Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 USA; Natl Econ Univ, NEU Business Sch, Hanoi, Vietnam; Boise State Univ, Coll Business & Econ, Int Business Consortium, Boise, ID 83725 USA Ralston, DA, Univ Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 USA BEAMISH PW, 1998, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P60; BOND MH, 1985, INT J INTERCULT REL, V9, P351; EARLEY PC, 1998, J MANAGE, V24, P265; ENGHOLM C, 1995, DOING BUSINESS NEW V; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; HIEBERT M, 1995, VIETNAM NOTEBOOK; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HUI CH, 1986, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V17, P222; HUNG CL, 1991, J SE ASIA BUSINESS, V7, P46; LEE C, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P637; LEONG TC, 1993, VIETNAM BUSINESS INV; LORANGE P, 1991, J BUS STRAT, V12, P25; LORANGE P, 1992, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; MADHOK A, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P117; MARKOCZY L, 1994, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V24, P5; MEAD R, 1994, INT MANAGEMENT CROSS; MOBIUS JM, 1996, TEMPLETON VIETNAM OP; NAISBITT J, 1996, MEGATRENDS ASIA; QUINLAN JP, 1995, VIETNAM BUSINESS OPP; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; RALSTON DA, 1996, J INT MANAGEMENT, V2, P79; RALSTON DA, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P177; RALSTON DA, 1999, J INT BUS STUD, V30, P415; RICKS DA, 1990, J MANAGE, V16, P219; ROBINSON JW, 1995, DOING BUSINESS VIETN; ROSTEN KA, 1991, CALIF MANAGE REV, V33, P88; SCHULTZ CJ, 1995, BUS HORIZONS, P21; SCHWARTZ SH, 1992, ADV EXPT SOCIAL PSYC, P1; SHAMA A, 1995, CALIF MANAGE REV, V37, P90; SHAN WJ, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P555; TRIANDIS HC, 1986, AUSTR J PSYCHOL; TRIANDIS HC, 1988, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V54, P323; YANG KS, 1990, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V58, P1087 35 10 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 655 672 18 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900002 J Whitman, ME; Townsend, AM; Hendrickson, AR Cross-national differences in computer-use ethics: A nine-country study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CULTURAL-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS; PERCEPTIONS; DIMENSIONS; MANAGERS; PEOPLE; CODES This study examines computer-use ang nine countries (Singapore, Hong Kong, United States, Great Britain, Australia, Sweden, Wales, and the Netherlands). Based dice [1990], an instrument was developed containing three scales focusing on ethical attitudes toward software license infringement, use of virus programs, and misuse of corporate computing resources. Analysis indicates that there are significant differences in ethical values among nationalities for each of these scales. Kennesaw State Coll, Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA; Univ Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA; Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011 USA Whitman, ME, Kennesaw State Coll, Kennesaw, GA 30144 USA 1994, ECONOMIST, V338, P70; *SPA BSA, 1997, SOFTW PUBL ASS BUS S; *SPSS INC, 1997, SPSS ADV STAT 7 5; AKERS JF, 1984, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V26, P53; ALLEN MJ, 1979, INTRO MEASUREMENT TH; BAGOZZI RP, 1991, J CONSUM RES, V17, P426; CHURCHILL GA, 1979, J MARKETING RES, V16, P64; COUGER JD, 1984, J SYST MANAGE, V35, P40; COUGER JD, 1989, MIS QUART, V13, P211; DEJOIE RM, 1991, ETHICAL ISSUES INFOR; DOLECHECK MM, 1987, HONG KONG MANAGE APR, P28; EINING MM, 1991, ETHICAL ISSUES INFOR; FERRATT TW, 1986, MIS QUART, V10, P377; FRANKS RR, 1988, GENE DEV, V1, P1; HARRINGTON SJ, 1996, MIS QUART, V20, P257; HEGARTY WH, 1978, J APPL PSYCHOL, V63, P451; HUBBARD R, 1987, J BUS RES, V15, P173; IM JH, 1990, MIS QUART, V14, P1; JOHN F, 1985, MAT APL COMPUT, V4, P3; KIM JO, 1978, FACTOR ANAL STAT MET; LECHAT MR, 1986, AI MAG, V7, P70; LEDERER AL, 1992, J MANAGEMENT INFORMA, V9, P25; MCDONALD GM, 1988, J BUS ETHICS, V7, P835; MILLER A, 1991, ETHICAL ISSUES INFOR; MOORE GC, 1991, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, V2, P192; NUNNALLY JC, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; OVERALL JE, 1972, APPL MULTIVARIATE AN; OZ E, 1992, MIS QUART, V16, P423; PARADICE DB, 1990, INFORM MANAGE, V18, P143; PARADICE DB, 1991, J BUS ETHICS, V10, P1; PIERCE MA, 1996, J BUS ETHICS, V15, P425; RACHELS J, 1975, PHILOS PUBLIC AFFAIR, V4; RALSTON DA, 1994, J BUS ETHICS, V13, P989; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; SCHULMAN RS, 1992, STAT PLAIN ENGLISH C; SETHI V, 1991, DECISION SCI, V22, P455; SHIM JP, 1991, ETHICAL ISSUES INFOR; SMITH HJ, 1996, MIS QUART, V20, P167; SOLOMON SL, 1990, J COMPUTER INFORMATI, V30, P40; SPECTOR PE, 1992, SUMMATED RATING SCAL; STRAUB DW, 1989, MIS QUART, V13, P147; SUMMERS C, 1992, J SYST SOFTWARE, V17, P91; SWINYARD WR, 1990, J BUS ETHICS, V9, P655; THUROW LC, 1996, FUTURE CAPITALISM; TOWNSEND AM, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P667; TREVINO LK, 1990, J APPL PSYCHOL, V75, P378; WALDROP MM, 1987, MAN MADE MINDS PROMI; WHITE LP, 1992, J BUS ETHICS, V11, P663; WHITMAN ME, 1996, ETHICS CRITICAL THIN, V38, P60 49 6 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 673 687 15 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900003 J Cadogan, JW; Diamantopoulos, A; de Mortanges, CP A measure of export market orientation: Scale development and cross-cultural validation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RESEARCH PROPOSITIONS; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; NATIONAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONS; CONSEQUENCES; ANTECEDENTS; ISSUES This study reports on the construction and psychometric assessment of a measure of export market orientation. Four multi-item scales were developed showing strong evidence of reliability and convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity in samples of U.K. and Dutch exporters. Further analysis revealed full invariance of the final measure across the two country samples. Several suggestions for applying the measure in substantive research are offered. Aston Univ, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England; Univ Loughborough, Sch Business, Loughborough, Leics, England; Maastricht Univ, Maastricht, Netherlands; Univ Liege, B-4000 Liege, Belgium Cadogan, JW, Aston Univ, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England ARMSTRONG JS, 1977, J MARKETING RES, V14, P396; ATUAHENEGIMA K, 1995, J PROD INNOVAT MANAG, V12, P275; ATUAHENEGIMA K, 1996, J BUS RES, V35, P93; BAGOZZI RP, 1988, J ACADEMY MARKETING, V16, P74; BELICH TJ, 1995, J BUS RES, V33, P1; BIJMOLT THA, 1994, J SMALL BUS MANAGE, V32, P69; CADOGAN JW, 1995, J STRATEGIC MARKETIN, V3, P41; CADOGAN JW, 1996, THESIS U WALES SWANS; CAMPBELL DT, 1959, PSYCHOL BULL, V56, P81; CAVUSGIL ST, 1994, J MARKETING, V56, P1; CHURCHILL GA, 1979, J MARKETING RES, V16, P64; CHURCHILL GA, 1995, MARKETING RES METHOD; CROSS EM, 1982, EDUC PSYCHOL MEAS, V42, P25; DALGIC T, 1994, ADV INT MARKETING, V6, P69; DENG S, 1994, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V10, P725; DESHPANDE R, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P23; DESHPANDE R, 1996, 96125 MARK SCI I; DEVELLIS RF, 1991, APPL SOCIAL RES METH, V26; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1994, ADV INT MARKETING, V6, P161; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1996, J STRATEGIC MARKETIN, V4, P23; DIAMANTOPOULOS A, 1998, J INT MARKETING, V6, P3; DOUGLAS SP, 1983, INT MARKETING RES; EVANGELISTA FC, 1994, ADV INT MARKETING, V6, P2407; FRANZAK F, 1993, AMA WINTER EDUC CONF, V4, P420; GREENLEY GE, 1995, J MANAGE STUD, V32, P47; GREENWALD P, 1995, BAS CLIN ON, V6, P1; HAIR JF, 1992, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; JAWORSKI B, 1992, ACCOUNT ORG SOC, V17, P17; JAWORSKI BJ, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P53; JOBBER D, 1987, Q REV MARKETING, V12, P7; JORESKOG KG, 1993, LISREL 8 USERS REFER; KOHLI AK, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P1; KOHLI AK, 1993, J MARKETING RES, V30, P467; KOLB DM, 1992, J ORGAN BEHAV, V13, P311; KOYS DJ, 1991, HUM RELAT, V44, P265; LESLIE LL, 1972, SOC SCI RES, V1, P323; MATHYSSENS P, 1996, ADV INT MARKETING, V8, P85; MILLER KD, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P693; MULLEN MR, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P573; NARVER JC, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P20; NARVER JC, 1993, 93121 MARK SCI I; NUNNALLY JC, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; NUNNALLY JC, 1994, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; PARAMESWARAN R, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P35; PINTO MB, 1993, MANAGE SCI, V39, P1281; PULENDRAN S, 1996, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V12, P53; RAVEN PV, 1994, J INT MARKETING, V2, P37; RUEKERT RW, 1987, J MARKETING, V51, P1; SALNES F, 1996, SCANDINAVIAN J MANAG, V12, P139; SIGUAW JA, 1994, J MARKETING RES, V31, P106; SINGH J, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P597; SLATER SF, 1996, J MARKET FOCUSED MAN, V1, P159; SOUCHON AL, 1996, J INT MARKETING, V4, P49; SPECTOR PE, 1992, QUANTITATIVE APPL SO; TJOSVOLD D, 1990, CANADIAN J ADM SCI, V7, P48; TUOMINEN M, 1996, MARKETING EXPANDED F, V2, P1161; VICTOR B, 1990, J ORGAN BEHAV, V11, P187; WEBSTER FE, 1990, 90111 MARK SCI I; WISEMAN F, 1984, J MARKETING RES, V21, P167 59 24 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 689 707 19 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900004 J Leiba-O'Sullivan, S The distinction between stable and dynamic cross-cultural competencies: Implications for expatriate trainability JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGERS; ADJUSTMENT; MODEL Existing research fails to distinguish; between stable cross-cultural (C/C) competencies (e.g., personality traits) and dynamic ones. Yet, stable competencies may constrain trainability in the dynamic C/C skills that are critical for C/C adjustment. Accordingly, this distinction is drawn using Black & Mendenhall's (1990) 3-dimensional typology of C/C competencies as a framework. Operationalizations for the C/C competencies are suggested. The practical and theoretical implications for expatriate management are then discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 709 725 17 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900005 J Agarwal, S; DeCarlo, TE; Vyas, SB Leadership behavior and organizational commitment: A comparative study of American and Indian salespersons JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article WORK ALIENATION; UNITED-STATES; ROLE STRESS; SALESPEOPLE; SATISFACTION; MODEL; FORMALIZATION; ANTECEDENTS; PERFORMANCE; CULTURE Many studies have examined the impact of leadership behaviors on salespersons' organizational commitment. Unfortunately, little is known about how leadership behaviors impact salespersons' organizational commitment in countries other than United States. The lack of re-search is problematic given that many firms today operate globally. This study fills the gap and presents I a framework for understanding the role of culture on relationships between leadership behaviors and organizational commitment. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 727 743 17 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900006 J Oliver, EG; Cravens, KS Cultural influences on managerial choice: An empirical study of employee benefit plans in the United States JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article NATIONAL CULTURE; MANAGEMENT; ATTITUDES; SYSTEMS The objective of this study is to determine the effect of culture on the provision of employee benefits. Cultural influences have been investigated from a variety of perspectives, but not in the context of pension and welfare benefits. Using unique data, this study analyzes the level of coverage of employee benefits in the United States. Results indicate that culture does have an effect on the provision of these benefits. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 745 762 18 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900007 J Pillai, R; Scandura, TA; Williams, EA Leadership and organizational justice: Similarities and differences across cultures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; MEMBER EXCHANGE; SATISFACTION; PERSPECTIVE; MANAGEMENT; DECISIONS International management scholars and practitioners agree that managers cannot simply assume that leadership behaviors effective in one culture can be readily transferred to other cultures. This study examines the relationship of transformational leadership and leader member exchange to organizational justice and job satisfaction in jive separate cultures. Results indicate that while there is consistent support for some of the proposed linkages, there are also some interesting differences across cultures. Implications for theory and future research on international business are discussed. Calif State Univ San Marcos, Coll Business, Ctr Serv Sector Management, San Marcos, CA USA; Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA; Univ Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 80309 USA Pillai, R, Calif State Univ San Marcos, Coll Business, Ctr Serv Sector Management, San Marcos, CA USA ALEXANDER S, 1987, SOCIAL JUSTICE RES, V1, P177; AVOLIO B, 1996, 961 CTR LEAD STUD; BADAWY MK, 1980, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V22, P51; BASS B, 1990, BASS STODGILLS HDB L; BASS B, 1997, AM PSYCHOL, V2, P130; BHAL KT, 1996, J APPL SOC PSYCHOL, V26, P945; BIES RJ, 1986, RES NEGOTIATION ORG, V1, P43; CLARK A, 1970, J APPL PSYCHOL, V54, P1; DORFMAN PW, 1988, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V3, P127; DORFMAN PW, 1996, HDB INT MANAGEMENT R, P267; FOLGER R, 1989, ACAD MANAGE J, V32, P115; GRAEN GB, 1995, LEADERSHIP QUART, V6, P219; GREENBERG J, 1995, QUEST JUSTICE JOB ES; GUDYKUNST WB, 1987, COMMUN RES, V14, P7; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOWELL J, 1994, LEADERSHIP W ASIAN C; JAEGER AM, 1990, MANAGEMENT DEV COUNT, P131; JORESKOG K, 1989, LISREL 7 USERS REFER; KANTER RM, 1991, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P151; KHADRA B, 1990, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V20, P37; KIM WC, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P502; LEUNG K, 1990, J APPL PSYCHOL, V75, P613; LEUNG K, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P947; LIND AE, 1992, INT J PSYHOL, V37, P227; LIND E, 1988, SOCIAL PSYCHOL PROCE; LIND EA, 1978, J CONFLICT RESOLUT, V22, P318; MANOGRAN P, 1994, NAT AC MAN P DALL TX; MCFARLIN DB, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P626; MEDSKER G, 1994, J MANAGE, V2, P439; MEINDL JR, 1989, ADMIN SCI QUART, V34, P252; MILLIMAN J, 1995, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V10, P227; NIEHOFF BP, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P527; NIEHOFF BP, 1996, INT J PUBLIC ADMIN, V19, P941; PEREIRA D, 1986, T TRANSFORMATIONAL L; PILLAI R, 1996, M NAT AC MAN CINC OH; SARROS J, 1993, LEADERSHIP ORG DEV J, V14, P3; SCANDURA TA, 1986, J APPL PSYCHOL, V71, P579; SCANDURA TA, 1999, LEADERSHIP QUART, V10, P25; SCHNEIDER SC, 1997, MANAGING CULTURES, P157; SINGH J, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P597; SINHA JBP, 1984, INT STUDIES MAN ORG, V14, P86; SINHA JBP, 1990, MANAGEMENT DEV COUNT, P252; TAKENISHI M, 1990, WHY JAPANESE CITIZEN; THOMAS AS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P667; TYLER T, 1986, JUSTICE SOCIAL RELAT; TYLER T, 1990, WHY PEOPLE OBEY LAW; TYLER TR, 1981, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V41, P643; WAKABAYASHI M, 1988, J APPL PSYCHOL, V73, P217; WAYNE SJ, 1997, ACAD MANAGE J, V40, P82; WEISS D, 1967, MANUAL MINNESOTA SAT 50 18 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 763 779 17 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900008 J Lenartowicz, T; Roth, K A framework for culture assessment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; REPLICATIONS Understanding the nature and influences of culture is central to international business. Such inquiry presupposes knowing that the cultural grouping(s) of a study is a valid unit of analysis, which is critical in that the estimation of culture effects can vary based on the unit on. Unfortunately, perhaps out of convenience, international studies often simply use a country-based definition of culture. In a desire to facilitate further development in understanding culture effects, in this paper, we propose a framework by which valid cultural groupings may be assessed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 781 798 18 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900009 J Au, KY Intra-cultural variation: Evidence and implications for international business JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH; IMPACT This paper discusses the methodological and theoretical significance of intra-cultural variation (ICV)-the population distribution of a characteristic within a culture. A Monte Carlo study shows that ICV has substantial influence on the statistical power of cross-cult ural tests, Therefore, studying ICV is methodologically important if we are to understand inconsistent findings and design cross-cultural studies with enough statistical power. Moreover, an examination of the cultural means and ICVs of 42 cultures shows that ICV Is as large as the variation of cultural means across cultures and its relationship to cultural means is not definite. A model based on multiple disciplines is proposed to cast ICV in a nomological net and to illuminate several avenues for future research. Practical implications are also discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 799 812 14 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900010 J Tsurumi, Y; Tsurumi, H Fujifilm-Kodak duopolistic competition in Japan and the United States JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET; GOODS This article analyzes the duopolistic competition of Fujifilm and Kodak according to the product life cycle and "game theoretic" exchange-of-hostage hypothesis of international trade and investment. It shows how each firm used ifs home-team and first-mover advantages to compete with the other. It shows that Fujifilm's strategic use of marketing logistics and innovative products reduced Kodak's market shore in Japan and elsewhere. This article has implications for the global competition of multinationals' policies and for market competition and trade policies of the U.S., Japan, and other countries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 813 830 18 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900011 J Brouthers, LE; Brouthers, KD; Werner, S Is dunning's eclectic framework descriptive or normative? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL ENTRY-MODE; CHOICE; BUSINESS; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS Can Dunning's OLI (Ownership, Location, Internalization) framework be used to predict the best performing international entry modes or merely the most commonly selected modes? Using from German and Dutch firms investing in Central and Eastern Europe, we investigate the relationship between Dunning's OLI variables, entry mode selection and managerial satisfaction with firm performance. We found empirical support for Dunning's framework as both a descriptive and a normative model. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 4 831 844 14 Business; Management 298ZG ISI:000086170900012 J Kuemmerle, W The drivers of foreign direct investment into research and development: An empirical investigation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; UNITED-STATES; FIRMS; INTERNATIONALIZATION; MULTINATIONALS; GLOBALIZATION; ORGANIZATION; TECHNOLOGY This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in research and development laboratories by 32 multinational enterprises in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries. The paper applies a dichotomous set of motives for FDI. Results from an econometric analysis of 136 laboratory investments show that relative market size and relative strength of a country's science base determine whether FDI in research and development is carried out in order to exploit existing firm-specific advantages, or in order to build up new Firm-specific advantages. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 1 24 24 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500002 J Padmanabhan, P; Cho, KR Decision specific experience in foreign ownership and establishment strategies: Evidence from Japanese firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISES; UNITED-STATES; CHOICE; SUBSIDIARIES; KNOWLEDGE; VENTURES; ENTRY; MODEL In this paper, we examine the importance of decision specific experience for a multinational firm's foreign ownership structure and establishment mode decisions. A unique procedure to measure the decision specific experience construct is developed. Based on data for the period 1969-1991, we find strong empirical evidence from experiences of Japanese firms to support the hypotheses that firms fend to select ownership structures and establishment modes based on their experiences with similar ownership structures and establishment modes in the past. San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182 USA; Univ Colorado, Denver, CO 80202 USA Padmanabhan, P, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182 USA JAPAN CO HDB; *BUS INT, INV LIC TRAD COND AB; *PRIC WAT, INF GUID; *UN CTR TRANS CORP, 1978, NAT LEG REG REL TRAN; *US DEP COMM, EC TRENDS THEIR IMPL; *US DEP COMM, INT MARK INF SER; *US DEP COMM, INV CLIM FOR COUNTR; *WORLD BANK, WORLD DEV REP; CAVES R, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; CHO KR, 1995, J INT MANAGEMENT, V1, P255; CYERT R, 1963, BEHAV THEORY FIRM; DAVIDSON WH, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P5; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GENAY H, 1991, EC PERSPECTIVES JAN, P20; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; GOMESCASSERES B, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P1; HARRELL F, 1986, SUGI SUPPLEMENTAL LI; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HENNART JF, 1993, MANAGE SCI, V39, P1054; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORG DYNAMICS SPR, P4; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1994, PLATFORM INVESTMENTS; KOGUT B, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P417; MAKINO S, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; MORRISON D, 1974, HDB MARKETING RES, P2442; PADMANABHAN P, 1996, MANAGE INT REV, V36, P45; PENROSE E, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; SHINPOSHA TK, 1992, JAPANESE OVERSEAS IN; TALLMAN SB, 1992, J MANAGE, V18, P455; TALLMAN SB, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P91; WILKINS M, 1990, BUSINESS HIST RE WIN, P585; ZEJAN MC, 1990, J IND ECON, V38, P349 36 16 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 25 43 19 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500003 J Lin, Z; Hui, C Should lean replace mass organization systems? A comparative examination from a management coordination perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; UNITED-STATES; JAPANESE; PERFORMANCE; STRATEGIES; FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYMENT; COMPLEXITY; MECHANISMS From a management coordination perspective, this paper compares the relative performance of the lean and mass organization systems under different market environments and organizational operating conditions. Results from an empirically based computer model suggest that the success of either organization system depends not only on the organization's structural characteristics for management coordination, but also on internal and external environmental conditions. This study calls for caution against rushing into lean management practices. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 45 79 35 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500004 J Pan, YG; Li, SM; Tse, DK The impact of order and mode of market entry on profitability and market share JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; EQUITY JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; INTERNATIONAL MARKETS; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE; CHINA; STRATEGY; FIRM; CHOICE Market share performance and profitability of overseas business activities has long been an important issue in international business. In this study, we explore the impact of order and mode of market entry into an overseas market. We find that early entrants have significantly higher market shares and profitability than late followers. We also find that equity joint ventures have a higher profitability than either wholly owned operations or contractual joint ventures. A significant interaction exists between order and made of market entry. As expected, firm efficiency and size affect the performance of firms, These results are based on the business activities of a sample of 14,466 foreign firms in China in 1995. Univ Oregon, Lundquist Coll, Eugene, OR 97403 USA; Univ Hong Kong, Sch Business, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Marketing, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Univ Hong Kong, Chinese Management Ctr, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Pan, YG, Univ Oregon, Lundquist Coll, Eugene, OR 97403 USA ALPERT FH, 1995, J MARKETING, V59, P34; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BAIN JS, 1954, MONOPOLY COMPETITION, P215; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BOWMAN EH, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P760; BREWER TL, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P101; BUCKLEY PJ, 1979, J INT BUSINESS S SPR, P9; BUCKLEY PJ, 1981, ECON J, V91, P75; CARPANO C, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P639; CARPENTER GS, 1989, J MARKETING RES, V26, P285; CAVES RE, 1977, Q J ECON, V91, P241; CAVES RE, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; CHILD J, 1994, MANAGEMENT CHINA AGE; CHOW GC, 1993, Q J EC AUG, P809; COHEN WM, 1996, REV ECON STAT, V78, P232; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1988, MANAGE INT REV, V28, P5; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P31; DAVIDSON WH, 1984, J IND ECON, V32, P253; DECASTRO J, 1995, J BUS RES, V33, P165; DUBOIS FL, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P307; HAY DA, 1986, IND EC THEORY EVIDEN; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HUFF LC, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P1370; KERIN RA, 1992, J MARKETING, V56, P33; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KOBRIN SJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P17; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KOGUT B, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P123; LAMBKIN M, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V9, P127; LI JT, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P209; LI JT, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V16, P333; LIEBERMAN MB, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V9, P41; LILLIEN GL, 1990, MANAGE SCI, V36, P568; MADHOK A, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P39; MASCARENHAS B, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P499; MITCHELL W, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P85; OSLAND GE, 1996, CALIF MANAGE REV, V38, P106; PAN YG, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P1; PAN YG, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P929; PAN YG, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P247; PAN ZC, 1996, CLUSTERING ANAL CHIN; PARRY M, 1990, MARKET LETT, V1, P187; PENG MW, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P492; RAO RC, 1979, BELL J ECON, V10, P412; ROBINSON WT, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P609; SCHMALENSEE R, 1982, AM ECON REV, V72, P349; SHENKAR O, 1990, LONG RANGE PLANN, V23, P82; SHEPHERD WG, 1982, REV ECON STAT, V64, P613; SMITH KG, 1989, ORGAN STUD, V10, P63; TEECE DJ, 1982, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V3, P39; TSE DK, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P779; VANHONACKER W, 1997, HARVARD BUS REV, V75, P130; WALDER AG, 1995, AM J SOCIOL, V101, P263; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253; YAN AM, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1478; YEUNG B, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V15, P555 58 30 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 81 103 23 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500005 J Myers, MB Incidents of gray market activity among US exporters: Occurrences, characteristics, and consequences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PRICE-DISCRIMINATION; FOREIGN-MARKETS; OUTPUT CONTROLS; PERFORMANCE; LEGAL Each year, the value of gray market products sold throughout the world runs into the billions of dollars. Past research has stated that exporters of manufactured goods can hardly afford to ignore the possibility of this phenomenon due to the often severe effects on their sales volume, margins, and relationships with distributors and end-users. Through a survey of export managers of manufacturing firms, coupled with a series of qualitative interviews, this study investigates how organizational specific, control specific, and market specific factors drive gray market activity, and in turn explores the effects of unauthorized distribution on export performance. Several factors are shown to evaluate the potential of unauthorized distribution in their export markets, namely the centralization of decision making, the degree to which the product is standardized, channel integration, and channel control. International experience market volatility, and the number of markets served were found to have no effect on gray market activity this contrary to traditional thinking. Furthermore, the effects of gray market activity on strategic versus economic performance is shown to be significantly different. Each of these issues is discussed in detail, along with the implications for export managers. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 105 126 22 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500006 J Koka, BR; Prescott, JE; Madhavan, R Contagion influence on trade and investment policy: A network perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; INNOVATION; DIRECTIONS; DIFFUSION; ATTITUDES; GROWTH Adopting a network perspective, we demonstrate that two different, yet complementary, forces influence the formation of trade and investment policy. On the one,hand, nations that are trading partners develop similar policies through a process of close and enduring interaction. On the other hand, nations that compete for trading opportunities adopt comparable policies through a process of establishing similar types of relations with other nations, even though they may not have direct ties to each other. Implications for managers of multinational enterprises are developed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 127 147 21 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500007 J Money, RB; Graham, JL Salesperson performance, pay, and job satisfaction: Tests of a model using data collected in the United States and Japan JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; INDUSTRIAL SALESPEOPLE; ROLE STRESS; SALESFORCE; VALUES A causal model of salesperson performance and satisfaction is tested using data collected in Japan and the United States. The model seems to work well for both cultural groups, that is, comparable levels of variance are explained. However, the data appear to fit the model differently across samples; culture appears to moderate the relationships among constructs. Pay and valence for pay play a more central role for the Americans than the Japanese. Value congruence has a strong influence on job satisfaction for the Japanese, but not the American sales representatives. These findings confirm both the conventional wisdom that financial incentives are crucial in the United States, and the anecdotal evidence that closer supervision and corporate culture will be more useful sales management tools in Japan. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 149 172 24 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500008 J Gomes, L; Ramaswamy, K An empirical examination of the form of the relationship between multinationality and performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; FIRM; INTERNATIONALIZATION; STRATEGY; DIVERSIFICATION; ENTERPRISES; MODEL This paper reports findings from a study that systematically evaluated the form of the relationship between multinationality and performance. In contrast to most of the prior conceptualizations that rely on linear, monotonic models of the linkage, this study examined a curvilinear model that addresses both the costs and benefits associated with multinationality. It used time-series techniques to capture both the static and dynamic components of the relationship. Results show that increasing levels of multinationality bring significant performance benefits up to a certain optimum level beyond which benefits begin to decelerate, while costs accelerate. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 173 187 15 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500009 J Choi, CJ; Lee, SH; Kim, JB A note on countertrade: Contractual uncertainty and transaction governance in emerging economies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONS; MARKETS; TRUST; TRADE; COST This paper develops a conceptual framework for analyzing organizational responses to contractual uncertainty in the context of emerging economies. Elaborating on Hennart's (1989) transaction cost rationale for countertrade, we develop a typology of exchange and transaction governance pertinent to the study of emerging economies: Contract, trust and hostage. Notwithstanding the traditional explanation based on foreign ex-change shortage, we argue that the persistence of international countertrade illustrates organizational remedies to institutional deficiency in transaction governance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 189 201 13 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500010 J Soutar, GN; Grainger, R; Hedges, P Australian and Japanese value stereotypes: A two country study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERSONAL VALUES; SEGMENTATION; LOV Australians and Japanese working in Australian and Japanese organizations in both countries were involved in a research project that estimated stereotypical views of national culture. Respondents rated the importance of cultural values in Australia and Japan using the List of Values (LOV) instrument. The results of a discriminant analysis suggested that potentially detrimental misunderstandings about their respective cultures may exist between Australians and Japanese engaged in mutual international business. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 1 203 216 14 Business; Management 261DY ISI:000083994500011 J Lovett, S; Simmons, LC; Kali, R Guanxi versus the market: Ethics and efficiency JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CHINA; MANAGERS; TRUST; GAME Guanxi refers to a Chinese system of doing business on the basis of personal relationships, and it is representative of the way that business is done throughout much of the non-western world. In this,paper we first evaluate guanxi from an ethical perspective, and then attempt to shed light on the sources of its economic advantages and disadvantages through the use. of a simple mathematical model, Finally, we point out how eastern and western business practices may already be converging toward systems based on more complete models of trust to deal with the conditions of progress coupled with uncertainty that form our new economic reality. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 231 247 17 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700001 J Clark, T; Kotabe, M; Rajaratnam, D Exchange rate pass-through and international pricing strategy: A conceptual framework and research propositions JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET SHARE; EMPIRICAL INQUIRY; FOREIGN-EXCHANGE; DOMESTIC PRICES; IMPORT PRICES; ADJUSTMENT; PERFORMANCE; PROFITABILITY; DETERMINANTS; FLEXIBILITY The extent to which exchange rate fluctuations affect international prices is called "exchange rate pass-through." This paper develops a conceptual model in explaining how exchange rate fluctuations are channeled into international pricing strategy, and offers research propositions. Our model posits that the extent of exchange rate pass-through in international pricing is affected by the firm's pricing orientation, performance orientation, distribution policy, and brand equity, as well as by exchange rate uncertainty and competitive symmetry. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 249 268 20 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700002 J Luo, YD; Peng, MW Learning to compete in a transition economy: Experience, environment, and performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL-JOINT-VENTURES; FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; UNITED-STATES; BARGAINING POWER; FIRM; KNOWLEDGE; ENTRY; EXPANSION; STRATEGY Does organizational learning as measured by experience in a host country affect international expansion performance? If so, does such a relationship between experience and performance hold over time? How do the environmental forces, in the host country affect such a relationship? Focusing on organizational learning by multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in a transition economy, this study answers these three critical questions by exploring the relationships among experience, environment, and performance at the subsidiary level. Based on a recent survey of 108 MNE subunits operating in China, we find that the intensity and diversify of host country experience is an important predictor of subunit performance. While the positive effect of the intensify of experience on performance diminishes over time, the impact of the diversity of experience on performance remains unchanged. Moreover, for MNEs experiencing greater environmental dynamism, complexity, and hostility, there is a stronger positive relationship between experience and performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 269 295 27 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700003 J Celly, KS; Spekman, RE; Kamauff, JW Technological uncertainty, buyer preferences and supplier assurances: An examination of Pacific Rim purchasing arrangements JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article VERTICAL INTEGRATION; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; JOINT VENTURES; PERSPECTIVE; DETERMINANTS; DECISIONS; FUTURE We use the metaphor of the mutual assurance game to develop the notion that overseas suppliers may proactively manage uncertainty by making customized investments tp serve their buyers. Using this game-theoretic conceptualization as a complement to the transactions cost analysis notion of credible commitments, we argue that such investments serve as assurances of commitment to the international buyer. The hypotheses are tested using data collected in a survey of U.S. purchasing managers regarding their relationships with their Pacific Rim suppliers. Consistent with our hypotheses, our primary results indicate that suppliers' relationship-specific investments are greater when technological uncertainty is high and buyers value supplier responsiveness. Further, our results suggest that relationship stability and buyer information sharing are greater when supplier relationship-specific investments are greater. These results provide some support for our argument that in the face of technological uncertainty, overseas suppliers may unilaterally commit to their buyers in attempts to obtain reciprocal benefits that help them manage external uncertainty. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 297 316 20 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700004 J Pornpitakpan, C The effects of cultural adaptation on business relationships: Americans selling to Japanese and Thais JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERGROUP DISCRIMINATION; INTERPERSONAL-ATTRACTION; SOCIAL IDENTITY; PAPER PEOPLE; SIMILARITY; NEGOTIATIONS; PERFORMANCE; FAMILIARITY; BEHAVIOR; SELF A 2 x 4 (culture of participants x degrees of cultural adaptation) experimental design with 145 Thai and 101 Japanese professionals is used to investigate the effect of cultural adaptation on attraction and outcomes when Americans adapt to Japanese and Thais. This study extends the research of Francis (1991). The curvilinear relationship between adaptation and attraction found a a on an in Francis is not replicated. For Thais, the relationship appears monotonic positive. For Japanese, it reaches a plateau beyond moderate adaptation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 317 337 21 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700005 J Husted, BW Wealth, culture, and corruption JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BRIBERY This paper examines the impact of national wealth, income distribution, government size, and four cultural variables on the perceived level of corruption in a country. The study finds that corruption is significantly correlated to GNP per capita, power distance, masculinity, and uncertainty avoidance. Significant interaction effects occur in collectivistic and high power-distance countries. Suggestions for future research are developed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 339 359 21 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700006 J Sarkar, MB; Cavusgil, ST; Aulakh, PS International expansion of telecommunication carriers: The influence of market structure, network characteristics, and entry imperfections JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; STRATEGIES; TECHNOLOGY; FRAMEWORK; INDUSTRY This paper examines the internationalization process of telecommunication carriers. In this industry, early entrants gain substantial first-mover advantages due to the transient nature of the windows of market opportunity, and the potential to influence the regulatory process as an incumbent. To capture these strategic and economic advantages, firms follow a strategy of preemption, both of markets and partners. The authors argue for the need to augment prevailing theory with contextual idiosyncrasies that characterize specific industries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 361 381 21 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700007 J Liesch, PW; Knight, GA Information internalization and hurdle rates in small and medium enterprise internationalization JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM; KNOWLEDGE; EXPANSION; INDUSTRY; COST We investigate the role of information in the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Information internalization is fundamentally antecedent to SME internationalization and is being facilitated increasingly by recent important trends. We offer a conceptual explanation and related propositions on information internalization, emphasizing hurdle rate theory for ascertaining the acceptability of firms' internationalization projects. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 383 394 12 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700008 J Yan, AM; Zeng, M International joint venture instability: A critique of previous research, a reconceptualization, and directions for future research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EVENT HISTORY ANALYSIS; UNITED-STATES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; BARGAINING POWER; PERFORMANCE; COOPERATION; COMPETITION; MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP; KNOWLEDGE This paper conducts an in-depth critique of previous research on international joint venture instability by pointing out its major limitations: lack of clear conceptualizations and consistent operationalizations, lack of clarity in the relationship with performance, static focus on the eventual destination rather than developmental processes, and lack of managerial relevance. To overcome these deficiencies, we propose a significant reconceptualization in which instability is defined as a neutral, dynamic, process-based, and multifaceted phenomenon. Directions for future research are provided. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 397 414 18 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700009 J Ralston, DA; Egri, CP; Stewart, S; Terpstra, RH; Yu, KC Doing business in the 21st century with the new generation of Chinese managers: A study of generational shifts in work values in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; CULTURE; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM Bur goal is to develop a profile of Chinese managers, and in particular a profile of the New Generation of Chinese managers. The purpose for developing this profile is primarily to provide relevant information for non-Chinese business people, especially Westerners, who plan to engage in business in China. This profile is based on measures of individual values (Individualism, Collectivism and Confucianism) relevant to China and business. Our findings suggest that the New Generation manager is more individualistic and more likely to act independently, while taking risks in the pursuit of profits. However, these New managers are, likewise, not forsaking their Confucian values. Thus, they may be viewed as crossverging their Eastern and Western influences, while on the road of modernization. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 2 415 427 13 Business; Management 261HL ISI:000084003700010 J Bresman, H; Birkinshaw, J; Nobel, R Knowledge transfer in international acquisitions JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; UNITED-STATES; TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER; COMMUNICATION; INNOVATION; DETERMINANTS; CAPABILITIES; PATTERNS This paper reports on a multimethod study of knowledge transfer in international acquisitions. Using questionnaire data we show that the transfer of technological know-how is facilitated by communication, visits & meetings, and by time elapsed since acquisition, while the transfer of patents is associated with the articulability of the knowledge, the size of the acquired unit, and the recency of the acquisition. Using case study data, we show that the immediate post-acquisition period is characterized by imposed one-way transfers of knowledge from the acquirer to the acquired, but over time this gives way to high-quality reciprocal knowledge transfer. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 439 462 24 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800003 J Simonin, BL Transfer of marketing know-how in international strategic alliances: An empirical investigation of the role and antecedents of knowledge ambiguity JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT-VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; PERFORMANCE; FIRM; TECHNOLOGY; COMPETENCE; JAPANESE; CAPABILITIES; COOPERATION; COMPETITION The competitive nature of knowledge transfer and the process of organizational learning between partners constitute a fundamental challenge for both academics and practitioners alike. By focusing on one type of competency - marketing know-how - this research examines the role of knowledge ambiguity pertaining to the process of knowledge transfer in international strategic alliances. Based on a cross-sectional sample of 151 multinationals and a structural equation methodology, this study empirically investigates the antecedents of knowledge ambiguity: tacitness, asset specificity, complexity, experience, partner protectiveness, cultural distance, and organizational distance. Further, the strength of the relationships between these theoretical constructs and ambiguity is examined in light of the possible moderating effects of collaborative experience, firm size, and the duration of the alliance entered. Consistently, tacitness emerges as the most significant determinant of knowledge transferability Moreover, the effects of cultural distance, asset specificity, and prior experience are moderated respectively by the firm's level of collaborative experience, the duration of the alliance, and the firm's size. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 463 490 28 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800004 J Hejazi, W; Safarian, AE Trade, foreign direct investment, and R&D spillovers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PRODUCTIVITY; INDUSTRIES Attempts to measure the spillover effects of multinational enterprises on host countries have generally been cross-sectional and limited to labour productivity in manufacturing for a single country. Recent work in growth theory has measured the extent to which growth in total factor productivity in a country depends not only on domestic R&D capital stocks but also on foreign R&D capital stocks. This paper extends such work by adding foreign direct investment stocks to foreign trade as a channel linking total factor productivity levels between countries. This is done by considering the role of trade and FDI as diffusion channels for G6 R&D to the OECD countries. There are three main results: the coefficient estimates for FDI are higher than those for trade in the standard model; the importance of the trade channel is much reduced once FDI is included; and the overall spillovers increase significantly with the inclusion of FDI. Univ Toronto, Div Management, Scarborough, ON, Canada; Univ Toronto, Fac Management, Toronto, ON, Canada Hejazi, W, Univ Toronto, Div Management, Scarborough, ON, Canada *UN, 1996, WORLD INV REP INV TR; BELLAK C, 1996, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V5, P85; BERNSTEIN JI, 1996, CAN J ECON 2, V29, S463; BLOMSTROM M, 1989, FOREIGN INVESTMENT S; BRAINARD SL, 1997, AM ECON REV, V87, P520; CAVES R, 1974, ECONOMICA, V41, P176; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; COASE RH, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P386; COE DT, 1995, EUR ECON REV, V39, P859; COE DT, 1997, ECON J, V107, P134; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUNNING JH, 1996, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V5, P1; DUYSTERS G, 1996, RES POLICY, V25, P1; ETHIER W, 1982, AM ECON REV, V72, P389; GLOBERMAN S, 1979, CANADIAN J EC, V12, P42; GRAY SJ, 1994, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V3, P127; GRILICHES Z, 1988, J ECON PERSPECT, V2, P9; GROSSE R, 1996, J INT BUSINESS STUDI; GROSSE R, 1997, 974 THUND BUS RES CT; GROSSMAN GM, 1991, INNOVATION GROWTH GL; HADDAD M, 1993, J DEV ECON, V42, P51; HEJAZI W, 1996, ECWP65 CAN I ADV RES; KELLER W, 1997, NBER WORKING PAPER, V6065; KELLER W, 1997, TRADE PATTERNS TECHN; KOKKO A, 1992, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; LEVIN A, 1992, 9223 U CAL; LEVIN A, 1993, 9356 U CAL; LICHTENBERG F, 1996, NBER WORKING PAPER, V5668; LICHTENBERG FR, 1998, EUR ECON REV, V42, P1483; MARKUSEN JR, 1995, J ECON PERSPECT, V9, P169; PEARCE RD, 1992, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMEN; PFAFFERMAYR M, 1996, WELTWIRTSCHAFLICHES, V132, P500; ROMER PM, 1990, J POLITICAL EC, V98, S71; SAFARIAN AE, 1997, COMPETITION POLICY G; SALAIMARTIN XX, 1997, AM ECON REV, V87, P178 35 17 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 491 511 21 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800005 J Globerman, S; Shapiro, DM The impact of government policies on foreign direct investment: The Canadian experience JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; DETERMINANTS; OWNERSHIP The purpose of this paper is to identify using the framework of a statistical model, the extent to which policy changes in Canada specifically directed toward inward foreign direct investment [FDI] have influenced both capital inflows to Canada and capital outflows from Canada. The paper adds to the literature concerned with how public policies targeted specifically at FDI have altered-capital inflows, and uniquely links such policies to outward direct investment (ODI). We examine specifically the effects of major policy changes toward FDI implemented by the Canadian government over the period 1950-1995. In Canada's case, free-trade agreements (FTA and NAFTA) appear to have significantly increased levels of inward and outward foreign direct investment; however, Canada's attempt to screen FDI via the Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) had no significant effects on either FDI or ODI. Western Washington Univ, Ctr Int Business, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA; Simon Fraser Univ, Fac Business Adm, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada Globerman, S, Western Washington Univ, Ctr Int Business, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA *UNCTAD, 1993, EXPL FOR REG FLOWS F; *UNCTC, 1992, DET FOR DIR INV SURV; ANAND J, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P445; ARISTOTELOUS K, 1996, J COMMON MARK STUD, V34, P571; ASWICAHYONO HH, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P139; BARRELL R, 1996, REV ECON STAT, V78, P200; BARRELL R, 1997, ECON J, V107, P1770; BEACH CM, 1978, ECONOMETRICA, V46, P51; BRAUN S, 1996, J AM COLL CARDIOL, V28, P7; BREWER TL, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P101; CANTWELL J, 1998, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V60, P99; CAVES R, 1989, INT US MARKETS, P199; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUNNING JH, 1993, GLOBALIZATION BUSINE; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; ENGLE RF, 1987, ECONOMETRICA, V55, P251; FROOT KA, 1991, Q J ECON, V106, P1191; GLOBERMAN S, 1979, US OWNERSHIP FIRMS C; GLOBERMAN S, 1984, CANADIAN PUBLIC ADM, V27, P313; GRAHAM EM, 1994, FOREIGN INVESTMENT N, P105; GROSSE R, 1996, J INT BUSINESS STUDI; HULTMAN CW, 1988, INT REV EC BUSINESS, V35, P1061; KLEIN MW, 1994, J INT ECON, V36, P373; KUDRLE RT, 1995, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V4, P58; LOREE DW, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P281; MACKINNON JG, 1994, J BUS ECON STAT, V12, P167; PANTULA SG, 1994, J BUS ECON STAT, V12, P449; PEARCE RD, 1993, GROWTH EVOLUTION MUL; RAO S, 1994, CANADIAN BASED MULTI, P63; RUGMAN A, 1994, FOREIGN INVESTMENT N, P47; SAFARIAN AE, 1993, MUTLINATIONAL ENTERP; VACHANI S, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P159 32 11 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 513 532 20 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800006 J Borkowski, SC International managerial performance evaluation: A five country comparison JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This study does not support the generally accepted theory that transnational corporations (TNCs) use different criteria to evaluate managers based on; their location (host or home country). If it is assumed that a major TNC strategy is to maximize profits, thus maximizing returns to shareholders, it follows that management decisions are made with this strategy as the desired outcome. Current theory does not address the more global view of the TNC where subsidiaries act in concert to maximize profits, and therefore can be evaluated in a similar fashion. There is some evidence, however, that specific performance evaluation criteria do vary in importance by country. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 533 555 23 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800007 J Shaffer, MA; Harrison, DA; Gilley, KM Dimensions, determinants, and differences in the expatriate adjustment process JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CROSS-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT; JOB DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ASSIGNMENTS; MANAGERS; EXPERIENCE; STRESS; SATISFACTION; ANTECEDENTS; SPOUSE We comprehensively test the Black, Mendenhall, and Oddou (1991) model of the dimensions and determinants of adjustment to international assignments. We also expand the model to examine two individual factors (i.e., previous assignments and language fluency) and three positional factors (i.e., hierarchical level, functional area, and assignment vector) as moderators of adjustment determinants. Surveys were completed by 452 expatriates from 29 different countries assigned to 45 host countries by large multinational firms. The multi-dimensionality of adjustment was investigated and confirmed. Support for the expanded Black et al. (1991) model was found. Several significant moderating effects emerged, showing different patterns of adjustment for those with different amounts of pervious expatriate experience and levels of host country language fluency Hierarchical level and assignment vector were also important moderators, but the effects for functional area were generally weak. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 557 581 25 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800008 J Melewar, TC; Saunders, J International corporate visual identity: Standardization or localization? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This study examines the influences on the international standardization of corporate visual identity for a sample of U.K. multinationals. The results suggest that market entry form and equity holding are associated with the degree of corporate visual identity standardization. Further findings show the influence of culture, nationalism and product attributes on corporate visual identity standardization. Univ Warwick, Sch Business, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England; Aston Univ, Sch Business, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England Melewar, TC, Univ Warwick, Sch Business, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England *CHESK MAST PET BL, 1985, SURV GLOB BRANDS GLO; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS; BODDEWYN JJ, 1986, HORIZONS NOV, P69; BRANDT WK, 1977, COLUMBIA J WORLD WIN, P7; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V4, P175; CATEORA PR, 1990, INT MARKETING; CHAJET C, 1989, J BUSINESS STRAT MAY, P18; CHURCHILL GA, 1979, J MARKETING RES, V16, P64; COCHRAN WG, 1965, SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; COPELAND L, 1985, GOING INT; CZINKOTA MR, 1988, INT MARKETING; DAHRINGER LD, 1991, INT MARKETING GLOBAL; DONNELLY JH, 1970, J MARKETING JUL, P60; DOUGLAS SP, 1987, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V22, P19; DOUGLAS SP, 1989, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V24, P47; DOYLE P, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P27; DUNN SW, 1966, J MARKETING RES FEB, P26; DUNN SW, 1976, J MARKETING OCT, P50; EALES R, 1989, MULTINATIONAL BUSINE, V4, P28; GORB P, 1988, DESIGN TALK; GREEN PE, 1988, RES MARKETING DECISI; HANSEN DM, 1976, EUR J MARKETING, V11, P548; HENRION H, 1967, DESIGN COORDINATION; HENZLER H, 1986, MCKINSEY Q, V4, P52; HITE RE, 1988, J ADVERTISING RE AUG, P9; HOVELL PJ, 1972, EUR J MARKETING, V2, P69; IND N, 1990, CORPORATE IMAGE STRA; JAIN SC, 1989, J MARKETING, V53, P70; JEANNET J, 1988, INT MARKETING STRATE; KAYNAK E, 1981, J ADVERTISING RES, V1, P25; KEEGAN W, 1989, GLOBAL MARKETING MAN; KENNEDY SH, 1977, EUR J MARKETING, V11, P120; LIPPINCOTT A, 1987, AM GLOBAL IDENTITY C; LIPPINCOTT A, 1988, AM GLOBAL IDENTITY C, V2; MARGULIES WP, 1977, HARVARD BUSINESS JUL, P66; OLINS W, 1978, CORPORATE PERSONALIT; OLINS W, 1989, CORPORATE IDENTITY M; ONKVISIT S, 1985, J CONSUMER MARKETING, V2, P5; PEEBLES DM, 1977, EUR J MARKETING, V11, P569; PILDITCH J, 1970, COMMUNICATION DESIGN; QUELCH JA, 1986, HARVARD BUS REV, V64, P59; RICKS DA, 1974, J ADVERTISING RES, V6, P47; ROOSTAL I, 1963, J MARKETING, V3, P15; RYAN JK, 1969, J MARKETING, V2, P57; SAMIEE S, 1992, J MARKETING, V2, P1; SAUNDERS J, 1994, MARKETING INITIATIVE; SAUVANT KP, 1976, CONTROLLING MULTINAT; SHIRLEY R, 1988, SUPORT DESIGN FINAL; SMITH PJ, 1990, J BUS STRAT, V1, P32; SORENSON RZ, 1975, HARVARD BUS REV, V53, P38; SORRELL J, 1989, MARKETING 1116, P45; VALENTINE V, 1988, SURVEY, V4, P23; WILLS JR, 1977, EUR J MARKETING, V8, P577; WIND Y, 1973, J MARKETING, V37, P14; WIND Y, 1986, J CONSUMER MARKETING, V3, P23; YIP GS, 1989, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V31, P29 56 11 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 583 598 16 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800009 J Heuer, M; Cummings, JL; Hutabarat, W Cultural stability or change among managers in Indonesia? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article NATIONAL CULTURE; UNITED-STATES; ISSUES; IMPACT; VALUES In this study we directly measure culture along two of Hofstede's (1980) dimensions, individualism-collectivism and power distance, which we argue are potentially more malleable than stable, at least within the developing nation of interest, Indonesia. We compare these direct measures from Indonesia with those from a developed country, the United States, to gauge the degree to which the culture of this emerging economy remains stable despite strong foreign influences. Utilizing English and back-translated Indonesian language versions of the 1994 Values Survey Module, we find statistically significant support for a narrowing of the differences in these two cultural dimensions between Indonesian and U.S. managers compared to earlier findings by Hofstede (1991). George Washington Univ, Dept Strateg Management & Publ Policy, Sch Business & Publ Management, Washington, DC 20052 USA; Panatraco Corp, Jakarta, Indonesia Heuer, M, George Washington Univ, Dept Strateg Management & Publ Policy, Sch Business & Publ Management, Washington, DC 20052 USA *AS DEV BANK, 1995, AS DEV OUTL 1995 199; *IRIC, 1994, VAL SURV MOD 1994 MA; *JAK IND, MED SCEN IND 1995 19; ADLER NJ, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P515; BARKEMA HG, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P845; BRISLIN RW, 1983, ANNU REV PSYCHOL, V34, P363; CHANDLER AD, 1990, SCALE SCOPE DYNAMICS; GARDNER PF, 1997, SHARED HOPES SEPARAT; HARBISON F, 1964, ED MANPOWER EC GROWT; HILL H, 1994, INDONESIAS NEW ORDER; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1983, EXPISCATIONS CROSS C; HOFSTEDE G, 1991, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; HOLLINGER WC, 1996, 2 US IND SOC; KALB C, 1994, INDOENSIA US WORLD T; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; MCGRATH RG, 1992, J BUS VENTURING, V7, P441; PERLMUTTER HV, 1984, WORLD FUTURES, V19, P271; PORTER ME, 1986, CALIFORNIA MANAG WIN, P9; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADV NATI; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; RALSTON DA, 1997, J INT BUS STUD, V28, P177; ROKEACH M, 1973, NATURE HUMAN VALUES; SAWANI N, 1996, BACK TRANSLATION VSM; SCHNEIDER SC, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P307; SEKARAN U, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P61; SHANE SA, 1992, MANAGE INT REV, V32, P295; WEBBER R, 1969, CULTURE MANAGEMENT T 30 6 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 599 610 12 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800010 J Okechuku, C; Onyemah, V Nigerian consumer attitudes toward foreign and domestic products JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COUNTRY; PERCEPTIONS; IMAGE The Nigerian consumer obsession with foreign-made goods has had a detrimental effect on the domestic manufacturing industry. This paper uses conjoint analysis to investigate the importance of a product's country-of-manufacture relative to other attributes in the Nigerian consumer choice. It was found that the country-of-manufacture is significantly more important than price and other product attributes in consumer preference. Nigerian consumers have a negative image of the 'Made in Nigeria' label, rating it lower than labels from more economically developed countries. Additional analyses indicate that the superior reliability and technological advancement of foreign products are the most important correlates of the Nigerian consumer's likelihood to purchase foreign products. Implications for foreign marketers, domestic governments and domestic manufacturers are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 611 622 12 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800011 J Gillespie, K; Riddle, L; Sayre, E; Sturges, D Diaspora interest in homeland investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; DETERMINANTS; ORIENTATION This paper examines four diaspora communities resident in the United States that were targeted by their homelands as foreign investors during the 1990s. The homelands comprise Armenia, Cuba, Iran, and Palestine. We pose the question: What are the determinants of interest in homeland investment, and can they be generalized across the four communities? The paper explores concepts of ethnic advantage, altruism, homeland orientation, and perceptions of business impediments, as well as investigating the role of demographic factors regarding investment interest. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1999 30 3 623 634 12 Business; Management 261HM ISI:000084003800012 J Rao, A; Schmidt, SM A behavioral perspective on negotiating international alliances JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COOPERATIVE VENTURE FORMATION; JOINT VENTURES; INFLUENCE TACTICS; INFLUENCE STRATEGIES; BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS; DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS; MANAGEMENT; POWER; PERCEPTIONS; PERFORMANCE This study examines the influence tactics of senior U.S. executives in negotiating international business alliances. The strategy literature on alliances and the behavioral literature on negotiations were incorporated into a behavioral model of alliance negotiations. Constructs identified from transaction cost, power dependence and game theories were integrated and linked to hypotheses describing negotiators' influence tactics in alliance negotiations. In examining eighty-three alliance negotiations, negotiator trust, perception of a partner firm's alternatives, conflict frame, time,horizon, and cultural distance were found to affect negotiators' tactics. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 665 693 29 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300002 J Money, RB International multilateral negotiations and social networks JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURE; UNITED-STATES; BUSINESS; INVESTMENT; ECONOMY; MODEL; PERSPECTIVE; POLICY; RULES; WTO Compared to their bilateral counterparts, multilateral negotiations in an international setting present an extremely complex set of negotiation phenomena. This paper proposes a model of negotiations that examines how national culture, organization specific factors, and individual characteristics of the negotiators impact the multilateral negotiation process in a cross-national context. Specifically, social network theory and tools are utilized to examine how coalitions form and roles emerge among participants. The model also posits the effect of social network activity on negotiation outcomes. Research propositions are forwarded in hopes of setting an agenda for the research stream implied by the model. Methods for testing the model and implications for academics and managers are also discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 695 710 16 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300003 J Tinsley, CH; Pillutla, MM Negotiating in the United States and Hong Kong JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; COLLECTIVISM; VALUES; SELF; INDIVIDUALISM; MOTIVATION; BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; MODEL We propose that cultural values (self-enhancement, self-trans-cendence, conservatism, and openness to change) provide a social environment where some negotiation strategies are selected to survive over others. These selected negotiation strategies become normative. Results from a negotiation simulation in the United States and Hong Kong indicate that U.S. negotiators are more likely to subscribe to self-interest and joint problem solving norms, and Hong Kong Chinese negotiators are more likely to subscribe to an equality norm. Further, U.S. negotiators report more satisfaction when they maximize joint gain and Hong Kong Chinese negotiators are happier when they achieve outcome parity. The reported norms and outcome evaluations are consistent with the value profiles of the two cultures. The implications of these cultural differences are discussed in terms of expanding U.S, based negotiation theory. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 711 727 17 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300004 J Morris, MW; Williams, KY; Leung, K; Larrick, R; Mendoza, MT; Bhatnagar, D; Li, JF; Kondo, M; Luo, JL; Hu, JC Conflict management style: Accounting for cross-national differences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HANDLING BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; INDIVIDUALISM; NEGOTIATIONS; COLLECTIVISM; PREFERENCES; INSTRUMENT; STRATEGIES; VALUES A problem in joint ventures between U.S. and Asian firms is that cultural differences impede the smooth resolution of conflicts between managers. In a survey of young managers in the U.S., China, Philippines, and India we find support for two hypotheses about cultural differences in conflict style and the cultural values that account for these differences: Chinese managers rely more on an avoiding style because of their relatively high value on conformity and tradition. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 729 747 19 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300005 J George, JM; Jones, GR; Gonzalez, JA The role of affect in cross-cultural negotiations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review MOOD-INCONGRUENT RECALL; FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE; PERSON-PERCEPTION; POSITIVE AFFECT; 5-FACTOR MODEL; EXPERIENCE; EMOTION; SELF This paper presents a model of cross-cultural negotiations which describes how the affect negotiators experience during negotiations influences the character of the negotiation process and its outcomes. Three categories of determinants of negotiator affect are proposed: Individual differences, cross-cultural differences, and contextual factors. The ways in which negotiator affect influences information processing during negotiations are then described. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 749 772 24 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300006 J Yan, AM Structural stability and reconfiguration of international joint ventures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; TRANSACTION COST; BARGAINING POWER; FORMAL-STRUCTURE; CHOICE; OWNERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONS; PERFORMANCE; ALLIANCES; ENTRY Previous research suggests that international joint ventures (IJVs) are inherently unstable and fragile. This view has failed, however, to explain why many IJVs have an extended longevity and stability, This paper draws on two contrasting perspectives from organization theory (structural instability and structural inertia) to trace both the destabilizing and stabilizing forces in IJVs, and argues that a complete understanding of an IJV's dynamic evolution requires consideration of both races. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 773 795 23 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300007 J Makino, S; Beamish, PW Performance and survival of joint ventures with non-conventional ownership structures JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; UNITED-STATES; BARGAINING POWER; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; ENTRY-MODE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; NATIONAL CULTURE; FOREIGN ENTRY; SERVICE FIRMS The international joint venture (JV) literature has focused on two parent JVs formed between one foreign and one local firm. Yet, other types of JVs exist. This paper identifies four distinct forms of JVs based on the JV partners' nationality and equity affiliation. These are (i) JVs that are formed between affiliated home-country based firms; (ii) JVs that are formed between unaffiliated home-country based firms; (iii) JVs that are formed between home-country based and local firms;and (iv) JVs that are formed between home-country and third-country based firms. Our analysis of 737 Japanese JVs in Asia demonstrates that the conventionally assumed form of JV represented only 30 percent of the total. Further, each of the four JV forms significantly differed in terms of incidence, performance, and survival likelihood. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 797 818 22 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300008 J Rugman, AM; Verbeke, A Corporate strategy and international environmental policy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FIRM; COMPETITIVENESS This paper analyzes the interactions between international environmental policy and multi-national corporate strategy. The main contribution is building a new conceptual framework to analyze the type of corporate strategy developed in the presence of both national and international environmental regulations. This framework distinguishes between firm-level compliance with environmental obligations and the development of resource-based green capabilities. It also classifies major environmental regulations and incorporates a discussion of public policy. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 819 833 15 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300009 J Sullivan, D Cognitive tendencies in international business research: Implications of a "narrow vision" JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MAPS; MANAGEMENT; REPRESENTATIONS; INTERDEPENDENCE; ORGANIZATIONS; COMMUNITIES; RELIABILITY; STRATEGY; SCOPE Some scholars have suggested that international bu sin ess (IB) research suffers from a "narrow vision." This paper tests this thesis by extending principles of the cognitive sciences to study the ontological and epistemological features of IB research from, 1970 through, 1997. operationally I assess IB scholars' schematic representation of their logic of interpretation as indicated by, 159 figures, including 60 models, conceptualizations, and frame-works, culled from 27 years of JIBS publication. Profiling these data by absolute and relative indicators of time shows that analog reasoning dominates present logics of interpretation in IB research. The longitudinal profile and time series analysis of the structural features of schematic representations in JIBS spotlights significantly decreasing comprehensiveness, connectedness, and complexity. I close by noting the intellectual merit of scholars' call for dialectic inquiry, and the task this imposes on the community of IB researchers particularly so within the Academy of International Business. 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Stud. 1998 29 4 837 862 26 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300010 J Toyne, B; Nigh, D A more expansive view of international business JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article St Marys Univ, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA; Univ S Carolina, Ctr Int Business Educ & Res, Columbia, SC 29208 USA Toyne, B, St Marys Univ, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA BARKOW JH, 1992, ADAPTED MIND EVOLUTI; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BOHMAN J, 1991, NEW PHILOS SOCIAL SC; BOYER EL, 1990, SCHOLARSHIP RECONSID; GOLDSTEIN H, 1995, MULTILEVEL STAT MODE; HAWKINS RG, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P13; KLEIN JT, 1990, INTERDISCIPLINARY HI; KUHN TS, 1970, STRUCTURE SCI REVOLU; NEHRT L, 1970, INT BUSINESS RES PRE; OAKESHOTT M, 1975, HUMAN CONDUCT; STOPFORD JM, 1998, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN, V29, P635; TOYNE B, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P1; TOYNE B, 1997, INT BUSINESS EMERGIN; WHITLEY R, 1984, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL; WILKINSON J, 1997, ECON SOC, V26, P305 15 8 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1998 29 4 863 875 13 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300011 J Sullivan, D The ontology of international business: A comment on international business: An emerging vision JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCE; MANAGEMENT; BARRIERS; JOURNALS; ADVANCE Univ Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA Sullivan, D, Univ Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 USA ABRAMSON NR, 1996, MANAGE INT REV, V36, P123; ADLER NJ, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P551; BARLEY SR, 1988, ADM SCI Q, V33, P24; BARRY D, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P847; CANNELLA AA, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P331; CHANDY PR, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P715; COLE S, 1983, AM J SOCIOL, V89, P111; DANIELS JD, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P177; DIMAGGIO P, 1997, ANNU REV SOCIOL, V23, P263; DUNNING JH, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P411; EBAHAMI B, 1991, MANAGE INT REV, V4, P347; GOMEZMEJIA LR, 1992, ACAD MANAGE J, V35, P921; HOMANS G, 1967, NATURE SOCIAL SCI; INKPEN AC, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P703; IRELAND RD, 1997, ACAD MANAGE REV, V22, P844; LOHRKE FT, 1997, J INT MANAGEMENT, V3, P25; OKOROAFO S, 1990, ISSUES INT BUSIN SPR, P337; PFEFFER J, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P599; PIERCE B, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P69; REDDING SG, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P323; SCHOLLHAMMER H, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P5; STERN RN, 1996, ADMIN SCI QUART, V41, P146; THOMAS AS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P675; VANDEVEN AH, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P486; VANMAANEN J, 1995, ORG SCI, V6, P68792; VERNON R, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P215; WEICK KE, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P516; WHITEHEAD A, 1985, SCI MODERN WORLD; WRIGHT RW, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P687 29 3 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 4 877 885 9 Business; Management 167UR ISI:000078652300012 J Rangan, S Do multinationals operate flexibly? Theory and evidence JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GLOBAL STRATEGIES; FLEXIBILITY; CORPORATIONS Do multinational enterprises operate flexibly, i.e., do they shift production in response to currency changes? Three theoretical perspectives are developed. Flexibility optimism, premised on information and sunk cost advantages, takes a macro efficiency perspective and predicts sizable responses. Flexibility pessimism, premised on inertia and internal opportunism, takes an organizational perspective and predicts sticky responsce. Flexibility realism, permised on the view that to be flexible in the current period multinational enterprises need to have planned and invested accordingly in previous periods, predicts positive, but relatively modest, responses. Empirical analysis spanning the period 1977-1993 finds that multinational enterprises systematically exploit currency shifts, but even in the face of large exchange rate changes, their operational responses are relatively modest. The results appear most consistent with flexibility realism, and this hypothesis is selected over the alternatives considered. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 217 237 21 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000001 J Mudambi, R The role of duration in multinational investment strategies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; SUBSIDIARY MANDATES; LOCATION; DETERMINANTS; RISK; DIVERSIFICATION; RETURN; AGGLOMERATION; POLICY The location of investment by multinational enterprises has been investigated from many perspectives. It has been suggested that investment may be motivated by experience of a particular location represented by tenure of operations. In contrast, portfolio considerations suggest that increased investment in a given location increases risk exposure, In this paper, the question of whether a multinational with a longer duration of operations at a particular location is more likely to invest further is addressed after taking portfolio risk into account. A conceptual model of multinational investments strategy is developed and empirically tested using data from a survey of multinational enterprises operating in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Two innovative non-parametric tests for duration dependence are applied. After normalising for portfolio considerations, it is found that multinational investment is significantly duration dependent, i.e., firms with a longer tenure of operations are significantly more likely to invest in any given period. This finding has important implications for the strategy of inward investment agencies. In particular, an investment agency is short-sighted if it seeks to attract new investors if that is at the expense of neglecting multinationals with current operations in its jurisdiction. Univ Reading, Int Business Int Securities Market Assoc ISMA Ctr, Reading RG6 2AH, Berks, England Mudambi, R, Univ Reading, Int Business Int Securities Market Assoc ISMA Ctr, Reading RG6 2AH, Berks, England *EUR, 1993, COUNTR RISK; *INT MON FUND, INT FIN STAT; *NETH EC I, 1992, NEW LOC FACT MOB INV; *SCI COUNC CAN, 1980, MULT IND STRAT ROL W; *UN UNCTAD, 1994, WORLD INV REP 1994; AMIN A, 1992, ENVIRON PLANN A, V24, P410; ARMSTRONG JS, 1977, J MARKETING RES, V51, P71; BAILEY D, 1994, TRANSNATIONALS GOVT; BARTIK TJ, 1985, J BUS ECON STAT, V3, P14; BEESON PE, 1989, J REGIONAL SCI, V29, P15; BELSLEY D, 1980, REGRESSION DIAGNOSTI; BENITO GR, 1995, LOCATION FOREIGN DIR; BENITO GRG, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P461; BETTIS RA, 1982, ACAD MANAGE J, V25, P254; BETTIS RA, 1985, MANAGE SCI, V31, P785; BIRKINSHAW J, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P467; BOWMAN EH, 1980, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V21, P17; BREUSCH TS, 1979, ECONOMETRICA, V47, P1287; BUCKLEY PJ, 1981, ECON J, V91, P75; CASTRONOVO V, 1996, ARRIVEDERCI, V7, P32; CAVES RE, 1990, INT US MARKETS; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; COLLIE D, 1992, MANCH SCH ECON SOC, V60, P136; COUGHLIN CC, 1991, REV ECON STAT, V73, P675; CULEM CG, 1988, EUROPEAN EC REV, V32, P885; DAVIDSON WH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DCRUZ JR, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; DEMEZA D, 1979, OXFORD ECON PAP, V31, P334; DRIFFIELD N, 1997, 97119 U WAL CARD BUS; DUNNING JH, 1977, INT ALLOCATION EC AC; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1988, EXPLAINING INT PRODU; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; EATON J, 1986, Q J ECON, V101, P383; FRIEDMAN J, 1992, J REGIONAL SCI, V32, P403; GILMAN MG, 1981, FINANCING FOREIGN DI; GRESSER C, 1993, CORPORATE LOCATI AUG, P14; GRIFFITHS G, 1993, INVESTORS CHRONI NOV, V10, P102; HEAD K, 1995, J INT ECON, V38, P223; HEBERLEIN TA, 1978, AM SOCIOL REV, V43, P447; HILL S, 1992, REG STUD, V26, P535; HOOD N, 1979, EC MULTINATIONAL ENT; JENSEN MC, 1988, J ECON PERSPECT, V2, P21; KIM WC, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P275; KOTLER P, 1993, MARKETING PLACES; KRAVIS IB, 1982, J INT ECON, V12, P201; LANCASTER T, 1990, ECONOMETRIC ANAL TRA; LUNN J, 1983, EUR ECON REV, V21, P391; MADURA J, 1992, INT J COMMERCE MANAG, V2, P17; MORRIS J, 1992, ENVIRON PLANN C, V10, P407; MUDAMBI R, 1995, J APPL STAT, V22, P163; MUDAMBI R, 1995, MANAGERIAL DECISION, V16, P249; MUDAMBI R, 1995, MARKET EVOLUTION COM; PARK CS, 1994, J MARKETING RES, V31, P271; PECK F, 1990, GEOGRAPHY, V75, P354; PORCANO TM, 1993, MULTINATIONAL BU FAL, P26; RAY EJ, 1989, TRADE POLICIES INT C; ROTH K, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P715; RUGMAN A, 1979, INT DIVERSIFICATION; RUGMAN AM, 1976, J INT BUS STUD, V7, P75; RUGMAN AM, 1982, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V17, P58; SCAPERLANDA A, 1967, ECON J, V77, P22; SHAVER JM, 1996, AIB C BANFF CAN SEP; SMITH DF, 1994, J URBAN ECON, V36, P23; STEVENS GVG, 1993, 444 BOARD GOV FED RE; STONEMAN P, 1994, ESRC IND EC M LOND B; SWEDENBORG B, 1979, MULTINATIONAL OPERAT; TAGGART JH, 1997, P 24 ANN UK AIB C LE; THIRAN JM, 1996, JAPAN EUROPEAN PERIP; THOMPSON RS, 1985, APPL ECON, V17, P529; VEUGELERS R, 1991, KYKLOS, V44, P363; VISMER BE, 1994, AM ASS COST ENG T AE; WAPLES J, 1996, SUNDAY TIMES 0519; WELLS LT, 1990, 1 INT FIN CORP MULT; WHITE RE, 1984, BUSINESS Q SUM, P59; YAMAWAKI H, 1993, EUROPEAN COMPETITIVE; YOUNG S, 1993, TRANSNATIONAL CORPOR, V2, P35; YOUNG S, 1994, EUROPEAN URBAN REGIO, V1, P143; YOUNG S, 1994, REG STUD, V28, P657 79 13 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 239 261 23 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000002 J Reeb, DN; Kwok, CCY; Baek, HY Systematic risk of the multinational corporation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; CAPITAL STRUCTURE; MARKET; BENEFITS; FIRM Previous literature suggests that multinational firms decrease their systematic risk owing to the diversification benefit of having cash flows in different countries. It is posited in this article that multinational firms may increase their systematic risk owing to an increase in the standard deviation of cash flows from internationalization, which offsets the lower correlation associated with diversification. Evidence of a significant positive relationship between the level of systematic risk in a firm and the degree of that firm's internationalization is presented. This analysis is consistent with observed practitioner usage of higher discount rates in evaluating international projects. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 263 279 17 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000003 J Kashlak, RJ; Chandran, R; Di Benedetto, CA Reciprocity in international business: A study of telecommunications alliances and contracts JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; CHOICE Reciprocity has been identified as a "messy" concept to study within international cooperative ventures, Theoretically grounded in international cooperation, transaction cast theory and economic anthropology, reciprocity is operationalized and explored in this study. Specifically, the effects of cultured distance, economic nearness, country-level risk and governance mechanisms are analyzed in relationships to three distinct measure of reciprocity. The international long distance industry provides the research setting. During the 1980s and 1990s, as this industry has become more competitive within the United States, foreign partners have been slow to; reciprocate regarding the sharing of revenues derived from increased overseas calling. To study reciprocity, between Us international long distance carriers and their partnering foreign entities, a pooled time-series/cross-sectional technique is used. 11 years of contractual arrangements between the U.S. firms and the telecom administrations of 109 countries are analyzed. Governance mechanisms test as highly significant with all measures of reciprocity, while the other independent variables exhibit varying degrees of significance with the respective dependent measures. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 281 304 24 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000004 J Katrishen, FA; Scordis, NA Economics of scale in services: A study of multinational insurers JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PROPERTY-LIABILITY; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; FIRMS; RISK This study investigates whether multinational insurers achieve economics of scale. Using a time-series, cross-sectional it analyzes the relationship between expenses and output of multinational insurers. The study finds that multinational insurers achieve economies of scale only up to a point, and rather than benefitting from scale, the most internationally diverse insurers suffer diseconomies. The conclusion is that the benefits of extensive foreign acquisitions by insurers are questionable. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 305 323 19 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000005 J Contractor, FJ; Kundu, SK Modal choice in a world of alliances: Analyzing organizational forms in the international hotel sector JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; ENTRY-MODE; GLOBAL STRATEGY; ECLECTIC THEORY; JOINT VENTURES; ENTERPRISE; OWNERSHIP; FRANCHISE; FIRMS In the new management landscape, where interfirm collaborations are common, international companies today have fully owned operations and equity joint ventures, as well as non-equity alliances, which in the service sector include franchising and management service agreements. What determines the optimum choice of organizational mode? The new syncretic theory developed in this paper combines concepts from transaction costs theory, agency theory, corporate knowledge and organizational capability theories to answer this question. 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Rutgers State Univ, Sch Management, Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA; St Louis Univ, Sch Business & Adm, St Louis, MO 63103 USA Contractor, FJ, Rutgers State Univ, Sch Management, Piscataway, NJ 08855 USA AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; BUCKLEY PJ, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P849; CHANDLER AD, 1992, J ECON PERSPECT, V6, P79; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P47; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1985, LICENSING INT STRATE; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P31; DOYLE JM, 1993, HONOLULU ADVERT 0724; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1981, MANAGERIAL DECISION, V2, P197; DUNNING JH, 1988, EXPLAINING INT PRODU; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; FLADMOELINDQUIST K, 1995, MANAGE SCI, V41, P1238; FROST, 1991, INT COUNTRY RISK GUI; GALBRAITH CS, 1986, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V7, P3; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; GOODNOW JD, 1985, INT MARKETING REV, V2, P17; GUNST RF, 1980, REGRESSION ANAL ITS; HEDLUND G, 1990, MANAGING GLOBAL FIRM; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HUBERT CJ, 1994, APPL DISCRIMINANT AN; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KLECKA WR, 1980, DISCRIMINANT ANAL; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; MADHOK A, 1994, ANN AIB C BOST MA; MADHOK A, 1997, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V18, P39; PEDHAZUR E, 1982, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PETERSON B, 1990, APPL STAT-J ROY ST C, V39, P205; REYNOLDS C, 1994, STAR LEDGER 1218; ROOT FR, 1994, ENTRY STRATEGIES INT; SCHAAN JL, 1988, J GEN MANAGE, V14, P4; SHANE SA, 1996, ACAD MANAGE J, V39, P216; SHANE SA, 1996, J BUS VENTURING, V11, P73; SHARMA S, 1981, J MARKETING RES, V18, P154; TEECE DJ, 1987, COMPETITIVE CHALLENG, P185; VICERIAT P, 1993, MARKET SERVICES EURO, P365; WINTER SG, 1987, COMPETITIVE CHALLENG, P159; YIP GS, 1989, SLOAN MANAGEMENT FAL, P29; ZAJAC EJ, 1993, J MANAGE STUD, V30, P131 51 29 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 325 357 33 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000006 J Miller, SR; Parkhe, A Patterns in the expansion of US banks' foreign operations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STOCK-MARKET DEVELOPMENT; UNITED-STATES; INTERNATIONAL BANKING; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; UNIVERSAL BANKING; DETERMINANTS; ABROAD; POLICY; FIRMS Combining foreign direct investment theory with data on 32 countries from the Federal Reserve Board, we examined U.S. banks' patterns of foreign operations, including their levels of banking services and choice of organizational forms in host countries. Results generally supported predictions, but only in developed countries. The lack of support in rapidly growing markets of Asia and Latin America raises serious theoretical concerns, and presents fresh research opportunities into the global banking industry. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 359 389 31 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000007 J Luo, YD Timing of investment and international expansion performance in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; JOINT VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONS; ENTERPRISE; TRANSITION; CHOICE; ENTRY; FIRM is study examines the multivariate and univariate performance effects Of timing of FDI in an emerging economy at the business unit level. A longitudinal analysis of industry-wide firm-specific data on FDI timing and foreign venture performance in China reveals that timing has a significant influence on overall, as well as on individual, aspects of venture performance. It is observed that early entrants outperform late movers in terms of local market expansion and asset turnover, whereas late movers are superior to early entrants with regard to risk reduction and accounting return during the initial period of international expansion. Factor analysis confirms that the importance of timing in affecting FDI decisions is as significant as that of internalization, ownership, or location factors. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 391 407 17 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000008 J Aulakh, PS; Cavusgil, ST; Sarkar, MB Compensation in international licensing agreements JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ENTRY MODE; OUTPUT CONTROLS; CHOICE; PROPOSITIONS; OWNERSHIP; STRATEGY This study examines licensing agreements between independent firms based on their compensation structures. We first suggest that a licensor's ability to that or and influence foreign licensees is related to the type of compensation used in structuring relationship, Next, we identify a set of factors, related to host country conditions where the technology is licensed, stage in the technology life cycle, and licensor firm characteristics that impact the choice between different compensation structures. Empirical findings based on a survey of U.S. firms generally support the hypotheses proposed in this study. Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA Aulakh, PS, Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA *US DEP COMM, 1994, SURV CURR BUS, P78; AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BELLO DC, 1997, J MARKETING, V61, P22; BERGEN M, 1992, J MARKETING, V56, P1; CHO KR, 1988, MANAGE INT REV, V28, P70; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1981, INT TECHNOLOGY LICEN; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P167; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1985, LICENSING INT STRATE; DAVIDSON WH, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P5; EISEN SV, 1989, MCLEAN HOSP J, V14, P1; GENCTURK E, 1995, J INT MARKETING, V3, P11; GENCTURK EF, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P755; GRINDLEY PC, 1997, CALIF MANAGE REV, V39, P8; GROSSMAN SJ, 1986, J POLIT ECON, V94, P691; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; KATZ ML, 1985, AM ECON REV, V75, P424; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KOTABE M, 1996, J MARKETING, V60, P73; PADMANABHAN P, 1996, AC INT BUS ANN M BAN; TEECE DJ, 1987, TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL IN, P65; TELESIO P, 1979, FOREIGN LICENSING PO 23 1 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 2 409 419 11 Business; Management 131YZ ISI:000076604000009 J Chen, HM; Chen, TY Network linkages and location choice in foreign direct investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; SMALL FIRMS; INTERNATIONALIZATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETERMINANTS; STRATEGIES; DECISION; LINKS This paper shows that network linkage is an important determinant of location choice in foreign direct investment (FDI). Network linkages are divided into internal (intra-firm) and external (inter-firm) linkages. External linkages are further separated into strategic and relational linkages. We found that Taiwanese firms are keen on making external linkages, but are indifferent to, or incapable of, making internal linkages through FDI. Strategic linkages motivate Taiwanese FDI in the United States, while relational linkages facilitate Taiwanese FDI in Southeast Asia and China. Small firms are more sensitive to relational linkages than large firms in their choice of FDI location. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 445 467 23 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500001 J Shaver, JM Do foreign-owned and US-owned establishments exhibit the same location pattern in US manufacturing industries? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; SILICON VALLEY; AGGLOMERATION; DETERMINANTS; MODEL; FIRM There are arguments to support and contradict the proposition that foreign-owned and U.S.-owned establishments exhibit similar location patterns within the United States. This paper addresses these conflicting views by comparing the location of all manufacturing establishments in the United States held by U.S. and by foreign firms. The empirical evidence indicates that the location patterns of foreign-owned and U.S.-owned establishments differ. Moreover, the most influential factor in explaining the location pattern difference is that foreign-owned establishments, compared to U.S.-owned establishments, favor coastal states. I also find evidence to suggest that foreign firms favor states with low unionization rates,low wage rates,and right to work legislation. These results are consistent with arguments that foreign establishments differ from their domestic counterparts and value location attributes differently. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 469 492 24 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500002 J Miller, KD; Reuer, JJ Firm strategy and economic exposure to foreign exchange rate movements JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; EXPORTERS; MARKET This study examines the implications of differences in strategy and industry structure for firms' economic exposures to foreign exchange rate movements. In contrast with previous research using a single currency proxy, this study estimates firms' exposures using a multiple currency model. The empirical evidence from U.S. manufacturing firms indicates that 13 to 17 percent of firms are exposed to foreign exchange rate movements. Results from cross-sectional analyses reveal that foreign direct investment reduces economic exposure to foreign exchange rate movements. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 493 513 21 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500003 J Hennart, JF; Larimo, J The impact of culture on the strategy of multinational enterprises: Does national origin affect ownership decisions? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; ENTRY-MODE; JAPANESE INVESTORS; CHOICE; SUBSIDIARIES This paper tests the proposition that national origin affects the strategies of multinational enterprises by looking at the determinants of the choice they make between entering the United States through partially versus wholly owned subsidiaries. We pool entries into the United States made by firms based in two countries, Japan and Finland, which differ both in their cultural characteristics and in their cultural distance to the United States After carefully controlling for the known firm and industry-level determinants of subsidiary ownership strategies, we find that cultural distance between the home base of the investor and the target country (or perhaps political risk) exerts a powerful influence on ownership of subsidiaries, but cultural characteristics of the home base do not. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 515 538 24 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500004 J Buckley, PJ; Casson, MC Analyzing foreign market entry strategies: Extending the internalization approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; PARTNER SELECTION; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; NATIONAL CULTURE; EMPIRICAL TESTS; ECLECTIC THEORY; CHOICE; FIRM; MODE A new fully integrated analysis of the foreign market entry decision is presented, encompassing the choice between exporting, licensing, joint venturing and wholly owned foreign investment. The choice between acquisition and greenfield investment is examined, and so too are options based on subcontracting and franchising. The model extends the insights of-internalization theory, and draws on concepts from the economics of industrial organization. A special feature of the model is the distinction between investment in production facilities and investment in distribution facilities - an important practical distinction that has been overlooked in much of the international business literature. The strength of competition from indigenous rivals is emphasized as a determinant of entry strategy into both production and distribution. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 563 581 19 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500006 J Mishra, CS; Gobeli, DH Managerial incentives, internalization, and market valuation of multinational firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CORPORATE INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; PERFORMANCE; INVESTMENT; OWNERSHIP; BENEFITS This paper examines the role of firm technology investment, in concert with managerial incentives alignment, to explain the relative market value compared to the accounting value for a multinational firm. The results are consistent with internalization theory in that greater multinationality corresponds to a higher valuation of the firm if technology investment is high, and the impact is even greater if managerial incentives alignment is high as well. However, greater multinationality alone does not correlate to a significantly greater value, which differs from the tenets of imperfect capital markets theory. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 583 597 15 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500007 J Butler, KC; Joaquin, DC A note on political risk and the required return on foreign direct investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET-SEGMENTATION; MILD SEGMENTATION; EMERGING MARKET; CAPITAL-MARKET; UNITED-STATES; STOCK-PRICES; ASSET; EXPROPRIATION; INTEGRATION; ELECTION This note analyzes the impact of political risk on investors' required return and the multinational corporation's cost of capital on foreign direct investment using the basic diversifiable-nondiversifiable dichotomy of portfolio theory. Whether or not a particular political risk affects the value of a multinational corporation th ro ugh its cost of capital depends on whether the risk is related to investors' relevant market portfolios. We provide a numerical example that illustrates the potential impact of political risk on required return. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 599 607 9 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500008 J Peng, MW; Ilinitch, AY Export intermediary firms: A note on export development research JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGEMENT RESEARCH; TRADING COMPANIES; MARKET; ADVANTAGE; VENTURES; EXCHANGE; AGENCY Building on Leonidou and Katsikeas' (1996) recent review of the export development literature, we identify an important missing link in existing research: the role of export intermediaries as an organizational form connecting domestic manufacturers and foreign buyers. In response, a new research agenda drawing on the transaction cost and resource-based perspectives is advanced. This agenda focuses on why export intermediaries are selected by manufacturers in their channel choice decisions, and why some intermediaries outperform others. The paper closes with discussions of research, practice, and public policy implications. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 3 609 620 12 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500009 J Phene, A; Guisinger, S The stature of the Journal of International Business Studies JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGEMENT; INDEX This article examines the standing of the Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) among scholarly journals, and changes in its influence, over a 11 year period (1981 to 1991) using a variety of citation indices. We suggest that two new measures-a prestige index and a trajectory index-are helpful in assessing a journal's influence and reputation. We estimate these, as well as several standard citation measures, to gauge JIBS' progress in the recent past. We find that JIBS does well on all measures, but room for improvement remains. This article discusses options available to the editorial board to raise JIBS' prestige. 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Stud. 1998 29 3 621 631 11 Business; Management 128UV ISI:000076426500010 J Caves, RE Research on international business: Problems and prospects JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITION This paper reflects on the general problems and specific opportunities faced by contemporary research on multinational enterprise. The general problems include controlling properly for the firm's opportunities when testing the effectiveness of its policy choices, avoiding biases that result from studying surviving business units and ignoring those that disappeared; and mobilizing longitudinal data and exploiting the many census-based data sets now coming available. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 5 19 15 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500002 J Buckley, PJ; Casson, MC Models of the multinational enterprise JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; JOINT VENTURES; OPTION; UNCERTAINTY; FLEXIBILITY; ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE; FIRM Flexibility is identified as the hallmark of recent modelling of the multinational enterprise. The focus on flexibility is a response to the rationalization and restructuring of international business, which has occurred since the end of the "golden age" of Western economic growth. Flexibility has been sought in factor markets, intermediate product markets and market for final products. It has been sought by both governments and firms. Flexible are attracted to locations with flexible host governments This article contrasts the modern research agenda based on flexibility with the more traditional research agenda which predominates in the literature reviewed by Caves (1996). 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 45 66 22 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500004 J Graham, EM Market structure and the multinational enterprise: A game-theoretic approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Since at least the late 1950s, if has been recognized that multinational enterprises operate in imperfect markets characterized by oligopoly. The dominant "transactions-cost" theory of multinational enterprises does not wholly account fdr why this is so. The reductio ad absurdum of this theory would predict imperfect markets to be sure, but they would be monopolistic rather than oligopolistic. in this article, a simple model based on noncooperative game theory shows how oligopolistic markets can involve from monopolistic ones. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 67 83 17 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500005 J Ostry, S Technology, productivity and the multinational enterprise JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review R-AND-D; SPILLOVERS This article reviews the relevance of the transactions-costs model to the role of the firm in production and diffusion of knowledge. A revival of interest in technology, productivity and growth has generated a new empirical and theoretical literature. A review of these developments suggests that they have not yet been reflected in significant adaptation of the conventional firm-versus-market concept. Research has been severely hampered by data gaps and suggestions are made with respect to improvements in the information base. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 85 99 15 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500006 J Wells, LT Multinationals and the developing countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article In Multinational Enterprise and Economic Analysis Caves provides a summary of economic research on multinationals and developing countries. Yet, for policy makers major questions remain unanswered. the gaps can be grouped into four categories: the impact of the widespread change in development strategies on multinationals, the net impact of foreign direct investment on host countries, the causes of declining tensions between developing countries and foreign investors, and links between our economic knowledge and the decisions that face private and government managers. Harvard Univ, Grad Sch Business Adm, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Wells, LT, Harvard Univ, Grad Sch Business Adm, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA ALLEN NJ, 1994, THESIS HARVARD U CAM; CAVES RE, 1996, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; EVANS P, 1979, DEPENDENT DEV ALLIAN; GOODSELL CE, 1974, AM CORPORATIONS PERU; MAHINI A, 1988, MAKING DECISIONS MUL; RHEE YW, 1989, EXPORT CATALYSTS LOW; WELLS LT, TITLE ANANNOUNCED; WELLS LT, 1994, ASIA AFRICA LEGACIES 8 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 101 114 14 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500007 J Rugman, AM; Verbeke, A Multinational enterprises and public policy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; CORPORATION; KNOWLEDGE; FIRM The interaction between governments and multinational enterprises is analyzed using a new conceptual framework. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 115 136 22 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500008 J Morosini, P; Shane, S; Singh, H National cultural distance and cross-border acquisition performance JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES; CORPORATE ACQUISITION; HORIZONTAL MERGERS; FIRM; STRATEGIES; INNOVATION; RESOURCE; ISSUES Previous theoretical research has argued that national cultural distance hinders cross-border acquisition performance by increasing the costs of integration. This article tests the alternative hypothesis that national cultural distance enhances cross-border acquisition performance by providing access to the target's and/or the acquirer's diverse set of routines and repertoires embedded in national culture. Using a multi-dimensional measure of national cultural distance and controlling for other effects, we examine a sample of 52 cross-border acquisitions that took place between 1987 and 1992. and find a positive association between national cultural distance and cross-border acquisition performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 137 158 22 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500009 J Schuler, RS; Rogovsky, N Understanding compensation practice variations across firms: The impact of national culture JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE; VALUES; COUNTRIES; SYSTEMS With operations spread worldwide, firms that find themselves competing in a global marketplace are looking at the implications of the admonition, "When in Rome..." This raises the question: "Do cultures of countries have an impact on the generally accepted methods of managing human resources?" The answer to this question is the focus of this article. By developing culture-specific propositions for four categories of compensation practices based on status, performance, social benefits and programs, and employee ownership plans, we seek to determine the extent to which Hofstede's four dimensions of culture are associated with specific compensation practices. Support is found for most of the propositions. The implications of the finding for the management of human resources by multinational firms are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 159 177 19 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500010 J Lin, XH; Germain, R Sustaining satisfactory joint venture relationships: The role of conflict resolution strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS; PERFORMANCE; ALLIANCES; PARTNER; POWER; CHINA; LDCS The paper presents a conceptual framework that links international joint venture context (cultural similarity, relative power, and relationship age) and partners' conflict resolution strategies to satisfaction. Special attention is paid to the mediation effect of conflict resolution behavior on the linkage from context to satisfaction. The framework is assessed empirically using a sample of U.S. and Chinese joint venture managers in China. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1998 29 1 179 196 18 Business; Management ZT444 ISI:000074088500011 J Makhija, MV; Kim, K; Williamson, SD Measuring globalization of industries using a national industry approach: Empirical evidence across five countries and over time JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article RESOURCE-BASED STRATEGIES; UNITED-STATES; JAPANESE MULTINATIONALS; SOURCING STRATEGIES; GLOBAL COMPETITION; TRADE; DETERMINANTS; PERFORMANCE; MARKET; FIRMS This paper presents an objective measurement of industry globalization, Although crucial in understanding firm strategies, industry globalization has been largely subjectively measured, consisting of mostly case studies, This research develops a two-pronged measure of industry globalization based on (a) the extent of an industry's international linkages (LIT) and (b) the integration of value-added activities within the industry (IIT). In addition to providing a quantitative equivalent to Porter [1986] and Bartlett and Ghoshal's [1989] conceptual industry categorizations, this measure permits the examination of important but previously untested notions regarding globalization. Using data for chemical and manufacturing industries for five major trading nations, we find that (1) chemical industries are less global than manufacturing industries, despite high levels of FDI found in chemical industries; (2) U.S. globalization, frequently assumed to be representative of worldwide globalization of industries, is less than that of other major industrial countries; and (3) industries in both sectors are globalizing over time, consistent with the literature. Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ & Int Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA Makhija, MV, Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ & Int Affairs, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA *ORG EC COOP DEV, 1992, GLOB IND ACT 4 CAS S; *US DEP COMM, 1988, IND OUTLOOK 1988 199; BALASSA B, 1986, OXFORD ECON PAP, V38, P220; BALASSA B, 1988, EUROPEAN EC REV, V32, P1421; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; CARR C, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P551; CASSON M, 1986, MULTINATIONALS WORLD; CAVES RE, 1981, OXFORD ECON PAP, V33, P203; CHANDLER AD, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; CHANDLER AD, 1990, SCALE SCOPE DYNAMICS; CHO KR, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P319; COLLIS DJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P49; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P55; CVAR MR, 1984, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; ENCARNATION D, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; FLAHERTY MT, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; FRANKE RH, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P165; GREENAWAY D, 1986, EC INTRAINDUSTRY TRA; GRUBEL HG, 1975, INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE; HASSAN FMA, 1987, THESIS U PITTSBURGH; JARILLO JC, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P501; JOHANSSON JK, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P579; KELEJIAN HH, 1981, INTRO ECONOMETRICS P; KOBRIN SJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P17; KOGUT B, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P33; KOTABE M, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P113; KOTABE M, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P383; KOTABE M, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P623; LEE YS, 1989, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V125, P346; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; LOERTSCHER R, 1980, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V116, P280; LUNDBERG L, 1982, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V118, P302; MACCHARLES DC, 1987, TRADE MULTINATIONALS; MITCHELL W, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P419; MORRISON AJ, 1990, STRATEGIES GLOBAL IN; MORRISON AJ, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P399; NOHRIA N, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P105; NORMAN G, 1984, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V120, P522; NORTH D, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; PAGOULATOS E, 1975, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V111, P454; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVENESS NATI; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; ROTH K, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P103; SWAMIDASS PM, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P671; SWAMIDASS PM, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P81; TALLMAN SB, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P69; THARAKAN PKM, 1983, INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE; TOH K, 1982, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V118, P281; VACHANI S, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P307; YIP GS, 1992, TOTAL GLOBAL STRATEG; YOSHINO MY, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I 53 20 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 679 710 32 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500002 J Lubatkin, MH; Ndiaye, M; Vengroff, R The nature of managerial work in developing countries: A limited test of the universalist hypothesis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGEMENT THEORY; SOUTHERN-AFRICA; PUBLIC-SECTOR; STRATEGY; PERSPECTIVE; CONTEXT Is the nature of managerial work universal such that worldwide similarities exist between the activities of managers? We measure the frequency that managers are involved with forty-four skill activities, and then test the universalist hypothesis against two competing hypotheses, situational and convergence. While we find some evidence that refutes the universalist hypothesis, overall we find surprisingly strong support for it, in that the relative frequency with which managers from one stratum of one nation are involved in various skill activities reflects the relative frequency with which managers from other strata within the same nation, and from nations of different cultural-industrialized standing, are involved in the same activities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 711 733 23 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500003 J Erramilli, MK; Agarwal, S; Kim, SS Are firm-specific advantages location-specific too? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; ENTRY-MODE CHOICE; JOINT VENTURES; UNITED-STATES; MONOPOLISTIC ADVANTAGES; ECLECTIC THEORY; SERVICE FIRMS; MULTINATIONALS; INVESTMENT; OWNERSHIP Much of the research on the role of firm-specific advantages on firms' subsidiary ownership preferences has been undertaken in the context of advanced-country multinationals, specifically U.S, MNCs. Research has found that U.S. firms derive ownership advantages from their size, experience, and technological and marketing superiority, Perhaps having operated in the most-developed and sophisticated home market, many U.S. firms generate unique skills that give them absolute advantage over firms in almost all foreign host locations, Developing-country MNCs do not have absolute ownership advantages similar to those of the U.S. firms, The relevance of a particular firm-specific characteristic for a developing-country MNC may be contingent not only upon the home-country characteristics, as in the case of U.S. MNCs, but also upon host-country characteristics. This study investigates the subsidiary ownership preferences among Korean MNCs and finds that the influence of three firm-specific advantages-technological intensity, product differentiation and capital intensity-on subsidiary ownership levels is contingent upon whether the subsidiary is located in a relatively less-developed or a more-developed country as compared to the home country, Although some authors have suggested that the influence of firm-specific advantages may be contingent upon the characteristics of both home-and host-country locations, empirical investigations to this effect have been nonexistent. Nanyang Technol Univ, Nanyang Business Sch, Singapore 2263, Singapore; Nanyang Technol Univ, Leadership & Management Program, Singapore 2263, Singapore; Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011 USA Erramilli, MK, Nanyang Technol Univ, Nanyang Business Sch, Singapore 2263, Singapore 1996, ECONOMIST 0910, P45; *BANK KOR, 1991, CHRON STAT REC FOR D; *BUS ENV RISK INT, 1990, POL RISK IND; *INT MON FUND, 1991, INT FIN STAT; *KOR INV SERV INC, 1991, FIN STAT KOR CO; AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; AGARWAL S, 1994, J INT MARKETING, V2, P63; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1985, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V20, P13; BELSLEY DA, 1980, REGRESSION DIAGNOSTI; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P657; CASSON MC, 1987, FIRM MARKET; CAVES RE, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CAVES RE, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P55; DAVIDSON WH, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P5; DIAZALEJANDRO CF, 1977, MULTINATIONALS SMALL; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1981, INT PRODUCTION MULTI; DUNNING JH, 1988, EXPLAINING INT PRODU; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P9; DUNNING JH, 1988, MUTLINATIONALS TECHN; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUNNING JH, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P461; ERRAMILLI MK, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P479; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; FUJITA M, 1990, CTC REPORTER, V30, P37; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GIDDY IH, 1982, NEW THEORIES MULTINA, P55; HARRISON B, 1994, LEAN MEAN CHANGING L; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HYMER SH, 1960, THESIS MIT; ITAKI M, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P445; JO SH, 1981, MULTINATIONALS DEV C, P53; JUN YW, 1995, CORPORATE STRATEGIES; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KIM WS, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P53; KINDLEBERGER CP, 1984, MULTINATIONAL EXCURS; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KUMAR K, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P45; LALL S, 1980, OXFORD ECON PAP, V32, P102; LALL S, 1982, ECON J, V92, P668; LALL S, 1983, NEW MULTINATIONALS S; LECRAW DJ, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P589; LEE C, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P637; NAISBITT J, 1994, GLOBAL PARADOX BIGGE; NETER J, 1990, APPL LINEAR STAT MOD; NOHRIA N, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P105; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; SCHROATH FW, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P277; SHAN WJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P419; STEERS RM, 1989, CHAEBOL KOREAS NEW I; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TALLMAN SB, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P299; TERPSTRA V, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P33; WELLS LT, 1983, 3 WORLD MULTINATIONA; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253; YU CM, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P449 59 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 735 757 23 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500004 J Pedersen, T; Thomsen, S European patterns of corporate ownership: A twelve-country study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article SHAREHOLDERS; COSTS; FIRM A number of qualitative studies have shown striking international differences in corporate governance systems. This paper presents a quantitative analysis of ownership structures among the hundred largest companies in twelve European countries, The existence of a highly significant nation effect is confirmed, Further statistical analysis indicates that the nation effect is partly explained by institutional differences. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 759 778 20 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500005 J Tse, DK; Pan, YG; Au, KY How MNCs choose entry modes and form alliances: The China experience JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; JOINT VENTURES; INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION; ECLECTIC THEORY; CHOICE; INVESTMENT; LOCATION; JAPANESE; MARKET; FIRMS This study examines two dimensions of firms' foreign market entry strategy: mode of entry and formation of alliances. Based on the existing literature, we propose a model that describes how host country-, home country- and industry-specific factors affect foreign firms' decisions on how they enter the market and whether they will enter with a partner firm or not. The model also describes how operation-related factors, i.e., the location and the level of local government, affect these decisions. Seven major hypotheses were tested using a longitudinal sample of 2,998 foreign business activities in China between 1979 and 1993. Our sample consists of foreign investing firms from the U.S., Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries. By choosing China as a host country, the study offers insights into how firms of different regional groups adapted their strategies to a changing host environment. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 779 805 27 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500006 J Reuber, AR; Fischer, E The influence of the management team's international experience on the internationalization behaviors of SMEs JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MANAGERIAL DISCRETION; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; EXPORT BEHAVIOR; TOP-MANAGEMENT; FIRM SIZE; VENTURES; PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; SUCCESS; ENTRY Why are some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more successful in selling outside their domestic markets than are other SMEs in the same industry? Although the traditional explanation is that firms can gain valuable knowledge and resources as they become older and larger, small and young firms are not necessarily disadvantaged if they develop other mechanisms to acquire the requisite knowledge and resources, We examine the role of the management team's international experience as such a mechanism, for the internationalization of Canadian software product firms, We show that internationally experienced management teams have a greater propensity to develop foreign strategic partners and to delay less in obtaining foreign sales after start-up, and that these behaviors are associated with a higher degree of internationalization. Univ Toronto, Joseph L Rotman Sch Management, Toronto, ON, Canada; York Univ, Schulich Sch Business, N York, ON M3J 1P3, Canada Reuber, AR, Univ Toronto, Joseph L Rotman Sch Management, 100 Coll St, Toronto, ON, Canada *EC DEV BOARD, 1993, GROW ENT NAT EFF; ABRAMSON NR, 1992, KEY FACTORS AFFECTIN; ANGELMAR R, 1984, AM J SMALL BUSINESS, V3, P25; BANTEL KA, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P107; BARON RM, 1986, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V51, P1173; BEAMISH PW, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V33, P121; BLOODGOOD JM, 1995, FRONTIERS ENTREPRENE, P533; BONACCORSI A, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P605; BROOKS MR, 1982, EXPORT MANAGEMENT IN, P39; BRUSH C, 1993, FRONTIERS ENTREPRENE; BUCKLEY PJ, 1993, MANAGE INT REV, V33, P197; CALOF JL, 1994, BUSINESS Q, V59, P105; CALOF JL, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P367; CAVUSGIL ST, 1979, J INT BUS STUD, V10, P91; CAVUSGIL ST, 1981, J MARKETING RES, V18, P114; CAVUSGIL ST, 1984, J MANAGE STUD, V21, P3; CAVUSGIL ST, 1987, J BUS RES, V15, P221; CAVUSGIL ST, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P1; CHANDLER AD, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I, P405; CHANDLER GN, 1994, ENTREP THEORY PRACT, V18, P77; CHRISTENSEN CH, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P61; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; EISENHARDT KM, 1996, ORGAN SCI, V7, P136; ERRAMILLI MK, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P479; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE, V17, P29; FEESER HR, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P87; FINKELSTEIN S, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P484; GANIER G, 1982, EXPORT MANAGEMENT IN, P113; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; HAGEDOORN J, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P371; HAMBRICK DC, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P193; HAMBRICK DC, 1987, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V9, P369; HAMBRICK DC, 1992, MANAGE SCI, V38, P1445; HAMBRICK DC, 1994, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V16, P171; HAMBRICK DC, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P1427; JACKSON S, 1992, ADV STRATEG MANAGE, P435; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; KARAFAKIOGLU M, 1986, INT MARKET REV, V3, P34; KOBRIN SJ, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P493; KOTABE M, 1995, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V16, P621; MALEKSADEH AR, 1985, AM J SMALL BUSINESS, V9, P7; MANLEY J, 1994, GROWING SMALL BUSINE; MAYER C, 1973, BUSINESS Q, V38, P33; MCCAULEY CD, 1994, J APPL PSYCHOL, V79, P544; MCDOUGALL PP, 1994, J BUS VENTURING, V9, P469; MIESENBOCK KJ, 1988, INT SMALL BUSINESS J, V6, P42; MINTZBERG H, 1988, STRATEGY PROCESS CON, P532; MOHR J, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P135; OGRAM EW, 1982, EXPORT MANAGEMENT IN, P70; OVIATT BM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P45; PARKHE A, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P579; PERLMUTTER HV, 1969, COLUMBIA J WORLD JAN, P9; RAMASWAMY K, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P167; REID S, 1983, EXPORT PROMOTION PUB, P129; REID SD, 1981, J INT BUS STUD, V12, P101; REID SD, 1982, EXPORT MANAGEMENT IN, P18; REUBER A, 1995, ANN M AC MAN VANC BR; SIMMONDS K, 1968, BRIT J MARKET, V2, P93; SIMPSON CL, 1974, J INT BUS STUD, V5, P107; SMITH KA, 1995, ANN M AC MAN VANC BR; SULLIVAN D, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P325; YAMAMOTO K, 1996, P INT SEM INT SMES H; YOUNG JA, 1996, J BUS RES, V35, P139 64 61 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 807 825 19 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500007 J Czinkota, MR; Ronkainen, IA International business and trade in the next decade: Report from a Delphi study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EDUCATION; CEOS The globalization of business causes major changes in the business environment and in business practices. Forecasting such changes is crucial for the preparation of responses to them. This article reports on a Delphi study conducted with a global set of experts drawn from the policy, business and academic communities. Over three rounds of mailings, these experts analyzed and debated the likelihood of changes in the international business environment over the next decade and the impact of these changes on corporate practices. The findings identify key geographic areas of business growth, major sectoral transformations, shifts in the trade framework and its institution, and strategies for corporate adjustment. Georgetown Univ, Fac Mkt & Int Business, Washington, DC 20057 USA Czinkota, MR, Georgetown Univ, Fac Mkt & Int Business, Washington, DC 20057 USA BALL DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P383; BEAMISH PW, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P553; BUCKLEY C, 1995, LIB MANAGEMENT, V7, P16; COATES JF, 1997, RES TECHNOLOGY MANAG, V1, P5; CZINKOTA MR, 1986, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V4, P71; CZINKOTA MR, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P127; CZINKOTA MR, 1992, MARKETING MANAGEMENT, V1, P36; DANIELS JD, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P177; DELBECQ AL, 1975, GROUP TECHNIQUES PRO, P83; DUNNING JH, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P461; HOFFMAN RC, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P625; INKPEN AC, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P703; KWOK CCY, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P605; LINSTONE A, 1975, DELPHI METHOD TECHNI; NAISBITT J, 1990, MEGATRENDS 2000; SCHOEMAKER PJH, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P193; WHEELER DR, 1988, INT MARKET REV, V4, P34; WRIGHT RW, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P687 18 6 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES WASHINGTON GEORGETOWN UNIV, PROF THOMAS L BREWER, EDITOR, 3240 PROSPECT ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007 USA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 827 844 18 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500008 J Barkema, HG; Vermeulen, F What differences in the cultural backgrounds of partners are detrimental for international joint ventures? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; NATIONAL CULTURE; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; FOREIGN ENTRY; SERVICE FIRMS; MANAGEMENT; MARKETS; IMPACT; SUBSIDIARIES; PERFORMANCE An international joint venture implies that a firm has to cooperate with a partner with a different cultural background. In this study, hypotheses about which differences in national culture are most disruptive for international joint ventures were developed and tested using Hofstede's five dimensions. The study focused on how these dimensions affect the survival of international joint ventures, as well as their incidence relative to wholly owned subsidiaries. The hypotheses were tested on longitudinal data about 828 foreign entries of twenty-five Dutch multinationals in seventy-two countries between 1966 and 1994. The database, which spans almost three decades, was also used to provide new evidence on a key assumption of Hofstede's work: that cultural values are stable over time. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 4 845 864 20 Business; Management YU916 ISI:000071769500009 J Anand, J; Kogut, B Technological capabilities of countries, firm rivalry and foreign direct investment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; ENTRY; INVESTORS Studies on foreign direct investment (FDI) have concentrated on sectoral effects, but rarely on country patterns, In this paper, we use U.S. Department of Commerce data to identify the largest country shares of new FDI entries into the U.S. and the technological motivations for their investments, Based on the technological intensities of major investing countries in manufacturing industries, we conclude that technological industries attract a disproportionate share of FDI entries, However, the acquisition of U.S. technology is not a major motivation, The findings indicate that industry rivalry is an important dimension to understanding FDI. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 3 445 465 21 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400001 J Dyer, B; Song, XM The impact of strategy on conflict: A cross-national comparative study of US and Japanese JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article D-MARKETING INTERFACE; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIRMS; MANAGEMENT-PRACTICES; UNITED-STATES; PERFORMANCE; AMERICAN; CULTURE; MULTINATIONALS; INDIVIDUALISM; COLLECTIVISM An empirical test of 290 U.S. and 653 Japanese managers, using the Miles and Snow typology, provides a cross-national examination of strategy's impact on conflict, Results substantially support tbe study's predictions and indicate that firms should: (1) monitor their conflict handling mechanisms; (2) emphasize integrative approaches; and (3) appropriately use formalization for conflict handling. Despite a convergence of management practices globally, findings indicate that considerable differences still exist between U.S. and Japanese firms. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 3 467 493 27 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400002 J Liang, N; Parkhe, A Importer behavior: The neglected counterpart of international exchange JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; INDUSTRIAL-PRODUCTS; PURCHASING MANAGERS; DECISION-MAKING; PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION; STRATEGY; SUPPLIER; CHOICE; DETERMINANTS International exchange is a two-sided coin, involving exporters and importers. However, a systematic search of the academic literature reveals a striking imbalance: while exporter behavior has been extensively studied, importer behavior remains a largely neglected area of study, even though importers are playing an ever more important (often dominant) role in consummating trade transactions. In this article, we assert that this neglect stems from two critical - but flawed - assumptions. The first is that exporters are the driving force behind international trade transactions, and tbe second is that importers follow the neoclassical economics theory of ''rational choice'' in international sourcing. We offer an integrated exporter/importer decision framework, a critical review and synthesis of extant studies of importer behavior, and suggestions for future research directions. Evidence shows that much international exchange is better conceptualized as buyer-coordinated importing rather than producer-initiated exporting. Furthermore, the revealed behavior of importers is different from what can be expected of them from the rational choice paradigm, and is messier than what is commonly assumed of them in the export management literature. From a cognitive perspective, our study also suggests that there may exist a fundamental behavioral difference between domestic and IB decisionmaking. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 3 531 561 31 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400004 J Chen, CJP; Cheng, CSA; He, J; Kim, J An investigation of the relationship between international activities and capital structure JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SET; COMPENSATION POLICIES; AGENCY COSTS; CORPORATE; DIVERSIFICATION; DETERMINANTS; DIVIDEND; CHOICE; FIRM; RISK This paper investigates tbe effect of international activities on capital structure as measured by a debt ratio. Prior studies have examined factors that affect the debt ratio for both multinational corporations (MNCs) and domestic corporations (DCs); however, the incremental explanatory power and the direct effect of the extent of international activities on capital structure have not been tested. This paper uses multiple regression analyses to add measures of international activities after controlling for measures pertinent to both MNCs and DCs. Using a sample of 18,495 observations from the Compustat Tape, we find 1) consistent with results reported by prior studies, the debt-equity ratio is negatively related to both bankruptcy costs and growth options; 2) after controlling for bankruptcy costs and growth options, MNCs have lower debt-equity ratios than DCs; 3) within the MNCs, the debt-equity ratio is positively related to the degree of internationalization, and this calls for further investigation. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 3 563 577 15 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400005 J Anand, J; Delios, A Location specificity and the transferability of downstream assets to foreign subsidiaries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STOCK-MARKET REACTIONS; UNITED-STATES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; JOINT VENTURES; JAPANESE FIRMS; ENTRY MODE; ACQUISITIONS; DIVERSIFICATION; PERSPECTIVE; HYPOTHESIS We investigate the effect of firm-specific advantages being 'local' in scope, and the influence of subsequent location-specific disadvantages, on the choice of foreign entry mode and subsidiary performance. To look into this issue,,ve examine Japanese FDI data from the wholesale and retail industries - two sectors that have productive activity concentrated in downstream processes and location-bound resources. Our theoretical and empirical analyses demonstrate that, in situations where required capabilities must be developed through local experience and where location-specific resources were subject to market failure, acquisition and joint venture strategies were preferred. Greenfield entries were successful in industries that permitted the offsetting of location-specific disadvantages with firm-specific advantages. From our results, rye draw implications for the entry mode literature and offer a perspective on the performance of the entry mode choice. 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Stud. 1997 28 3 579 603 25 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400006 J Bailey, JR; Chen, CC Conceptions of self and performance-related feedback in the US, Japan and China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA; INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; EVENT-MANAGEMENT; UNITED-STATES; HONG-KONG; ATTRIBUTION; STRATEGIES; SEEKING; CONTEXT Effective international management requires knowledge of culturally patterned self-concepts and concomitant feedback desires, This paper argues that the cultural forces of individualism versus collectivism shape the self-concept, and by extension individual performance evaluation and feedback seeking, We present a comparative study to test the hypotheses that U.S. respondents desire success feedback (whereas Japanese and Chinese desire failure feedback), show more initiative and perceive more direct workplace feedback than do either Japanese or Chinese respondents, Strong support was found for comparisons between the U.S. and Japan, but the Chinese consistently departed from predictions, We interpret these results in terms of recent reforms in the People's Republic of China, and discuss implications of the study for international management. NORTHEASTERN UNIV,SCH IND & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT,SHENYANG,PEOPLES R CHINA Bailey, JR, RUTGERS STATE UNIV,FAC MANAGEMENT,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855 *MOW INT RES TEAM, 1987, MEAN WORK; ADLER NJ, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P295; ADLER NJ, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P515; ASHFORD SJ, 1983, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V32, P370; ASHFORD SJ, 1991, ACAD MANAGE J, V34, P251; BAILEY JR, 1994, MANAGING EGO ENERGY, P188; BLACK JS, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P99; BOND MH, 1982, J SOC PSYCHOL, V118, P157; BOND MH, 1986, PSYCHOL CHINESE PEOP, P213; BOND MH, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P66; BRADLEY GW, 1978, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V36, P56; CHEN CC, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P408; CHEN CC, 1997, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V28, P44; CHILD J, 1991, ADV CHINESE IND STUD, V2, P69; CHILD J, 1994, MANAGEMENT CHINA AGE; CRITTENDEN KS, 1989, SOCIOL QUART, V30, P1; CRITTENDEN KS, 1991, GENDER SOC, V5, P98; EARLEY P, 1997, DID I DO VERSUS DID; EARLEY PC, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P271; EARLEY PC, 1994, ADMIN SCI QUART, V39, P89; EREZ MP, 1993, CULTURE SELF IDENTIT; GUDYKUNST WB, 1988, CULTURE INTERPERSONA; HALL ET, 1976, CULTURE; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HUI CH, 1986, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V17, P225; HWANG KK, 1987, AM J SOCIOL, V92, P944; JACKSON S, 1992, CHINESE ENTERPRISE M; LARSON JR, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P408; LEUNG K, 1989, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V20, P133; LINCOLN M, 1989, CULTURE CONTROL COMM; MARKUS H, 1987, ANNU REV PSYCHOL, V38, P299; MARKUS HR, 1991, PSYCHOL REV, V98, P224; NORTHCRAFT GB, 1990, ORGAN BEHAV HUM, V47, P42; OUCHI WG, 1981, THEORY Z; PETERSON MF, 1990, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V15, P75; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; SCHWARTZ SH, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P85; SHENKAR O, 1987, ACAD MANAGE J, V30, P564; SHENKAR O, 1987, ACAD MANAGE REV, V12, P546; SHENKAR O, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P55; SHENKAR O, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P56; SHINKANAI K, 1983, JAPANESE J EXPT SOCI, V23, P27; SMITH PB, 1994, J OCCUP ORGAN PSYCH, V67, P33; SMITH PB, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P115; STIPEK D, 1989, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V56, P109; STRUBE MJ, 1987, PERSPECTIVES PERSONA, V2; STRUBE MJ, 1988, ANN M AM PSYCH ASS N; STRUBE MJ, 1992, CONTROL MOTIVATION S; TAKATA T, 1987, JAPANESE J EXPT SOCI, V27, P27; TAYLOR C, 1989, SOURCES SELF; TRIANDIS HC, 1985, J RES PERS, V19, P395; TRIANDIS HC, 1989, PSYCHOL REV, V96, P506; TRIANDIS HC, 1990, CROSS CULTURAL PERSP, P41; TRIANDIS HC, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P41; VANCE CM, 1992, MANAGE INT REV, V32, P313; WAGNER JA, 1986, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V11, P280; WAGNER JA, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P152; WALDER AG, 1986, COMMUNIST NEOTRADITI; WAN KC, 1982, ACTA PSYCHOL TAIWAN, V24, P23; YAMAGUCHI S, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC, P175; YANG KS, 1988, ASIAN CONTRIBUTIONS, P263 61 8 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 3 605 625 21 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400007 J Harvey, M Dual-career expatriates: Expectations, adjustment and satisfaction with international relocation JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT; CROSS-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT; HUMAN-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ROLE STRESSORS; LINKING WORK; JOB; COUPLES; ANTECEDENTS; LIFE; ASSIGNMENTS Dual-career expatriate couples present a challenging set of problems for international human resource managers. The results of a survey of husbands and wives in expatriate dual-career couples are analyzed relative to: 1) differences between the expatriates and their trailing spouses; 2) differences between male-and female-led dual-career couples; 3) differences between dual-career couples' opinions prior to expatriation and upon repatriation. The results of the study indicate dual-career couples have relatively consistent concerns and expectations prior to expatriation and upon repatriation to their home country. The significant differences observed were between male-led dual-career couples prior to expatriation when compared to male-led dual-career couples upon repatriation. In addition, the dual-career expatriate respondents did not feel the MNC that transferred them overseas provided adequate training or social support during the international assignment. 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Stud. 1997 28 3 627 658 32 Business; Management YC414 ISI:A1997YC41400008 J Bartholomew, S National systems of biotechnology innovation: Complex interdependence in the global system JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; TECHNOLOGY; JAPAN; COMPETITIVENESS; GLOBALIZATION; COOPERATION; SCIENCE This paper explores the relationship between national institutional context and the development of biotechnology in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany, National patterns in biotechnology R&D are linked to the configuration of country-specific institutional features into a system of innovation which supports (or impedes) the accumulation and diffusion of knowledge between the scientific and industrial communities, Building on this comparative analysis, it is argued that the particular characteristics of national systems of biotechnology innovation form the basis for complex interdependence within the global system, through international technological cooperation and the cross-border adoption and adaptation of institutional forms and practices, Implications for national technological advantage and the stability of national institutional systems are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 2 241 266 26 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900001 J Shan, WJ; Song, JY Foreign direct investment and the sourcing of technological advantage: Evidence from the biotechnology industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; FIRMS This paper investigates the proposition that foreign direct investment in a high-technology industry is motivated in part by the sourcing of country-specific technological advantages embedded in foreign firms. The empirical findings show that foreign equity investment is drawn to American biotechnology firms with high levels of patent activity, We suggest that, in the biotechnology industry, foreign direct investment in the form of equity participation can be an efficient vehicle for tapping into country-specific, firm-embodied technological advantages. 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Stud. 1997 28 2 267 284 18 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900002 J Brouthers, KD; Bamossy, GJ The role of key stakeholders in international joint venture negotiations: Case studies from eastern Europe JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; BARGAINING POWER; BUSINESS NEGOTIATIONS; UNITED-STATES; MANAGEMENT; PERSPECTIVE; BEHAVIOR; PARTNER; MEXICO; SECTOR Recent literature has suggested that a key stakeholder may be able to shift the balance of bargaining po,ver during a joint venture negotiation, and thus change the outcome of the process, This paper explores the role of central and eastern European transitional governments as key stakeholders, and how they influence international joint venture negotiations, This role is described and analyzed by examining eight dyads of western European and central/eastern European enterprises that have recently negotiated agreements, The findings suggest that transitional governments as key stakeholders intervene at different stages of the negotiation process, have both direct and indirect influences on the process, and that they can change the balance of power in the negotiations, sometimes to the detriment of their own state-owned enterprise. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 2 285 308 24 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900003 J GomezMejia, LR; Palich, LE Cultural diversity and the performance of multinational firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review BRITISH MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY; INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; PROFIT PERFORMANCE; ENTROPY MEASURE; CORPORATIONS; RISK; MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT We test the hypothesis that culturally related international diversification will have a positive impact on firm performance and that the opposite will be true for culturally unrelated globalization. Cultural diversity for Fortune 500 firms was used to predict performance over a ten-year period (1985-1994), controlling for several organizational and industry characteristics. Regression tests using nine indicators of cultural diversity revealed no significant cultural effects. Alternate interpretations are offered. 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Stud. 1997 28 2 309 335 27 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900004 J Eriksson, K; Johanson, J; Majkgard, A; Sharma, DD Experiential knowledge and cost in the internationalization process JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; ENTRY-MODE CHOICE; SERVICE FIRMS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; MARKET KNOWLEDGE; ECLECTIC THEORY; STRATEGIES; EXPANSION; LOCATION; BEHAVIOR Using a behavioral approach, this study identifies and delineates components of experiential knowledge in the internationalization process, Three hypotheses are developed and tested, They center around the lack of knowledge in the areas of foreign business, foreign institutions and firm internationalization, as well as the effect that this lack of knowledge has on managers' perceived cost in the internationalization process, With the help of a LISREL-based structural model, the three hypotheses are tested on a sample of 362 service firms, The analysis shows that lack of internationalization knowledge has a strong impact on the lack of both business and institutional knowledge which, in turn, influence the perceived cost of internationalization. But there is no direct effect of lack of internationalization knowledge on perceived cost of internationalization. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 2 337 360 24 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900005 J Kim, CK; Chung, JY Brand popularity, country image and market share: An empirical study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PRODUCTS This study examines how brand popularity in conjunction with other marketing variables influences market share directly as well as indirectly by interacting with country-related intangible assets (or simply country image), The results of our empirical analysis show that a competitive analysis without the recognition of country image would be misleading. We found that country-specific intangible assets exist and that they significantly interact with marketing variables differently for U.S. and Japanese brands in the subcompact car market in the USA, Brand popularity and advertising were found to be key factors for intangible assets for both the U.S. and the Japanese brands. Brand popularity was the most significant factor for market share in both the short run and the long run. Japanese firms' direct investment (FDI) in the target country directly influenced market share only in the short run. Several important implications for international marketing are presented. 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Stud. 1997 28 2 361 386 26 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900006 J Gray, BJ Profiling managers to improve export promotion targeting JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS; INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS; SMALL FIRMS; PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION; INDUSTRY; STRATEGY; SUCCESS; UK One of the major criticisms of government export promotion schemes in many countries is that they tend to be poorly targeted, Awareness levels about export schemes among managers of companies at exporting or pre-exporting stages of internationalization are often quite low, and the perceived usefulness of schemes may decline as companies internationalize and their needs become more specific, One solution may be to develop a better understanding of the needs of managers who make export market development decisions, and to target segments of managers (rather than companies) who share similar strengths and weaknesses, This study attempts to address these concerns by devising a typology of senior international marketing managers, The most senior marketing decisionmakers in a broad, multi-industry sample of New Zealand exporting firms were surveyed, The results of the cluster analysis suggest that groups of managers who share similar characteristics can be identified and profiled, based on shared international business attitudes and similar levels of knowledge and skills, This appears to be a useful method for segmenting international marketing managers to determine what sort of educational and export assistance particular groups may require. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 2 387 420 34 Business; Management XP949 ISI:A1997XP94900007 J Foerster, SR; Schmitz, JJ The transmission of US election cycles to international stock returns JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET SEASONALITY; EXPECTED RETURNS; REAL ACTIVITY; RISK; INFLATION; PRICES; DIVERSIFICATION; MODEL; TESTS This paper examines the international pervasiveness and importance of the previously uncovered four-year U.S. election cycle whereby U.S. stock returns are significantly lower, and negative, in year 2 following a U.S. presidential election relative to years 1, 3 and 4. All eighteen countries examined over the 1957 to 1996 time period possess lower local currency stock market capital gains returns in year 2 (-0.66%) relative to the average capital gains of years 1, 3 and 4 (11.68%). These predominately lower year 2 returns are shown to be robust in conditional expected return regressions which include both local macroeconomic variables, as well as U.S. macroeconomic, fiscal and monetary policy variables, In addition, we find that the U.S. dollar tends to depreciate more in year 2 of the election cycle, We conclude that the U.S. election cycle variable is either proxying for information variables not included in our model, or the U.S. election cycle variable is capturing some form of U.S. and international market sentiment. That is, the U.S. election cycle may be an important nondiversifiable political factor in the determination of international conditional expected stock returns. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 1 27 27 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900001 J Choi, JMJ; Rajan, ML A joint test of market segmentation and exchange risk factor in international capital markets JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY; CANADIAN STOCK-MARKET; UNITED-STATES; MULTIVARIATE TESTS; FOREIGN-EXCHANGE; FIRM VALUATION; RATE EXPOSURE; WORLD PRICE; INTEGRATION; EQUILIBRIUM Market segmentation and exchange risk are two main factors that distinguish international financing and investment decisions from domestic ones, Existing studies of market segmentation have been conducted within a framework in which exchange risk is not explicitly recognized, This paper performs a joint test of market segmentation and exchange risk pricing based on individual stock data from seven major countries, outside of the U.S. for the period January 1981 to December 1989. The theoretical framework used is a multifactor model with domestic and world market factors and an exchange risk factor, The maximum likelihood method is used to estimate risk premia, and factor analysis is used to provide additional evidence on the pricing of risk factors, The results indicate that (a) the factor structure of asset returns is internationally heterogeneous, (b) many national capital markets can be described as partially segmented, rather than the polar cases of complete segmentation or integration, and (c) exchange risk is a significant factor affecting asset returns in addition to the domestic and world market risk factors. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 29 49 21 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900002 J Taggart, JH Autonomy and procedural justice: A framework for evaluating subsidiary strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTEGRATION-RESPONSIVENESS FRAMEWORK; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; GLOBAL STRATEGIES; COMPETITION; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIES; PATTERNS; CULTURE Using the well-supported dimensions of autonomy and procedural justice, a four-quadrant model of subsidiary strategy is proposed and a four-part typology hypothesised (partner, collaborator, militant, and vassal subsidiaries). A clustering process is used to develop a four-group taxonomy that corresponds with the induced model. The four groups of subsidiaries are analysed across seven alternative strategic dimensions - integration, responsiveness, coordination, configuration, market scope, product scope, and value-added scope. The external and internal validity of the framework is confirmed and its utility discussed in terms of a subsidiary's movement from one strategy state to another. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 51 76 26 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900003 J Zaheer, S; Zaheer, A Country effects on information seeking in global electronic networks JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; ORGANIZATION; MANAGEMENT; STRATEGY; JAPANESE; CULTURE We examine the existence of country effects on information seeking in response to market volatility, and explore the institutional factors underlying these effects, The empirical setting is the use of an electronic inter-bank network over twelve months by 3,266 banks located in twenty-five countries, We find significant differences across countries in banks' information-seeking behavior in response to market volatility, influenced both by differences in national industry arrangements and by national culture, However, national industry arrangements and national culture influence banks' information seeking in distinct ways. Zaheer, S, UNIV MINNESOTA,CARLSON SCH MANAGEMENT,MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55455 1993, EUROMONEY; *BANK INT SETTL, 1993, SURV FOR EXCH MARK A; *HAMBR BANK, 1993, FOR EXCH BULL DEAL D; *SAS I, 1993, SAS ETS US GUID; ADLER NJ, 1991, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; ADMATI AR, 1988, REV FINANC STUD, V1, P3; BALIGH HH, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P14; BARTLETT CA, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; BOYACIGILLER NA, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P262; CYERT RM, 1963, BEHAVIORAL THEORY FI; DAFT RL, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P284; DAFT RL, 1990, INFORMATION COGNITIO; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147; DUNCAN RB, 1972, ADM SCI Q, V17, P313; DUNLOP JT, 1975, IND IND MAN RECONSID; EARLEY PC, 1989, ADMIN SCI QUART, V34, P565; EGELHOFF W, 1988, GORG MULTINATIONAL E; GALBRAITH JR, 1973, DESIGNING COMPLEX OR; GALBRAITH JR, 1977, ORG DESIGN; HAMBRICK DC, 1982, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V3, P159; HAMBRICK DC, 1985, ACAD MANAGE J, V28, P763; HAMILTON GG, 1988, AM J SOCIOL, V94, S52; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P4; HSIEH DA, 1996, MICROSTRUCTURE FOREI; JANSSENS M, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P364; KOBRIN SJ, IN PRESS GLOBALIZATI; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1993, COUNTRY COMPETITIVEN; LINCOLN JR, 1986, ADMIN SCI QUART, V31, P338; LINCOLN JR, 1990, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V12, P255; LYONS RK, 1995, IS PROFIT TAKING RAT; LYONS RK, 1995, J FINANC ECON, V39, P321; MADDALA GS, 1977, ECONOMETRICS; MAURICE M, 1979, ORG ALIKE UNALIKE IN; MAURICE M, 1980, ORGAN STUD, V1, P59; MUELLER F, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P407; NEGANDHI A, 1981, MANAGEMENT HEADQUART, P107; NORTH DC, 1990, I I CHANGE EC PERFOR; OHMAE K, 1990, BORDERLESS WORLD; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; POWELL WW, 1991, NEW I ORG ANAL; QUAH D, 1993, 820 CTR EC POL RES; ROBERTS KH, 1984, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V6, P423; ROSE M, 1985, EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICA, V1, P65; SCHNEIDER SC, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P231; SHANE S, 1992, AC MAN BEST PAP P LA; SORGE A, 1993, COUNTRY COMPETITIVEN, P75; SUTCLIFFE KM, IN PRESS STRATEGIC M; TAYEB MH, 1988, ORG NATL CULTURE; THOMPSON JD, 1967, ORG ACTION; TRIANDIS HC, 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; ZAHEER A, 1997, IN PRESS MANAGEMENT; ZAHEER S, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P341; ZAHEER S, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P699 57 15 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 77 100 24 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900004 J Sharp, DJ; Salter, SB Project escalation and sunk costs: A test of the international generalizability of agency and prospect theories JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EVALUATION DECISIONS; COMMITMENT; RISK; INFORMATION; JUDGMENT; CULTURE Previous North American research suggests that aspects of agency theory and prospect theory may explain decisions to escalate commitment to failing projects, This study explores the universality of these theories in this context, The willingness of North American and Asian managers to escalate commitment to losing projects was measured using four go/no-go decision cases. We hypothesized that Asian managers would be less willing to act in their self-interest (a lower agency effect), and would be more willing to escalate a decision in the face of negative framing (a stronger framing effect), We found that agency theory had strong explanatory power for project escalation decisions in North America, but no explanatory power in our Asian sample, Framing effects were significant in both, but they were not significantly different. UNIV CINCINNATI,DEPT ACCOUNTING & INFORMAT SYST,CINCINNATI,OH 45221 Sharp, DJ, UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,RICHARD IVEY SCH BUSINESS,LONDON,ON N6A 3K7,CANADA 1987, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V18, P143; ABDULEZZ M, 1995, P EUR ACC ASS ANN C; ADLER NJ, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P29; ASHTON RH, IN PRESS JUDGMENT DE; BAIMAN S, 1982, J ACCOUNTING LIT, V1, P154; BAIMAN S, 1990, ACCOUNT ORG SOC, V15, P341; BOYACIGILLER NA, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P262; BROCKNER J, 1992, ACAD MANAGE REV, V17, P39; CHOW CW, 1996, P AM ACC ASS ANN M C; CHRISTENSON C, 1983, ACCOUNT REV, V58, P1; GRAY SJ, 1988, ABACUS, V24, P1; HARRELL A, 1994, ACCOUNT ORG SOC, V19, P569; HARRISON PD, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P635; HEALY PM, 1985, J ACCOUNT ECON, V7, P85; HO DYF, 1976, AM J SOCIOL, V81, P867; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, ORGAN DYN, V9, P42; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P5; HOGARTH R, 1980, JUDGEMENT CHOICE PSY; JENSEN MC, 1976, J FINANC ECON, V3, P305; KAHNEMAN D, 1979, ECONOMETRICA, V47, P263; KANODIA C, 1989, J ACCOUNTING RES, V27, P59; KENNEDY J, 1993, J ACCOUNTING RES, V31, P231; KLUCKHOHN FR, 1961, VARIATIONS VALUE ORI; LANE H, 1992, INT MANAGEMENT BEHAV; MULLEN MR, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P573; NORUSIS M, 1993, SPSS WINDOWS ADV STA; POPPER KR, 1959, LOGIC SCI DISCOVERY; PRATT J, 1987, INT J ACCOUNTING, V22, P1; RUTLEDGE R, 1993, INT J MANAGEMENT, V10, P300; SHARP DJ, 1991, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V32, P69; SMITH PB, 1996, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V27, P231; STAW B, 1987, RES ORG BEHAV; STAW BM, 1976, ORGAN BEHAV HUM PREF, V16, P27; STAW BM, 1981, ACAD MANAGE REV, V6, P577; TRIGEORGIS L, 1996, REAL OPTIONS MANAGER; TSE DK, 1988, J MARKETING, V52, P81; WATTS RL, 1990, ACCOUNT REV, V65, P131; WHYTE G, 1993, ORGAN BEHAV HUM, V54, P430; YATES JF, 1989, ORGAN BEHAV HUM, V43, P145; YATES JF, 1996, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V65, P138; ZAHEER S, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P699; ZIMMERMAN J, 1995, ACCOUNTING DECISION 43 8 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 101 121 21 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900005 J DeCastro, JO; Uhlenbruck, K Characteristics of privatization: Evidence from developed, less-developed, and former communist countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; ACQUISITIONS; MERGERS; ISSUES; FIRMS; STATE A privatization wave has swept the world, starting in the U.K. in the early 1980s and then progressing to other developed and less-developed nations, This study examines how the country characteristics for the formerly state-owned enterprises relate to the nature of the privatization deal and the strategy of the acquiring firm, In particular, this paper examines how country characteristics affect government privatization policies and, in turn, firm strategy, Results indicate that there are differences with respect to the characteristics of privatization and government policies that translate into differences in firm strategy in former communist, less-developed and developed countries. 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Stud. 1997 28 1 123 143 21 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900006 J Aulakh, PS; Kotabe, M Antecedents and performance implications of channel integration in foreign markets JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL ENTRY-MODE; VERTICAL INTEGRATION; GLOBAL STRATEGY; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; CHOICE; CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATION; OWNERSHIP This study enhances our understanding of channel integration in foreign markets on two fronts, First, the eclectic approach to foreign entry mode, proposed by Hill, Hwang and Kim [1990] and Kim and Hwang [1992], is used to examine transaction-specific organizational capability and strategic factors that influence channel choices in foreign markets, Empirical results based on a survey of U.S. firms support the combined relevance of these factors in predicting the degree of channel integration, Second, the study empirically examines the performance consequences of channel integration, The results suggest that, although the degree of channel integration does not have a direct influence on channel performance, a contingency model based on the fit between the contextual factors and the actual channel choice is significantly related to performance in foreign markets. UNIV TEXAS,AUSTIN,TX 78712; NYU,NEW YORK,NY Aulakh, PS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,E LANSING,MI 48824 AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; ANDERSON E, 1987, J MARKETING, V51, P71; ANDERSON E, 1988, MANAGE SCI, V34, P599; ARMSTRONG JS, 1977, J MARKETING RES, V14, P396; ASPINWALL L, 1958, MANAGERIAL MARKETING, P435; BAIN JS, 1956, BARRIERS NEW COMPETI; BALAKRISHNAN S, 1986, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V7, P347; BOURGEOIS LJ, 1985, ACAD MANAGE J, V28, P548; CAVES RE, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CHANDLER AD, 1992, J ECON PERSPECT, V6, P79; DAVIDSON WH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DAVIDSON WH, 1982, GLOBAL STRATEGIC MAN; DAY GS, 1987, REV MARKETING, P39; DRAZIN R, 1985, ADM SCI Q, V30, P514; DUNNING JH, 1985, AM ECON REV, V75, P228; DUNNING JH, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P461; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; ETGAR M, 1978, J IND ECON, V26, P249; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GENCTURK EF, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P755; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GREENE WH, 1992, LIMDEP VERSION 6 0 U; HAIR JF, 1995, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HAMEL G, 1985, HARVARD BUS REV, V63, P134; HARRIGAN K, 1983, STRATEGIES VERTICAL; HARRIGAN KR, 1985, ACAD MANAGE J, V28, P397; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; HOUT T, 1982, HARVARD BUS REV, V60, P98; HUBER GP, 1985, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V6, P171; HYMER S, 1976, INT OPERATIONS NATL; JENSEN MC, 1976, J FINANC ECON, V3, P305; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JOHN G, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P121; KEEGAN W, 1984, MULTINATIONAL MARKET; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KLEIN S, 1990, J MARKETING RES, V27, P196; KNICKERBOCKER FT, 1973, OLIGOPOLISTIC REACTI; KOGUT B, 1985, SLOAN MANAGEMENT SUM, P15; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; KOTABE M, 1992, GLOBAL SOURCING STRA; LAMBKIN M, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V9, P127; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ORG ENV MANAGING DIF; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; LILIEN GL, 1979, MANAGE SCI, V25, P191; MADHOK A, 1997, IN PRESS STRATEGIC M; MALHOTRA NK, 1984, J MARKETING RES, V21, P20; MASTERS JM, 1992, J BUSINESS LOGISTICS, V13, P47; NELSON RR, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P61; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; PODSAKOFF PM, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P531; PORTER M, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; RANGAN VK, 1993, ORGAN SCI, V4, P454; ROBINSON RC, 1978, INT BUSINESS MANAGEM; ROOT FR, 1994, ENTRY STRATEGIES INT; ROTH K, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P369; STERN LW, 1992, MARKETING CHANNELS; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TEECE DJ, 1981, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V22, P3; TEECE DJ, 1985, AM ECON REV, V75, P233; TEECE DJ, 1987, TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL IN, P65; TIROLE J, 1990, THEORY IND ORG; VENKATRAMAN N, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P423; VENKATRAMAN N, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V13, P109; VERNON R, 1979, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V41, P255; VERNON R, 1983, MANAGING INT RISK; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WILLIAMSON OE, 1981, AM J SOCIOL, V87, P548; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM 70 42 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 145 175 31 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900007 J Ralston, DA; Holt, DH; Terpstra, RH; KaiCheng, Y The impact of national culture and economic ideology on managerial work values: A study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article HONG-KONG; MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTS; ATTITUDES This study assesses the impact of economic ideology and national culture on the individual work values of managers in the United States, Russia, Japan, and China. The convergence-divergence-crossvergence (CDC) framework was used as a theoretical framework for the study, while the Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) was used to operationalize our investigation of managerial work values across these four countries. The findings largely support the crossvergence perspective, while also confirming the role of national culture. Implications from the findings are drawn for the convergence-divergence-crossvergence of values, as well as for the feasibility of multidomestic or global strategies for a corporate culture. UNIV CONNECTICUT,CIBER CTR,STORRS,CT 06269; LINGNAN COLL,DEPT MANAGEMENT,HONG KONG,HONG KONG; UNIV MACAU,DEPT FINANCE,TAIPA,MACAO; DALIAN UNIV TECHNOL,SCH BUSINESS,DALIAN,PEOPLES R CHINA Ralston, DA, UNIV CONNECTICUT,DEPT MANAGEMENT,STORRS,CT 06269 1994, ECONOMIST 1001, P3; 1995, ECONOMIST 0506, P51; 1995, ECONOMIST 1223, P12; 1997, ECONOMIST 0322, P79; ABEGGLEN JC, 1957, AM J SOCIOL, V63, P181; ABEGGLEN JC, 1986, CALIF MANAGE REV, V28, P9; ADLER NJ, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P515; AJIFERUKE M, 1970, ACAD MANAGE J, V13, P153; ASLUND A, 1994, WORLD BANK RES OBSER, P45; BAILLIE AS, 1986, SAM ADV MANAGEME AUT, P15; BAKER JA, 1996, VITAL SPEECHES DAY, V62, P389; BERLINER J, 1988, SOVIET IND STALIN GO; BOEKER W, 1989, ACAD MANAGE J, V32, P489; BONTEMPO R, 1990, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V21, P200; CHANDA N, 1995, FAR E EC REV, V9, P20; CHATMAN JA, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P522; CHEN D, 1994, APPL MATH LETT, V7, P49; CHRISTOPHER RC, 1983, JAPANESE MIND; COLE RE, 1973, AM SOCIOL REV, V38, P424; DOBROKHOTOV LN, 1993, RUSSIA TODAY, V1, P1; DOLLINGER MJ, 1988, J BUS ETHICS, V7, P575; DUNNE MJ, 1995, MANAGE REV, V84, P13; DUNPHY D, 1987, ACAD MANAGE REV, V12, P445; EISENSTADT SN, 1973, TRADITION CHANGE MOD; ELENKOV D, IN PRESS INT STUDIES; ENGARDIO P, 1995, BUSINESS WEEK 0529, P53; ENGLAND GW, 1974, J APPL PSYCHOL, V59, P411; EVANS R, 1970, BUS HIST REV, V44, P110; FERRARO GP, 1993, CULTURAL DIMENSION I; FURNHAM A, 1984, EUR J SOC PSYCHOL, V14, P87; GALUSZKA P, 1996, BUSINESS WEEK 0401, P50; GEORGE RL, 1992, E W PENDULUM; HALL RH, 1990, ORGAN STUD, V11, P569; HARRIS M, 1979, CULTURAL MAT STRUGGL; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P389; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOLT DH, 1994, CALIF MANAGE REV, V36, P124; HOWARD N, 1981, MANAGE INT REV, V21, P19; JACOBS L, 1993, J INT CONSUMER MARKE, V5, P93; KELLEY L, 1973, ACAD MANAGE J, V16, P67; KELLEY L, 1981, ACAD MANAGE J, V24, P164; KELLEY L, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P17; KIEUZN W, 1991, MANAGEMENT SOCIALIST; KIRK RE, 1982, EXPT DESIGN PROCEDUR; KORDONSKY S, 1992, COMMUNIST EC EC TRAN, V4, P85; LINCOLN JR, 1978, AM SOCIOL REV, V43, P829; LVOV DS, 1992, COMMUNIST EC EC TRAN, V4, P75; MILLER WH, 1995, IND WEEK, V244, P20; NEGANDHI AR, 1975, ACAD MANAGE J, V18, P334; NOVE A, 1994, PROBL ECON TRANSIT, V37, P41; OHMAE K, 1990, BORDERLESS WORLD POW; OTTAWAY R, 1989, P 26 ANN M E AC MAN, P155; OUCHI WG, 1981, ORGAN DYN, V9, P36; PASCLE RT, 1980, HUM RELAT, V33, P433; PORTER ME, 1986, CALIF MANAGE REV, V28, P9; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; PUFFER SM, 1994, ACAD MANAGEMENT EXEC, V8, P41; PYE LW, 1985, ASIAN POWER POLITICS; RALSTON DA, 1992, J APPL PSYCHOL, V77, P664; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P249; RALSTON DA, 1995, ASIA PACIFIC J MANAG, V12, P1; RALSTON DA, 1995, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V26, P714; RALSTON DA, 1996, J INT MANAGEMENT, V2, P79; RICKS DA, 1990, J MANAGE, V16, P219; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; SCHWARTZ SH, 1990, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V58, P878; SCHWARTZ SH, 1992, ADV EXPT SOCIAL PSYC, P1; SHAW JB, 1991, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT E, V5, P7; SHMELEV N, 1991, GREAT MARKET DEBATE; THOMPSON JE, 1990, NEONATAL NETWORK, V8, P77; TRIANDIS HC, 1986, AUST J PSYCHOL, V38, P257; TRIANDIS HC, 1988, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V54, P323; TRIANDIS HC, 1990, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V21, P302; TSE DK, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P537; TUNG RL, 1988, COMP MANAGEMENT REGI, P139; VANCE CM, 1992, J MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, V1, P66; WALEY A, 1938, ANALECTS CONFUCIUS; WAYNE FS, 1989, J BUS ETHICS, V8, P793; WEBBER RA, 1969, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V4, P75; WHITEHILL AM, 1991, JAPANESE MANAGEMENT; XING F, 1995, SAM ADV MANAGE J, V60, P14; YANG KS, 1990, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V58, P1087; YIP GS, 1992, TOTAL GLOBAL STRATEG; YOUZHOU Z, 1996, J ENTERPRISING CULTU, V4, P331 85 71 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1997 28 1 177 207 31 Business; Management WX879 ISI:A1997WX87900008 J Buckley, PJ; Casson, M An economic model of international joint venture strategy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article The strategic choice between joint ventures, licensing agreements and mergers is analysed using eight key factors suggested by internalisation theory. The model explains the increasing role of international joint ventures in the 1980s in terms of the accelerating pace of technological innovation and the globalisation of markets, It offers a range of predictions about the formation of joint ventures within industries, across industries, across locations, and over time, It exploits a powerful modelling technique that has many other applications in international business strategy. UNIV READING,READING,BERKS,ENGLAND Buckley, PJ, UNIV LEEDS,CTR INT BUSINESS,LEEDS,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1981, ECON J, V91, P75; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P31; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P181; CASSON MC, 1991, EC BUSINESS CULTURE; CASSON MC, 1995, ORG INT BUSINESS; CASSON MC, 1996, INFORMATION ORG NEW; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; HARRIGAN KR, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P205; NELSON RR, 1982, EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P227; POLANYI M, 1966, TACIT DIMENSION; RING PS, 1994, ACAD MANAGE REV, V19, P90; TALLMAN SB, 1992, J MANAGE, V18, P455; VEUGELERS R, 1994, EUR ECON REV, V38, P1799 17 35 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 849 876 28 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300002 J Lyles, MA; Salk, JE Knowledge acquisition from foreign parents in international joint ventures: An empirical examination in the Hungarian context JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; FIRM; BEHAVIOR In this paper we examine organizational characteristics, structural mechanisms and contextual factors that influence knowledge acquisition from the foreign parent in international joint ventures (IJVs), We in turn relate assessments of knowledge acquisition to IJV performance, The data come from a survey of IJVs in the Hungarian context, where learning and knowledge acquisition from the foreign parent is thought to be particularly critical, Adaptation mechanisms, such as capacity to learn, articulated goals, and structural mechanisms, such as the provision of training, technology and managerial assistance by foreign parents, all were positively associated with the degree to which IJVs reported acquiring knowledge from their foreign parents, We also found limited support for the belief that cultural conflicts can impede knowledge acquisition, but only for two-party joint ventures with 50/50 equity arrangements, We also looked at the relationship between knowledge acquisition and different dimensions for evaluating IJV performance, The relationship between knowledge acquisition and performance was significant for all indicators of performance, through knowledge acquisition from the foreign parent and the organizational characteristics hypothesized to enhance IJV knowledge acquisition affected assessments of some dimensions of performance more than others. Our findings contribute to advancing knowledge about the relationship between organizational characteristics and organizational knowledge acquisition in IJVs, as well as the relationships between knowledge acquisition and different dimensions of IJV performance. GRP ESSEC,CERGY,FRANCE Lyles, MA, INDIANA UNIV,SCH BUSINESS,BLOOMINGTON,IN 47405 BARON RM, 1986, J PERS SOC PSYCHOL, V51, P1173; BIVENS KK, 1966, JOINT VENTURES FOREI; BROWN JS, 1991, ORGAN SCI, V2, P40; CHILD J, 1993, J MANAGE STUD, V30, P611; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; DESS GG, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V5, P265; DODGSON M, 1993, ORGAN STUD, V14, P375; FIOL CM, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P803; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; HAMAR J, 1993, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; HAMEL G, 1989, HARVARD BUS REV, V67, P133; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HANSEN GS, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P399; HARRIGAN KR, 1986, MANAGING JOINT VENTU; HEDLUND G, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P73; HILL RC, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P594; HISRICH RD, 1993, ENTREP REGION DEV, V5, P61; HUBER GP, 1991, ORGAN SCI, V2, P88; INKPEN AC, 1995, 1995 NAT AC MAN M VA; INKPEN AC, 1997, IN PRESS ACAD MANAGE; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; LANE HW, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P87; LYLES M, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P313; LYLES MA, 1988, MANAGE INT REV, V28, P85; LYLES MA, 1992, J MANAGE STUD, V29, P155; LYLES MA, 1994, INT BUSINESS REV, V3, P459; MARCH JG, 1991, ORGAN SCI, V2, P71; MARKOCZY L, 1993, INT J HUM RESOUR MAN, V4, P277; NONAKA I, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P14; NONAKA I, 1995, KNOWLEDGE CREATING C; NUNNALLY JC, 1967, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; PARKHE A, 1993, ORGAN SCI, V4, P301; PEDHAZUR EJ, 1982, MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POLANYI M, 1962, PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I, P15; PRAHALAD CK, 1986, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V7, P485; SALK JE, 1992, THESIS MIT CAMBRIDGE; SALK JE, 1997, IN PRESS INT STUDIES; SZULANSKI G, 1993, ACAD MANAGEMENT BEST, P47; VONHIPPEL E, 1988, SOURCES INNOVATION; VONKROGH G, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P53; WEBSTER L, 1992, PRIVATE SECTOR MANUF; WESTNEY DE, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P339; YAN AM, 1994, ACAD MANAGE J, V37, P1478 47 80 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 5 877 903 27 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300003 J Makino, S; Delios, A Local knowledge transfer and performance: Implications for alliance formation in Asia JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; JOINT VENTURES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; MARKET FAILURE; UNITED-STATES; ENTRY MODE; FIRM; CHOICE; SUBSIDIARIES; TECHNOLOGY Foreign firms in host country environments frequently face location-based disadvantages, This study proposes three means (channels) of overcoming local knowledge disadvantages, Based on a sample of 558 Japanese joint ventures (JVs) located in Southeast and East Asia, we find that partnering with local firms (the first channel) can be a primary strategy for accessing local knowledge and improving JV performance, JV experience in the host country (the second channel) also mitigates local knowledge disadvantages and leads to increased JV performance, The third channel, the foreign parent's host country experience, leads to increased performance in the absence of a local partner, However, when a JV is formed with a local partner, increased parent experience in the host country leads to decreased performance suggesting that the need for a local partner declines as parent experience in a host country increases. UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,RICHARD IVEY SCH BUSINESS,LONDON,ON N6A 3K7,CANADA Makino, S, CHINESE UNIV HONG KONG,HONG KONG,HONG KONG ANDERSON E, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1984, THESIS U W ONTARIO L; BEAMISH PW, 1985, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V20, P13; BEAMISH PW, 1988, MULTINATIONAL JOINT; BEAMISH PW, 1995, LONG RANGE PLANN, V28, P26; BEAMISH PW, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; BROWN PR, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P75; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; CAVES RE, 1971, ECONOMICA, V38, P1; CAVES RE, 1996, EC ANAL MULTINATIONA; CHANG SJ, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P383; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; DANIELS JD, 1976, INT BUSINESS ENV OPE; DAVIDSON WH, 1980, EXPERIENCE EFFECTS I; DAVIDSON WH, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P5; DIERICKX I, 1989, MANAGE SCI, V35, P1504; DUNNING JH, 1977, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V41, P269; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; DUSSAUGE P, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P505; ERRAMILLI M, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P479; ERRAMILLI MK, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P135; FRANKO LG, 1971, JOINT VENTURE SURVIV; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; GOMESCASSERES B, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P1; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HENNART JF, 1982, THEORY MULTINATIONAL; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P36; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HOSMER DW, 1987, APPL LOGISTIC REGRES; HYMER SH, 1976, INT OPERATIONS NATL; INKPEN A, 1992, THESIS U W ONTARIO L; INKPEN A, 1997, IN PRESS ACAD MANAGE; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P22; JOHANSON J, 1987, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V17, P34; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; KOGUT B, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P417; LI J, 1994, MANAGE INT REV, V34, P217; LI JT, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P209; LOVE JH, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P399; MAGEE SP, 1977, NEW INT EC ORDER; MAKINO S, 1995, THESIS U W ONTARIO L; MCFETRIDGE DG, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P409; NITSCH D, 1996, MANAGE INT REV, V36, P27; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; RUGMAN AM, 1981, INSIDE MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P761; SHARMA DD, 1987, INT MARKET REV, V4, P20; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TIEMESSEN I, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; TOYO K, 1991, KAISHA SHIKIHO; TOYO K, 1992, JAPANESE OVERSEAS IN; WERNERFELT B, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V5, P171; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253 59 51 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 5 905 927 23 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300004 J Pan, YG; Tse, DK Cooperative strategies between foreign firms in an overseas country JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ENTRY-MODE CHOICE; JOINT VENTURES In this paper, we study the cooperative strategies between two firms in an overseas country, In Part 1, we examine the circumstances under which foreign firms would cooperate with another foreign firm in a third country market, Drawing upon existing literature, we develop and test a set of hypotheses using a longitudinal data set from China, The types of cooperative arrangements include all the major modes of operation, In Part 2, we further investigate what types of operation and level of control exist among the cooperative arrangements between two foreign firms in China, We used a sample of 483 cooperative arrangements between two firms from Dong Kong, the U.S., Japan, Germany, or Britain, This study offers interesting insight as to why foreign firms form cooperative arrangements in an overseas country and what types of cooperative arrangements these firms prefer. DEPAUL UNIV,COLL COMMERCE,CHICAGO,IL 60604; CITY UNIV HONG KONG,CHINESE MANAGEMENT RES CTR,HONG KONG,HONG KONG Pan, YG, UNIV OREGON,LUNDQUIST COLL BUSINESS,EUGENE,OR 97403 ANDERSON EM, 1992, INT J RES MARKETING, V9, P149; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, MANAGE INT REV, P19; COSSET JC, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P135; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GERLACH M, 1987, CALIFORNIA MANAG FAL, P126; GROSSE R, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P139; HARRIGAN KR, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P141; HOFSTEDE G, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P4; KILLING JP, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P55; KILLING PJ, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; MAKINO S, 1995, DEV NEW MEASURE INT; PAN YG, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P1; PAN YG, 1997, IN PRESS STRATEGIC M; PARKHE A, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P579; REDDING SG, 1993, SPIRIT CHINESE CAPIT; SHENKAR O, 1990, LONG RANGE PLANN, V23, P82; SHETH JN, 1992, SCANDINAVIAN INT BUS, V1, P71; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TALLMAN SB, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P91; TSE DK, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P537; TSE DK, 1995, ENTERING CHINA PROPO; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253 27 17 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 929 946 18 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300005 J Leung, K; Smith, PB; Wang, ZM; Sun, H Job satisfaction in joint venture hotels in China: An organizational justice analysis JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; PAY SATISFACTION; DECISIONS; FAIRNESS In a survey of local employees of joint venture hotels in China, it was found that procedural and performance-based distributive justice was related to job satisfaction, but interactional justice was not, Comparison with other local employees was related to job satisfaction, but comparison with overseas employees was not, Senior managers reported a lower level of procedural and interactional justice, and senior managers and supervisors regarded their pay as less fair in comparison with local employees in state-owned hotels. Employees who worked with overseas Chinese and Japanese expatriates were less satisfied than those who worked with expatriates from the West, and this difference was explainable in terms of differences in perceived distributive justice. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 947 962 16 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300006 J Nordberg, M; Campbell, AJ; Verbeke, A Can market-based contracts substitute for alliances in high technology markets? JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DYNAMIC THEORY; DETERMINANTS; INNOVATION; STRATEGY Most current research on technology alliances assumes that trading partners are free to select an optimal governance structure, However, for international scientific research centres working with advanced technologies, the choices for industrial collaboration are often limited to short-term contracts, This research investigates whether in high technology settings, such short-term contracts can substitute for longer-term cooperative alliances, While the short-term transaction costs are high, the results suggest that, similar to alliances, certain market-based contracts do result in long-term learning and transferable firm-specific advantages. YORK UNIV,SCHULICH SCH BUSINESS,N YORK,ON M3J 1P3,CANADA; CERN,EUROPEAN LAB PARTICLE PHYS,CH-1211 GENEVA,SWITZERLAND Nordberg, M, FREE UNIV BRUSSELS,SOLVAY BUSINESS SCH,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM *BETA, 1980, EC EFF ESA CONTR; *BETA, 1988, STUD EC EFF EUR SPAC; ACHROL RS, 1991, J MARKETING, V55, P77; ANDERSON E, 1989, MARKET SCI, V8, P310; ANDERSON JC, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P42; BADARACCO JL, 1991, KNOWLEDGE LINK FIRMS; BLEEKE J, 1992, MCKINSEY Q, P113; BUCHANAN L, 1992, J MARKETING RES, V29, P65; CHOI C, 1997, IN PRESS COOPERATIVE; COHEN WM, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, P107; COHEN WM, 1990, ADMIN SCI QUART, V35, P128; DAY GS, 1987, REV MARKETING, P39; DWYER FR, 1987, J MARKETING, V51, P11; FLORIN JM, 1997, IN PRESS COOPERATIVE; FRAZIER GL, 1988, J MARKETING, V52, P52; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; HAMEL G, 1989, HARVARD BUSINESS JAN, P133; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HAMEL G, 1994, COMPETING FUTURE; HEIDE JB, 1990, J MARKETING RES, V27, P24; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HILL RC, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P594; HORTON V, 1997, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; INKPEN AC, 1997, IN PRESS COOPERATIVE; KALAWANI MU, 1995, J MARKETING, V59, P1; KANTER RM, 1994, HARVARD BUSINESS JUL, P96; LYLES MA, 1997, IN PRESS COOPERATIVE; MONROE J, 1989, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V31, P91; MORGAN RM, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P20; NEVENS TM, 1990, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P154; NONAKA I, 1994, ORGAN SCI, V5, P14; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P794; PORTER ME, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P95; PRAHALAD CK, 1990, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P79; SHACHAR J, 1990, PERSPECTIVES IND ORG; TEECE DJ, 1988, TECHNICAL CHANGE EC; VONHIPPEL E, 1990, RES POLICY, V19, P407; VONKROGH G, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P53; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; WILLIAMSON OE, 1991, ADM SCI Q, V36, P269 42 9 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 963 979 17 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300007 J Johnson, JL; Cullen, JB; Sakano, T; Takenouchi, H Setting the stage for trust and strategic integration in Japanese-US cooperative alliances JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; ORGANIZATIONS; COMMITMENT; FIRMS This study investigated the formation and outcomes of trust between partners in a specific form of strategic alliance not often studied, the non-equity-based international cooperative alliance (ICA). Because a component of the investigation involved the reciprocal effects of trust in the ICA relationship, dyadic data were gathered from Japanese and U.S. partners in 101 ICAs based in Japan, Results showed that partner cultural sensitivity is an important contributor to trust building for both sides of the dyad, Complementarity with partner contributed to trust for the U.S. but not for the Japanese, Similarity between ICA partners led to trust for the Japanese but not the U.S. partner, The results also showed strong reciprocal effects of trust in the relationship, and that trust of the ICA partner leads the individual firm to integrate the ICA into its own strategic framework. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 981 1004 24 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300008 J Aulakh, PS; Kotabe, M; Sahay, A Trust and performance in cross-border marketing partnerships: A behavioral approach JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; COOPERATION; DETERMINANTS; CONSEQUENCES; COMMITMENT; TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOMES; AGENCY; NORMS Existing research on international partnerships focuses primarily on the ex ante structuring of interorganizational relationships. This study departs from this research by taking a behavioral approach to understand the ex post maintenance of cross-border marketing partnerships. A conceptual model is developed by identifying the antecedents of trust and performance in such partnerships. The model is empirically tested on a sample of U.S. firms having distributor and licensing relationships with firms from Asia, Europe, and Central/South America. Findings support the importance of bilateral relational norms and informal monitoring mechanisms in building interorganizational trust and improving market performance of international partnerships. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 1005 1032 28 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300009 J Holm, DB; Eriksson, K; Johanson, J Business networks and cooperation in international business relationships JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS; TRANSACTION COST; COMMITMENT; MARKETS; DYADS Cooperative relationships between firms can be better understood if they are examined in the context of a network of connected business relationships, Based on research on business relationships and business networks, this paper formulates a LISREL model that analyses cooperation in international business relationships between suppliers and customer firms. Theory suggests that cooperation can raise the value of business relationships, and that business network connections have an impact on cooperation, The model is investigated in a sample of 136 international business relationships. The analysis shows that relationship profitability is directly affected by relationship commitment and, indirectly through commitment, by business network connections. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 5 1033 1053 21 Business; Management WD983 ISI:A1996WD98300010 J Allen, L; Pantzalis, C Valuation of the operating flexibility of multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET VALUE; UNITED-STATES; PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONALIZATION; DIVERSIFICATION; ACQUISITIONS; FIRM The returns to multinationality are estimated as the value of ''operating flexibility.'' Empirical measures of the return to multinationality require a precise specification of the extensiveness of the MNC's transnational network to measure the degree of multinationality. This precise, empirically grounded definition of multinationality has been absent from the academic literature to date, We address this omission and we find that two characteristics of the transnational network, its BREADTH (number of foreign countries in which the MNC has operations) and DEPTH (the concentration of foreign subsidiaries in a few countries) are significant in explaining the value of operating flexibility, In particular, we find that the returns to multinationality are maximized for firms with networks that have BREADTH, but not DEPTH. The role of market intangibles such as R&D and advertising on MNC market valuation is shown to depend on the flexibility regime. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 633 653 21 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900001 J Tan, B; Vertinsky, I Foreign direct investment by Japanese electronics firms in the United States and Canada: Modelling the timing of entry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DETERMINANTS; LOCATION; INTERNALIZATION; SUBSIDIARIES; ADVANTAGES; OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRY; CHOICE; MARKET This paper examines the relationship between attributes of Japanese electronics firms and the sequence of their investments in the US, and Canada. It is argued that a useful way to model foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions is to recognize explicitly the uncertainties involved in them. A probabilistic model of FDI is specified. The following hypotheses are incorporated in the model: 1) the higher the risk-adjusted expected net benefits from foreign direct investment, ceteris paribus, the higher the probability of making an investment at any particular moment and thus the probability of investing earlier; 2) risk-adjusted expected net benefits from FDI by a firm are a function of its possession of certain types of intangible, transportable assets; 3) the uncertainties involved with FDI may be reduced with the passage of time and with increased experience with foreign operations; 4) parent company attributes that facilitate market intelligence capabilities permit early recognition of investment opportunities; and 5) timing of entry may reflect strategic considerations such as responding to growing foreign market opportunities, the need to ensure market access and the presence of opportunities to obtain abnormal profits due to market concentration. The models are estimated using Cox's proportional hazards regression model. Results generally confirm the hypotheses that size and financial capabilities, as well as possession of some knowledge-based, firm-specific strategic assets, are significantly related to early FDI. They also confirm that timing of entry is affected by market opportunities and in some eases by the need to ensure market access. We did not find evidence in this sector that differences in market concentration significantly affected the tinting of FDI. Analyses are also provided of inter-period changes in the importance of different types of intangible assets in explaining earlier FDI as well as changes that reflect differences in host country environments. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 655 681 27 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900002 J Hooley, G; Cox, T; Shipley, D; Fahy, J; Beracs, J; Kolos, K Foreign direct investment in Hungary: Resource acquisition and domestic competitive advantage JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; MARKET ORIENTATION; JOINT VENTURES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES; FIRM; PERSPECTIVE; COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS This paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment on the marketing resources and capabilities of firms in Hungary. Foreign direct investment into Hungary has been substantial in recent years and is credited as a major factor in leading the transition towards a market-led economy. While the motives of foreign investors to invest and of governments to attract investment have been extensively addressed in the literature, there has been little research on the reasons why individual host firms seek to attract investment. This paper develops a theoretical explanation of host firm motives through the resource-based theory of the firm, proposing that host firms seek resources from their investors that can then be deployed to create competitive advantage over rivals in the domestic market. A series of specific propositions are developed and tested empirically on a large sample of Hungarian enterprises. UNIV DUBLIN TRINITY COLL,DUBLIN 2,IRELAND; BUDAPEST UNIV ECON SCI,DEPT MKT,BUDAPEST,HUNGARY; BUDAPEST UNIV ECON SCI,CTR INT STUDIES,BUDAPEST,HUNGARY Hooley, G, ASTON UNIV,ASTON BUSINESS SCH,MKT & LAW GRP,BIRMINGHAM B4 7ET,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND 1993, EC YB 1993 1992 REV; 1993, ECONOMIST 0313; *HUNG STAT OFF, 1990, STAT POCK BOOK HUNG; *PLAN, 1992, PLAN BUS REP; *PLAN, 1993, PLAN BUS REP; ARTISIEN P, 1992, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; BARKSDALE HC, 1978, J ACAD MARKETING SCI, V6, P258; BARNEY J, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P99; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P1; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1983, GROWTH INT BUSINESS; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P181; BUCKLEY PJ, 1992, INT BUSINESS STUDIES; BUCKLEY PJ, 1994, EC CHANGE E CENTRAL; CARROLL JD, 1986, J MARKETING RES, V23, P271; CARROLL JD, 1987, J MARKETING RES, V24, P445; CASSON M, 1994, EC CHANGE E CENTRAL, P33; CAVES RE, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CONNER KR, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P121; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P55; CULPAN R, 1995, TRANSFORMATION MANAG, P1; DAY GS, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P37; DIERICKX I, 1989, MANAGE SCI, V35, P1504; DOMANSKI T, 1992, J BUS RES, V24, P57; DOYLE P, 1992, INT J RES MARK, V9, P59; DOYLE P, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P419; DUNNING JH, 1981, INT PRODUCTION MULTI; DUNNING JH, 1993, CENTRAL E EUROPEAN P, V2; ENNEW CT, 1993, EUR J MARKETING, V27, P21; FRYDMAN R, 1993, PRIVATIZATION PROCES; GILPIN R, 1975, US POWER MULTINATION; GLOWACKI R, 1991, INT STUDIES MANAGEME, V21, P39; GRANT RM, 1991, CALIF MANAGE REV, V33, P114; GREEN PE, 1989, MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCA; GREENWALD P, 1995, BAS CLIN ON, V6, P1; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HARE P, 1993, BUSINESS STRATEGY RE, V4, P39; HART S, 1987, J MARKETING MANAGEME, V3, P25; HART S, 1993, J STRATEGIC MARKETIN, V1, P93; HENNART JF, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P7; HOOLEY GJ, 1990, EUR J MARKETING, V24, P7; HOOLEY GJ, 1992, INT J RES MARK, V9, P75; HOOLEY GJ, 1993, EUR J MARKETING, V27, P6; HYMER SH, 1960, INT OPERATIONS NATL; HYMER SH, 1971, EC WORLD ORDER; JAWORSKI BJ, 1992, MARKET ORIENTATION A; KINDLEBERGER C, 1969, AM BUSINESS ABROAD; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; KOHLI AK, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P1; LEI D, 1992, CALIF MANAGE REV, V35, P81; LESSARD DR, 1974, MULTINATIONAL BUSINE; MACDOUGALL GD, 1960, ECON REC, V33, P13; MANN CL, 1991, AM ECON REV, V81, P181; MARINOV M, 1993, EUR J MARKETING, V27, P35; MCDONALD KR, 1993, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P49; MIRZA H, 1993, INT BUSINESS REV, V2; NARVER JC, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P20; NOAR J, 1989, INT MARKETING REV, V7, P7; NORUSIS M, 1992, SPSS WINDOWS SYSTEM; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; QUELCH JA, 1991, SLOAN MANAGEMENT WIN, P82; REDDY AC, 1991, J APPL BUSINESS RES, V7, P104; RONDINELLI DA, 1994, PRIVATIZATION EC REF, P1; RUEKERT RW, 1992, INT J RES MARK, V9, P225; SHIPLEY D, 1993, EUR J MARKETING, V27, P60; SLATER SF, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P46; SMITH SC, 1990, PC MDS MULTIDIMENSIO; SULKOWSKI HV, 1991, INT FINANCIAL LAW RE, V10, P32; TALLMAN SB, 1992, J MANAGE, V18, P455; TEECE DJ, 1986, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V7, P21; TESAR G, 1994, R&D MANAGE, V24, P199; TIETZ B, 1994, EC CHANGE E CENTRAL, P55; TOVIAS A, 1994, EC CHANGE E CENTRAL, P131; TREACY M, 1995, DISCIPLINE MARKET LE; VANOUS J, 1992, PLANECON REPORT DEV; VERNON R, 1971, SOVEREIGNTY BAY; WERNERFELT B, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V5, P171; WILLS G, 1971, EUR J MARKETING, V5, P13; WOODSIDE AG, 1994, EC CHANGE E CENTRAL, P169; WRIGHT M, 1993, INT BUSINESS REV, V2, P239 80 13 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 683 709 27 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900003 J Gregersen, HB; Hite, JM; Black, JS Expatriate performance appraisal in US multinational firms JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article REPATRIATION ADJUSTMENT; RATINGS; MANAGERS; ACCURACY This exploratory study examines empirically expatriate performance appraisal (EPA) practices for U.S. multinational firms and assesses how such practices relate to the perceived accuracy of EPAs. From a sample of U.S. multinationals, the results suggest that a balanced set of raters from host and home countries and more frequent appraisals relate positively to perceived accuracy of EPAs. The data suggest, however, that most respondent firms did not follow these practices. In addition, the use of standardized and customized EPA evaluation forms relates negatively to perceived EPA accuracy. Implications of these exploratory findings for research and practice are also discussed. UNIV UTAH,ECCLES GRAD SCH MANAGEMENT,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84112; THUNDERBIRD GRAD SCH INT MANAGEMENT,GLENDALE,AZ Gregersen, HB, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV,MARRIOTT SCH MANAGEMENT,PROVO,UT 84602 *WAI, 1978, HIGHL LIT, V4; ADLER NJ, 1991, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; BARTLETT CA, 1987, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V29, P43; BERNARDIN H, 1984, PERFORMANCE APPRAISA; BERNARDIN H, 1984, READINGS PERSONNEL H; BERNARDIN HJ, 1986, GEN LAB FIELD SETTIN; BLACK J, 1992, GLOBAL ASSIGNMENTS S; BLACK J, 1992, J INT COMPENSATION B, V1, P35; BLACK JS, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P671; BLACK JS, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P737; BOYACIGILLER N, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P357; BUTLER JE, 1991, STRATEGY HUMAN RESOU; CAMPBELL JP, 1982, J APPL PSYCHOL, V67, P691; CARDY RI, 1991, J HIGH TECHNOLOGY MA, V2, P193; CARDY RL, 1994, PERFORMANCE APPRAISA; CARROLL SJ, 1982, PERFORMANCE APPRAISA; CASCIO WF, 1986, MANAGING HUMAN RESOU; CLEVELAND JN, 1989, J APPL PSYCHOL, V74, P130; COX T, 1986, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V11, P101; CUMMINGS LL, 1973, PERFORMANCE ORG DETE; DICKINSON TL, 1987, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V40, P1; DOWLING PJ, 1990, INT DIMENSIONS HUMAN; EDSTROM A, 1977, ADM SCI Q, V22, P248; EDWARDS MR, 1990, SUPERV MANAGE, V36, P3; GREGERSEN HB, 1995, EXPATRIATE MANAGEMEN; GREGERSEN HB, 1995, J INT MANAGEMENT, V1, P3; HARRIS MM, 1988, PERS PSYCHOL, V41, P43; HARVEY MG, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P131; HEDLUND G, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P9; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P75; ILGEN DR, 1993, ORGAN BEHAV HUM, V54, P321; IVANCEVICH JM, 1992, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG; KINGSTROM PO, 1985, ACAD MANAGE J, V28, P641; KOBRIN SJ, 1988, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V27, P63; LANDY FJ, 1980, PSYCHOL BULL, V87, P72; MENDENHALL M, 1991, READINGS CASES INT H; MORRISON AJ, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P399; MURPHY KR, 1991, PERFORMANCE APPRAISA; NAPIER NK, 1991, HUMAN RESOURCE PLANN, V14, P18; PETERS LH, 1985, RES PERSONNEL HUMAN, V3; SCHULER RS, 1993, PERSONNEL HUMAN RESO; SMITHER JW, 1987, ORGAN BEHAV HUM DEC, V40, P369; TUNG RI, 1988, NEW EXPATRIATES; YIP GS, 1989, SLOAN MANAGEMENT FAL, P29 45 19 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 711 738 28 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900004 J Bigoness, WJ; Blakely, GL A cross-national study of managerial values JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; WORK VALUES; HONG-KONG; PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; CULTURE; GENDER; EUROPE; STYLE; AGE This study investigated cross-national differences in managerial values. A total of 567 managers from twelve nations participated in the study. Managerial values were assessed by means of Rokeach's Value Survey. Factor analysis of the eighteen instrumental values included in Rokeach's Value Survey revealed four underlying value dimensions. The value dimension that included the instrumental values broadminded, capable and courageous was ranked as the most important value dimension by managers from all twelve nations. National differences were found on three of the four value dimensions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 739 752 14 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900005 J Newman, KL; Nollen, SD Culture and congruence: The fit between management practices and national culture JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PSYCHOLOGICAL CLIMATE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; PERFORMANCE; PARTICIPATION; PRODUCTIVITY; DIMENSIONS; VARIABLES; SELF The financial performance of European and Asian work units of one multinational company is examined as a function of the congruence between management practices and national culture. Using Hofstede's five national culture dimensions and analogous management practices, we find that work unit financial performance is higher when management practices in the work unit are congruent with the national culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 753 779 27 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900006 J Grosse, R International technology transfer in services JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article KNOWLEDGE This study examines the nature of technology and the process of its transfer in five service industries from parent companies to foreign affiliates. Three principal research questions are posed: What is the key technology in each industry? What are the main methods for transferring this technology? How and why do technology and transfer methods differ across firms, industries and countries? The empirical analysis shows that key technologies were generally knowledge of/experience in the industry and methodology for producing the service. Transfer of the technology was mainly done through the training and transfer of experts: and organizational forms were wholly owned subsidiaries and international partnerships. More technology transfer occurred when firms were more international, when affiliates were more recently-established, and when parent ownership was lower in the affiliate. Some evidence exists that more firm-specific, jointly produced technology leads to higher ownership percentage and greater transfer to affiliates. *UN C TRAD DEV, 1984, SERV DEV PROC; *UN C TRAD DEV, 1986, IMPL LAWS REG TRANSF; *UN C TRAD DEV, 1991, TECHN CHANG SERV INT; *UN C TRAD DEV, 1994, UNPUB TRANSN SERV CO; *UN CTR TRANSN COR, 1988, TRANSN CORP WORLD DE; *UN CTR TRANSN COR, 1989, CTC REPORTER SPR; *UN CTR TRANSN COR, 1989, FOR DIR INV TRANSN C; *UN CTR TRANSN COR, 1989, TRANSN SERV CORP DEV; *UN CTR TRANSN COR, 1990, DIR WORLDS LARG SERV; *US C, 1987, INT COMP SERV; *US DEP COMM, 1993, US DIR INV ABR 1989; BADARACCO J, 1991, KNOWLEDGE LINK FIRMS; BARANSON J, 1978, TECHNOLOGY MULTINATI; BEHRMAN JN, 1976, TRANSFERS MANUFACTUR; BODDEWYN JJ, 1986, J INT BUS STUD, V17, P41; BROOKE M, 1985, SELLING MANAGEMENT S; CHUDSON W, 1971, 13 UNITAR; CONTRACTOR F, 1989, INT TRADE J FAL, P21; DAVIDSON W, 1984, J IND EC MAR, P253; ERRAMILLI MK, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P135; GALBRAITH CS, 1990, CALIFORNIA MANAG SUM, P56; GROSSE R, 1992, J BUS RES, V25, P27; GROSSE R, 1995, INT BUSINESS; KOBRIN SJ, 1987, INT ORGAN, V41, P609; KOGUT B, 1992, ORGAN SCI, V3, P383; MANSFIELD E, 1975, AM EC REV MAY, P372; MARTON K, 1986, MULTINATIONALS TECHN; MARTON K, 1986, WORLD EC DEC, P409; PORTER ME, 1985, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; QUINN JB, 1987, TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL IN, P119; ROBINSON R, 1988, INT TRANSFER TECHNOL; ROBINSON R, 1989, INT TRADE J FAL, P1; ROBOCK S, 1980, INT TECHNOLOGY TRANS; SAFARIAN E, 1987, MULTINATIONALS GOVT; SHELP RK, 1984, SERVICE IND EC DEV; STOBAUGH R, 1988, INNOVATION COMPETITI; TEECE D, 1976, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR; TELESIO P, 1979, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING 38 19 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 4 781 800 20 Business; Management WD839 ISI:A1996WD83900007 J Rao, A; Hashimoto, K Intercultural influence: A study of Japanese expatriate managers in Canada JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INFLUENCE TACTICS; WORK; COMMUNICATION; EXPLORATIONS; PERCEPTIONS This study explored the nature of intercultural influence by examining the influence strategies of Japanese managers in Canada with their Canadian and Japanese subordinates, Theories of inter-group behavior and cultural differences were used to predict the influence strategies used by Japanese managers with subordinates from their own and another culture. There were significant differences in their strategies, which were associated with the national culture of their subordinates, Japanese managers used significantly more influence with Canadian than with Japanese subordinates, including strategies of assertiveness, reason, sanctions, upward appeal, and reciprocity. The structure of Japanese influence differed from that found in prior research, We discuss the implications of these differences for managers influencing subordinates across cultures. MCGILL UNIV,MONTREAL,PQ,CANADA; MITSUI & CO LTD USA,CORP TRAFF LOGIST & TRAFF BUSSINESS DEPT,CHICAGO,IL 60601 Rao, A, RUTGERS STATE UNIV,UNIV HTS,81 NEW ST,NEWARK,NJ 07102 *MONTR SHOK, 1993, MONTR; *TOR JAP ASS BUS I, 1993, TOR; *US DEP COMM, 1992, SURV CURR BUS; ADLER NJ, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P515; ADLER NJ, 1991, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; BASS B, 1979, ASSESSMENT MANAGERS; BEALS R, 1953, ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY; BLAKER M, 1977, JAPANESE INT NEGOTIA; BOLLEN KA, 1989, STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS; BOYACIGILLER N, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P357; BRISLIN RW, 1986, FIELD METHODS CROSS, P137; BYRNE D, 1971, ATTRACTION PARADIGM; DEVELLIS RF, 1991, SCALE DEV THEORY APP; DORFMAN PW, 1988, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V3, P127; EARLEY CP, 1993, OB93015 U CAL IRV; EARLEY PC, 1993, ACAD MANAGE J, V36, P319; FRANCIS JND, 1991, J INT BUSINESS NEGOT, V22, P408; GOLDENBERG S, 1991, GLOBAL PURSUIT; GRAHAM JL, 1987, J BUS COMMUN, V24, P63; GRAHAM JL, 1989, HARPER BUSINESS, P19; HAIN T, 1982, MANAGEMENT JAPANESE, P433; HAIR JF, 1987, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HAIRE M, 1966, MANAGERIAL THINKING; HALL ET, 1988, UNDERSTANDING CULTUR; HATVANY N, 1981, ACAD MANAGE REV, V6, P469; HINKIN TR, 1990, HUM RELAT, V43, P221; HIROKAWA R, 1986, COMMUNICATIONS Q, V34, P260; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOMANS GC, 1950, HUMAN GROUP; JANOSIK RL, 1987, NEGOTIATION J OCT, P385; KIPNIS D, 1980, J APPL PSYCHOL, V65, P440; KIPNIS D, 1982, PROFILES ORG INFLUEN; KIPNIS D, 1984, ORG DYNAMICS WIN, P58; LINOWES RG, 1993, ACAD MANAGEMENT EXEC, V7, P21; MARCH RM, 1991, INTERSECT JAN, P11; MATHIEU JE, 1991, J APPL PSYCHOL, V76, P127; NAKANE C, 1970, JAPANESE SOC; OUCHI WG, 1981, THEORY Z; PASCALE RT, 1978, ADM SCI Q, V23, P91; PASCALE RT, 1981, ART JAPANESE MANAGEM; RAO A, 1993, THESIS TU PHILADELPH; RAO A, 1995, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V10, P79; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; SCHMIDT SM, 1991, ACAD INT BUSINESS AN; SCHMIDT SM, 1992, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V23, P251; SPECTOR PE, 1987, J APPL PSYCHOL, V72, P438; TAJFEL H, 1986, PSYCHOL INTERGROUP R, P7; THOMAS DC, 1992, P ASS JAP BUS STUD; TRIANDIS HC, 1960, HUM RELAT, V13, P175; TURNER JC, 1987, REDISCOVERING SOCIAL; TUSHMAN M, 1978, ACAD MANAGE J, V21, P624; VANZANDT HF, 1970, HARVARD BUS REV, V48, P45; WEISS S, 1985, NEGOTIATING FOREIGN; WHITEHILL AM, 1991, JAPANESE MANAGEMENT; YEH RS, 1986, THESIS TEMPLE U PHIL; YEH RS, 1988, ASIA PACIFIC J MANAG, V6, P149; YEH RS, 1995, INT J HUMAN RESOURCE, V6, P626; YOSHINO MY, 1968, JAPANS MANAGERIAL SY 58 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 3 443 466 24 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100001 J Birkinshaw, J How multinational subsidiary mandates are gained and lost JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article CORPORATIONS; ROLES; FIRM A subsidiary mandate is a business, or element of a business, in which the subsidiary participates and for which it has responsibilities beyond its national market, This research studied thirty-one mandates in six Canadian subsidiaries of U.S.-owned multinational corporations, A life-cycle framework was proposed, and used to explore the factors associated with the gain, development and loss of mandates by subsidiaries, Two key findings emerged, First, it was shown that there is a risk in having a full-scope world product mandate, because it is possible to become marginal to the corporate strategy, Second, it was observed that the engine of subsidiary growth is its distinctive capabilities, and that for a mandate to be effective it must be built on those capabilities, Implications for mandate sustainability are proposed on the basis of these two insights. Birkinshaw, J, STOCKHOLM SCH ECON,INST INT BUSINESS,S-11383 STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN *SCI COUNC CAN, 1980, MULT IND STRAT ROL W; AMIT R, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P33; BARNEY J, 1991, J MANAGE, V17, P99; BARTLETT CA, 1986, HARVARD BUS REV, V64, P87; BIRKINSHAW JM, 1994, ADV COMP MANAGEMENT, V9, P111; BIRKINSHAW JM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P729; BISHOP P, 1986, CANADIAN IND TRANSIT; BONIN B, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; CROOKELL HH, 1984, BUSINESS Q, P59; CROOKELL HH, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; CROOKELL HH, 1990, BUSINESS Q FAL; CROOKELL HH, 1990, CANADIAN AM TRADE IN; DCRUZ JR, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; ETEMAD H, 1986, MANAGING MULTNATIONA; FORSGREN M, 1991, MANAGING NETWORKS IN; FORSGREN M, 1995, J MANAGE STUD, V32, P475; GALUNIC D, 1994, RES ORG BEHAV; GALUNIC D, 1995, EVOLUTION INTRACORPO; GHOSHAL S, 1986, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; GHOSHAL S, 1989, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V10, P323; GHOSHAL S, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P603; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; HEDLUND G, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P9; HEDLUND G, 1990, MANAGING GLOBAL FIRM; JARILLO JC, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P501; JOHNSTON P, 1982, POLICY OPTIONS, V3, P26; KOBRIN SJ, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P17; KOGUT B, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P625; LEKSELL L, 1984, THESIS STOCKHOLM SCH; LEONARDBARTON D, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P111; MARTINEZ JI, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P489; MCGUINNESS N, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; MILES MB, 1984, QUALITATIVE DATA ANA; MORRISON AJ, 1990, STRATEGIES GLOBAL IN; PAPANASTASSIOU M, DISCUSSION PAPERS IN; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P227; PEARCE RD, 1992, SCANDINAVIAN INT BUS, V1, P38; PENROSE ET, 1959, THEORY GROWTH FIRM; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; POYNTER TA, 1982, BUSINESS Q AUT, P54; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; ROTH K, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P715; RUGMAN AM, 1981, INSIDE MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 1982, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V17, P58; RUGMAN AM, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; SARNA AJ, 1986, MANAGING MULTINATION; SOLVELL O, 1994, BERT S STOCKH JUN 12; TAGGART J, 1995, 954 SIBU U STRATHCL; VERNON R, 1966, Q J ECON, V80, P190; WERNERFELT B, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V5, P171; WHITE RE, 1984, BUSINESS Q SUM, P59; YIN RK, 1984, CASE STUDY RES DESIG; YOUNG S, 1982, SCOTTISH IND POLICY, V1; YOUNG S, 1988, REG STUD, V22, P487; YOUNG S, 1994, REG STUD, V28, P657 57 40 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 3 467 495 29 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100002 J Dawar, N; Parker, PM; Price, LJ A cross-cultural study of interpersonal information exchange JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article OPINION LEADERSHIP; BEHAVIOR; DIMENSIONS; DIFFUSION Research conducted primarily in the United States has shown that interpersonal influence arising from opinion exchange behavior is an important factor in consumers' product adoption and brand choice decisions, An important managerial question in the international arena is whether information-giving and seeking behaviors depend on culture, In a study representing eleven nationalities, we explore the role of culture in moderating consumers' opinion exhange behavior, Results indicate that the cultural characteristics of power distance and uncertainty avoidance [Hofstede 1980] influence the focus of consumers' product information search activities, but not their tendencies to share product-related opinions with others, Following earlier opinion leadership studies, we find that individual characteristics such as product category interest and involvement are most indicative of active opinion leadership behavior. EUROPEAN INST BUSINESS ADM,INSEAD,FONTAINEBLEAU,FRANCE; HONG KONG UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,SCH BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT,HONG KONG,HONG KONG Dawar, N, UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,RICHARD IVEY SCH BUSINESS,LONDON,ON N6A 3K7,CANADA ANDERSON R, 1977, J CONSUM RES, V3, P185; ARNDT J, 1967, J MARKETING RES, V4, P291; BEARDEN WO, 1989, J CONSUM RES, V15, P473; BROWN JJ, 1987, J CONSUM RES, V14, P350; BURNKRANT RE, 1975, J CONSUM RES, V2, P206; CLARK T, 1990, J MARKETING, V54, P66; DAWAR N, 1994, J MARKETING, V58, P81; DOUGLAS SP, 1983, INT MARKETING RES; FARLEY JU, 1994, MANAGE SCI, V40, P111; FEICK LF, 1986, ADV CONSUM RES, V13, P301; FEICK LF, 1987, J MARKETING, V51, P83; GATIGNON H, 1985, J CONSUM RES, V11, P849; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; JACOBY J, 1981, ADV CONSUM RES, V8, P31; JAIN SC, 1989, J MARKETING, V53, P70; KIEL GC, 1981, J MARKETING RES, V18, P233; KING CW, 1970, J MARKETING RES, V7, P43; LEONARDBARTON D, 1985, J CONSUM RES, V11, P914; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; LYNN M, 1993, J CONSUM RES, V20, P478; MURDOCK GP, 1945, SCI MAN WORLD CRISIS; MYERS JH, 1972, J MARKETING RES, V9, P41; OHMAE K, 1985, TRIAD POWER COMING S; PARK C, 1977, J CONSUM RES, V4, P102; PRICE LL, 1984, ADV CONSUM RES, V11, P250; REYNOLDS FD, 1971, J MARKETING RES, V8, P449; RICHINS ML, 1988, ADV CONSUM RES, V15, P32; ROTH MS, 1995, J MARKETING RES, V32, P163; SUMMERS JO, 1970, J MARKETING RES, V7, P178; THOMAS RJ, 1982, J CONSUM RES, V9, P171; THORELLI HB, 1975, INFORMATION SEEKERS; THORELLI HB, 1980, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V23, P46 32 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 3 497 516 20 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100003 J Leonidou, LC; Katsikeas, CS The export development process: An integrative review of empirical models JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS; INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS; PROMOTION; BEHAVIOR; STRATEGY; VENTURES; PERFORMANCE; COMPANIES; EXPANSION; DECISION Despite widespread research on the export behavior of firms, no integrative review of the empirical work in relation to export development models exists in the extant literature, This article reviews the main models on the subject, identifies their structural characteristics, evaluates the methodologies used for their validation, and analyzes the key conceptual issues emerging from their assessment, While valuable inroads into the mechanics and constituent parts of the export development process have been made, this avenue of empirical inquiry has attracted criticism on structural, methodological and conceptual grounds, Future research in the field should harness the eclectic contribution afforded by existing theory and, at the same time, enhance its status with contributions from marketing, business and other disciplines. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 3 517 551 35 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100004 J Burgman, TA An empirical examination of multinational corporate capital structure JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; MARKET VALUE; RISK This paper examines whether there are systematic differences in the traditional capital structure determinants between MNCs and DCs, and if there are additional, uniquely international factors that may help explain the capital structure choice of multinational corporations. The results suggest that specific international factors such as political risk and exchange rate risk are relevant to the multinational capital structure decision, that multinationals have higher agency costs than purely domestic firms, and that international diversification does not lower earnings volatility for multinational corporations. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 3 553 570 18 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100005 J Werner, S; Brouthers, LE; Brouthers, KD International risk and perceived environmental uncertainty: The dimensionality and internal consistency of Miller's measure JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article GLOBAL STRATEGY; ENTRY MODE; INVESTMENT; INDUSTRY; CHOICE Increasingly, scholars have suggested that there is a need to approach the problem of international risk from a multidimensional perspective [Brouthers 1995; Miller 1993; Shan 1991], Miller [1992, 1993] developed and tested the most comprehensive framework to date, Miller [1993] showed high inter-rater reliability in his measure of Perceived Environmental Uncertainty (PEU), In this paper we test the dimensionality of the scales from a statistical viewpoint and find that the statistical determination is reasonably consistent with Miller's conceptual determination. We also investigate Miller's measure by comparing scales, conceptualized by Miller, with ones determined by factor analysis, We test the reliability of these scales and find that the conceptualized scales have generally high internal consistency in samples of both manufacturing and service firms, However, the findings also suggest that several changes in the PEU measure are warranted, resulting in a refinement of Miller's measure, which we have labeled PEU 2. UNIV TEXAS,DIV MANAGEMENT & MKT,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78285; FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS Werner, S, UNIV HOUSTON,DEPT MANAGEMENT,HOUSTON,TX 77004 AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANASTASI A, 1986, PSYCHOL TESTING; BONACCORSI A, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P605; BROUTHERS KD, 1995, MANAGE INT REV, V35, P7; CAMPA JM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P557; CATTELL RB, 1966, MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIO, V1, P245; DAVIS FB, 1964, ED MEASUREMENTS THEI; DILL WR, 1958, ADM SCI Q, V2, P409; FATEHI K, 1994, J BUS RES, V31, P65; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GUERTIN WH, 1970, INTRO MODERN FACTOR; HAIR JF, 1995, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HARVEY MG, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P465; HOWELL LD, 1994, COLUMBIA J WORLD FAL, P70; HUNTER JE, 1990, METHODS METANALAYSIS; KAISER HF, 1958, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V23, P187; KAPLAN RW, 1982, PSYCHOL TESTING PRIN; KATZ D, 1978, SOCIAL PSYCHOL ORG; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KWOK CCY, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P33; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ORG ENV MANAGING DIF; LUEHRMAN TA, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P225; MAKHIJA MV, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P531; MASON M, 1994, J COMMON MARK STUD, V32, P433; MILES RE, 1978, ORG STRATEGY STRUCTU; MILLER KD, 1990, ACAD MANAGE J, V33, P756; MILLER KD, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P311; MILLER KD, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P693; MINOR MS, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P177; MURPHY KR, 1988, PSYCHOL TESTING PRIN; NUNNALLY JC, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; PETERSON RA, 1994, J CONSUM RES, V21, P381; SHAN WJ, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P555; TABACHNICK BG, 1989, USING MULTIVARIATE S; THOMPSON JD, 1967, ORG ACTION; VERNON R, 1985, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, P112 36 19 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 3 571 587 17 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100006 J Nobes, CW The effects of international differences in the tax treatment of goodwill: A comment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This paper suggests that a hypothesis in a previous paper in this journal is false, The hypothesis relates to the tax deductibility of goodwill, but the paper does not distinguish between goodwill on consolidation (which is not tax deductible) and other purchased goodwill (which is deductible in some jurisdictions). Nobes, CW, UNIV READING,READING RG6 2AH,BERKS,ENGLAND COOKE TE, 1992, FINANCIAL REPORTING; DIJKSMA J, 1993, EUROPEAN FINANCIAL R; DOERING JA, 1993, TAXES OCT, P621; DUNNE KM, 1992, J INT ACCOUNTING AUD, V2, P191; DUNNE KM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P361; LAMB M, 1995, EUROPEAN ACCOUNTING, V4, P33; LEE C, 1992, J INT FINANCIAL MANA, V4, P220; MACHARZINA K, 1995, COMP INT ACCOUNTING, P265; MILLER M, 1995, AUSTR ACCOUNTING JUN, P3; ORDELHEIDE D, 1994, EUROPEAN FINANCIAL R; PENSLER S, 1988, WALL STREET J MAR, V24, P26; SCHEID JC, 1992, EUROPEAN FINANCIAL R; ZAMBON S, 1995, EUROPEAN ACCOUNTING, P379; ZEFF SA, 1994, READINGS NOTES FINAN, P339 14 1 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 3 589 592 4 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100007 J Dunne, KM; Ndubizu, GA The effects of international differences in the tax treatment of goodwill: A reply JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ACQUISITION ACCOUNTING METHOD This reply summarizes the major findings of Dunne and Ndubizu [1995] and addresses the comments of Nobes [1996]. The assumptions underlying the tax hypothesis [Dunne and Ndubizu 1995] are reviewed. A possible suggestion for a direct test of the hypothesis is presented as well as the requirements for the falsification of a hypothesis. DREXEL UNIV,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104 Dunne, KM, RIDER UNIV,LAWRENCEVILLE,NJ 08648 CHRISTENSON C, 1983, ACCOUNT REV, V58, P1; DUNNE KM, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P361; HAYN C, 1989, J FINANC ECON, V23, P121; HINES RD, 1988, ACCOUNT REV, V63, P657; NOBES C, 1996, J INT BUS STUD, V27, P589; ORSINI LL, 1987, WORLD ACCOUNTING; ROBINSON JR, 1990, ACCOUNT REV, V65, P25 7 0 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, RICHARD IVEY SCHOOL BUSINESS, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 3 593 596 4 Business; Management VN981 ISI:A1996VN98100008 J Erramilli, MK Nationality and subsidiary ownership patterns in multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; ENTRY MODE; CULTURE; CHOICE; MARKET; AMERICAN; NEGOTIATIONS This paper examines the notion that the multinational's nationality influences its foreign subsidiary ownership decisions, It identifies theoretically meaningful constructs to represent nationality and examines, under carefully controlled conditions, their influence on subsidiary ownership preferences in American and European multinationals. The paper concludes that there are indeed significant differences in ownership preferences among various nationalities that can be explained using cultural as well as economic variables, but that these differences may become weaker in larger multinationals. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 225 248 24 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400002 J Andersson, T; Fredriksson, T International organization of production and variation in exports from affiliates JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET; FIRM There is no simple relationship between internationalization of firms' operations and expanding trade, The variation in exports from Swedish affiliates is here shown to be influenced by properties related to their degree of vertical and horizontal integration, Affiliates' propensity to export is positively affected by production in few countries, intermediate imports from the parent, plant size, income level of the host country and a location in the European Community, and is negatively affected by R&D intensity and the size of the host country market. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 249 263 15 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400003 J Hagedoorn, J; Narula, R Choosing organizational modes of strategic technology partnering: International and sectoral differences JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; LINKAGES This paper focuses on international strategic technology partnerships, and the choice that companies have in terms of the organizational mode, either through complex inter-organizational modes involving equity-sharing, or contractual non-equity alliances, The empirical results show that the choice of particular mode of cooperation varies with the technological characteristics of sectors of industry, Joint ventures are disproportionately represented in relatively mature industries, Contractual alliances dominate strategic technology partnering in so-called high-tech industries. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 265 284 20 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400004 J Chi, TL; McGuire, DJ Collaborative ventures and value of learning: Integrating the transaction cost and strategic option perspectives on the choice of market entry modes JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT-VENTURES; INVESTMENTS; FIRM This paper employs a simple stochastic model to investigate how transaction cost and strategic option considerations interact to influence a firm's evaluation of collaborative venturing as a market entry mode. After demonstrating how uncertainty about the market and about the potential partner can add to the value of a collaborative venture, the paper explicates a condition under which the option to acquire or sell out generates a positive economic value for both of the partners, The interaction of transaction cost and strategic option considerations is then examined, and a number of testable hypotheses are proposed based on the theoretical analyses of the paper. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 285 307 23 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400005 J OGrady, S; Lane, HW The psychic distance paradox JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTERNATIONALIZATION; STRATEGY; FIRM Companies tend to begin their internationalization process in countries that are 'psychically' close. Researchers describe the sequence of entry that firms follow and the mode of entry they choose, They suggest that psychically close countries are more easily understood than distant ones; and offer more familiar operating environments, Although not prescriptive, an unstated conclusion can be drawn linking sequence of entry to performance. Evidence from thirty-two Canadian retail companies shows that only seven (22%) were functioning successfully in the United States, The psychic distance paradox is that operations in psychically close countries are not necessarily easy to manage, because assumptions of similarity can prevent executives from learning about critical differences, Moreover, empirical evidence from 271 CEOs confirms greater cultural differences between Canada and the U.S. than assumed previously. Modifications are suggested to improve the psychic distance concept. UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,WESTERN BUSINESS SCH,LONDON,ON N6A 3K7,CANADA OGrady, S, QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,BELFAST,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND ADLER N, 1991, INT DIMENSIONS ORG B; AGREN L, 1990, SWEDISH DIRECT INVES; AKOORIE M, 1992, ASIA PACIFIC J MANAG, V9, P51; ANDERSEN O, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P209; ARGYRIS C, 1978, ORG LEARNING; BECKERMANN W, 1956, REV ECON STAT, V28, P31; BENITO GRG, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P461; BERTON P, 1982, WHY WE ACT CANADIANS; CHAGANTI R, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P393; COOK JD, 1981, EXPERIENCE WORK COMP; DESS GG, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P259; DILLMAN DA, 1978, MAIL TELEPHONE SURVE; ENGLAND GW, 1978, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V13, P35; EVANS W, 1992, BORDER CROSSINGS DOI; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GODFREY J, 1986, FINANCIAL POST WIN, P89; HAMBRICK DC, 1987, CALIF MANAGE REV, V30, P88; HARMON F, 1985, VITAL DIFFERENCES UN; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HORNELL E, 1973, EXPORT UTLANDSETABLE; JACKSON DN, 1976, JACKSON PERSONALITY; JACKSON DN, 1984, PERSONALITY RES FORM; JOHANSON J, 1975, J MANAGE STUD, V12, P305; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P22; JOHANSON J, 1992, 922 RP I INT BUS STO; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P625; LINNEMANN H, 1966, ECONOMETRIC STUDY IN; LIPSET SM, 1963, 1 NEW NATION; LIPSET SM, 1989, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE V; LUOSTARINEN R, 1990, INT BUSINESS OPERATI; NEWMAN W, 1972, MANAGEMENT INT CONTE, P327; NORDSTROM KA, 1992, INT TRAD FIN ASS ANN; OREILLY CA, 1986, EXECUTIVE TEAM DEMOG; PETERS TJ, 1982, SEARCH EXCELLENCE; POSNER BZ, 1979, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V18, P9; PUXTY AG, 1979, MANAGE INT REV, V19, P39; ROKEACH M, 1973, NATURE HUMAN VALUES; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; ROSENZWEIG P, 1994, CALIFORNIA MANAG SPR, P107; SCHWENK CR, 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V5, P111; VANDENBULCKE D, 1986, EUROPEAN APPROACHES; WALSH JP, 1986, J MANAGE, V12, P325 43 47 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 309 333 25 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400006 J Rivoli, P; Salorio, E Foreign direct investment and investment under uncertainty JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ENTRY MODE; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; RESOURCE INVESTMENTS; ECLECTIC THEORY; CHOICE; IRREVERSIBILITY; FIRM; OWNERSHIP; STRATEGY We show that in uncertain environments ownership and internalization advantages may be negatively rather than positively associated with FDI. This reversal from extant theory occurs because ownership advantages often serve to make FDI delayable, while internalization advantages often serve to make it less reversible, When FDI becomes either more delayable or less reversible, it is less likely to occur at a point in time, Our approach enriches the ''who,'' ''where'' and ''why'' explanations offered by current FDI theory to incorporate the question of ''when.'' 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Stud. 1996 27 2 335 357 23 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400007 J Brouthers, LE; Werner, S; Wilkinson, TJ The aggregate impact of firms' FDI strategies on the trade balances of host countries JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE; COMPENSATION; DETERMINANTS In this paper, we suggest that the dominant motives for firms investing in Advanced Industrial Nations or Developing Countries (AINs or DCs) tend to be different, These dissimilar principal motives manifest themselves in aggregate impacts on national trade balances, Using market imperfections theory and borrowing from Root [1977], we suggest that firms generally tend to use FDI in AINs for market access and penetration, increasing host-country import levels, Firms tend to use FDI in DCs in order to gain resource advantages that can be exploited in export markets leading to increased exports and hence, trade surpluses, A contingency framework which outlines the conditions under which FDI inflows will be related to national trade surpluses and/or deficits, based on the dominant strategic motives of the investing firms, is presented and tested, Our findings suggest that the relationship between FDI inflow and trade balance is moderated by whether a country is an Advanced Industrial Nation or a Developing Country, In the Limitations and Future Research sections of the paper, readers are cautioned to view the findings as research opening rather than as definitive, Recommendations for future research are also discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 359 373 15 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400008 J Thompson, AG Compliance with agreements in cross-cultural transactions: Some analytical issues JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article COST; COOPERATION Assessing whether the other party is likely to fulfil all obligations can be arduous when a transaction is international, The mechanisms that underpin compliance with agreements, and the functional detail of these mechanisms, may vary in relative importance between countries, perplexing the foreign operative, Additionally, a foreigner may suffer from informational constraints, communication distortions, and difficulty in achieving full acceptance in the local business culture. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 2 375 390 16 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400009 J Husted, BW; Dozier, JB; McMahon, JT; Kattan, MW The impact of cross-national carriers of business ethics on attitudes about questionable practices and form of moral reasoning JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DECISION-MAKING; ORGANIZATIONS; STUDENTS; BELIEFS; CULTURE; MODEL The study explores the impact of cross-national carriers of ethics on attitudes about questionable business practices and form of moral reasoning across Mexican, Spanish and U.S. MBAs. Results show substantial agreement across cultures on twelve personally most objectionable practices, while form of moral reasoning varied significantly, Social cognitive theory is used to address the theoretical and practical implications. 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Stud. 1996 27 2 391 411 21 Business; Management UY494 ISI:A1996UY49400010 J Pan, YG Influences on foreign equity ownership level in joint ventures in China JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article TRANSACTION-COST-ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL ENTRY-MODE; UNITED-STATES; MULTINATIONAL-ENTERPRISE; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; BARGAINING POWER; NATIONAL CULTURE; POLITICAL EVENTS; CHOICE; DETERMINANTS This study examines the determinants of foreign equity ownership in joint ventures in China, Drawing upon Dunning's ownership, locational and internalization paradigm and the literature on bargaining power, eleven variables that impact foreign ownership preferences and concessions are examined, These variables are advertising intensity, foreign capital input, country risk of China, EJV investment amount, EJV contractual duration, cultural distance, competitive intensity, local partner state ownership, local partner alignment, foreign partner alignment, and EJV location, The empirical findings are largely consistent with the hypotheses, Further, interesting differences were found among U.S., European and Japanese firms with respect to the impact of these determinants. DEPAUL UNIV,COLL COMMERCE,CHICAGO,IL 60604 Pan, YG, UNIV OREGON,LUNDQUIST COLL BUSINESS,EUGENE,OR 97403 AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1985, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V20, P13; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1989, MANAGE INT REV, V29, P57; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BLODGETT LL, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P63; CAVES RE, 1982, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; CHEN K, 1994, WALL STREET J 1118, A12; COSSET JC, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P135; DAVIDSON WH, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P5; DEKAIJZER AJ, 1992, CHINA BUSINESS STRAT; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P8; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; DUNNING JH, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P411; DUNNING JH, 1993, INT EXECUTIVE, V35, P187; ERRAMILLI MK, 1993, J MARKETING, V57, P19; FAGRE N, 1982, J INT BUS STUD, V13, P9; FAROK J, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P23; FAROK J, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P55; FEDER G, 1985, J POLICY MODEL, V7, P133; FRANKO LG, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P19; GATIGNON H, 1988, J LAW ECON ORGAN, V4, P305; GERLACH M, 1987, CALIFORNIA MANAG FAL, P126; GOMESCASSERES B, 1989, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V11, P1; GOMESCASSERES B, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P1; GOODNOW JD, 1972, J INT BUS STUD, V3, P33; GRAY C, 1992, J BONE MINER RES, V7, P41; HAMEL G, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P83; HARRIGAN KR, 1985, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; HENNART JF, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P361; HENNART JF, 1991, MANAGE SCI, V37, P483; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; JONES GR, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P159; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KLEIN B, 1980, AM ECON REV, V70, P356; KLEIN B, 1981, J POLITICAL EC, V89, P615; KOBRIN SJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI, P129; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; LECRAW DJ, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P27; NIGH D, 1986, MANAGE DECIS ECON, V7, P99; PAN YG, 1995, J GLOB MARK, V8, P125; PRAHALAD CK, 1990, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P79; ROOT FR, 1987, ENTRY STRATEGIES INT; SCHMITT BH, 1994, CALIF MANAGE REV, V36, P32; SCHNEIDER SC, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P307; SCHOLLHAMMER H, 1984, MANAGE INT REV, V24, P18; SHAN WJ, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P555; SHENKAR O, 1990, LONG RANGE PLANN, V23, P82; SIMON DF, 1990, CALIF MANAGE REV, V32, P106; SMOTHERS NP, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P521; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TALLMAN SB, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P219; TEECE DJ, 1986, J ECON BEHAV ORGAN, V7, P21; TERPSTRA V, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P33; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; WILLIAMSON OE, 1986, EC ORG FIRMS MARKETS; YAN DY, 1993, FORTUNE JUL, P52; YU CM, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P449 61 47 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 1 1 26 26 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200001 J Mascarenhas, B The founding of specialist firms in a global fragmenting industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DENSITY DEPENDENCE; BREWING INDUSTRY; NICHE WIDTH; POPULATIONS; ORGANIZATIONS; EVOLUTION; DYNAMICS The study examines what drives the founding of specialist firms. Two theoretical explanations are tested for the founding of specialists: density dependence and resource partitioning. The study finds that specialists' foundings are dependent on the population's density at the global level, but not at the United States level. The evidence from a fragmented industry does not support the resource partitioning hypothesis, either at the global level or the United States national level. The study shows how multi-level analyses can suggest if an industry is multi-domestic or globally integrated. Mascarenhas, B, RUTGERS STATE UNIV,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855 ECONOMIST 0417, P13; ANDERSON P, 1988, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT B, P150; BARNETT WP, 1990, ORG EVOLUTOIN NEW DI; CARROLL GR, 1984, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V16, P126; CARROLL GR, 1985, AM J SOCIOL, V90, P1262; CARROLL GR, 1987, ORG ECOLOGY NEWSPAPE, V6; CARROLL GR, 1989, AM SOCIOL REV, V54, P524; CARROLL GR, 1991, SOC SCI RES, V20, P271; CARROLL GR, 1992, IND CORP CHANGE, V1, P65; DELACROIX J, 1983, ADMIN SCI QUART, V28, P274; DELACROIX J, 1988, ECOLOGICAL MODELS OR; FREEMAN J, 1983, AM J SOCIOL, V88, P1116; GREINER L, 1972, HARVARD BUSINESS JUL; HANNAN MT, 1987, AM J SOCIOL, V92, P910; HANNAN MT, 1988, ECOLOGICAL MODELS OR, P7; HANNAN MT, 1989, ORG ECOLOGY; HANNAN MT, 1992, DYNAMICS ORG POPULAT; LIEBESKIND JT, 1992, CORPORATE RESTRUCTUR; LITVAK IA, 1984, J INT BUSINES STUDIE, V15, P97; MARTIN P, 1993, FINANCIAL TIMES 1220, P18; MORRISON AJ, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P399; NETER J, 1990, APPL LINEAR STAT MOD; OVIATT BM, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P45; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; STINCHCOMBE AL, 1965, HDB ORG; SWAMINATHAN A, 1991, SOC SCI RES, V20, P45; TUCKER DJ, 1988, ECOLOGICAL MODELS OR, P127 27 5 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 1 27 42 16 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200002 J Malnight, TW The transition from decentralized to network-based MNC structures: An evolutionary perspective JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; STRATEGY PROCESS; COORDINATION; FIRM This paper investigates and models the transition process within established multinational corporations (MNCs) in moving from decentralized toward network-based structures. Whereas there has been substantial research on various MNC models, there has been little longitudinal research on the movement toward projected network-based models. This paper develops an evolutionary perspective of this transition, distinguishing adjustments altering how the MNC defines its ''global'' strategy, where it locates key resources, and how it structures and manages operations. It argues that rather then being a planned process, each phase represents a viable strategic response to then-existing challenges and opportunities. The paper also argues that the focus of the process shifts over time, initially focusing on building organizational linkages and adjusting the quantity and nature of resources within dispersed units, and later shifting toward reallocating resources and roles across units. Malnight, TW, UNIV PENN,WHARTON SCH,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104 BARTLETT C, 1992, HARVARD BUSINESS SEP, P124; BARTLETT CA, 1985, 0385287 ICCH HARV BU; BARTLETT CA, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; BARTLETT CA, 1989, MANAGING BORDERS TRA; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BURGELMAN RA, 1983, ADMIN SCI QUART, V28, P223; CALVET AL, 1981, J INT BUS STUD, V12, P43; CHAKRAVARTHY BS, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P5; CLEVELAND HB, 1985, CITIBANK 1812 1970; COLLINS PJ, 1989, COMMUNICATION 0801; CYERT RM, 1963, BEHAVIORAL THEORY FI; DOZ Y, 1978, COLUMBIA J WORLD FAL, P82; DOZ YL, 1981, CALIFORNIA MANAG SPR, P63; EDSTROM A, 1977, ADM SCI Q, V22, P248; EGELHOFF WG, 1982, ADM SCI Q, V22, P435; EISENHARDT KM, 1989, ACAD MANAGE REV, V14, P532; FRANKO L, 1976, EUROPEAN MULTINATION; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V8, P425; GUPTA AK, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P768; HANNAN MT, 1977, AM J SOCIOL, V82, P1262; HEDLUND G, 1986, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V25, P9; HEDLUND G, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P73; HOUT T, 1982, HARVARD BUSINESS SEP, P98; KANTER RM, 1983, CHANGE MASTERS; KOBRIN S, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V17, P17; KOGUT B, 1983, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR; KOGUT B, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P151; LAWRENCE PR, 1967, ADM SCI Q, P1; LEONG SM, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P449; LEVISON H, 1984, CEO CORPORATE LEADER; MARTINEZ JI, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P489; MINTZBERG H, 1979, STRUCTURING ORG; OHMAE K, 1985, TRIAD POWER COMING S; PARKHE A, 1993, ACAD MANAGE REV, V18, P227; PASCALE R, 1990, MANAGING EDGE; PERLMUTTER HV, 1969, COLUMBIA J WORLD JAN, P8; PORTER ME, 1980, COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; PORTER ME, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PRAHALAD CK, 1976, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; QUINN JB, 1980, STRATEGIES CHANGE; REED J, 1990, HARVARD BUSINESS NOV, P134; SIMON HA, 1976, ADM BEHAVIOR; SINGH JV, 1990, ORG EVOLUTION NEW DI; STOPFORD JM, 1972, MANAGING MULTINATION; TEECE DJ, 1981, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V22, P3; TICHY NM, 1983, MANAGING STRATEGIC C; TUSHMAN M, 1985, RES ORGAN BEHAV, V7, P171; VANDEVEN AH, 1990, ORGAN SCI, V1, P213; VANDEVEN AH, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V13, P169; WESTNEY D, 1987, IMITATION INNOVATION; WHITE RE, 1990, MANAGING GLOBAL; WINTER SG, 1990, ORG EVOLUTION NEW DI; YIN RK, 1989, CASE STUDY RES DESIG 54 25 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 1 43 65 23 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200003 J Sundaram, AK; Logue, DE Valuation effects of foreign company listings on US exchanges JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MARKET This study examines post-listing equity price performance of foreign firms which cross-listed sponsored American Depository Receipts (ADRs) on the New York and the American Stock Exchanges during the period 1982-1992, We use three valuation metrics-price-to-book, price-to-cash-earnings, and price-to-earnings-which are adjusted for the home country and world industry indices to which the listing firm's stock belongs, We find positive valuation effects associated with cross-listing for both country-benchmarked and industry-benchmarked price ratios, Variables that proxy for home country characteristics such as governance styles, disclosure quality, market liquidity, and so forth are unable to explain the cross-sectional variation in the data, Our results thus suggest that cross-listing in the U.S. enhances valuations for listing firms by simply reducing the overall effect of segmentation among different national securities markets. DARTMOUTH COLL,AMOS TUCK SCH BUSINESS ADM,HANOVER,NH 03755 Sundaram, AK, UNIV MICHIGAN,SCH BUSINESS,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109 ALEXANDER G, 1988, J FINANCIAL QUAN JUN, P135; BARRY CB, 1985, J FINANC QUANT ANAL, V20, P407; BLACK F, 1974, J FINANC ECON, V1, P337; ERRUNZA V, 1985, J FINANC, V40, P105; FAMA EF, 1995, J FINANC, V50, P131; FOERSTER SR, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P763; HOWE J, 1990, J BANKING FINANC DEC, P1133; HOWE JS, 1987, FINANCIAL MANAGE AUT, P51; HOWE JS, 1993, J INT MONEY FINANC, V12, P99; JAYARAMAN N, 1993, J BANKING FINANC FEB, P91; KAO G, 1992, J INT FINANCE, V2, P139; LEE I, 1991, J BUSINESS FINANCE A, V18, P583; MARR W, 1991, FINANCIAL MANAGE WIN, P11; MITTOO UR, 1992, J FINANC, V47, P2035; OFFICER D, 1987, J PORTFOLIO MANA WIN, P61; SIE TL, 1994, J BANKING FINANC DEC, P743; STAPLETON RC, 1977, J FINANC, V32, P307; STULZ R, 1981, J FINANC, V36, P923 18 4 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 1 67 88 22 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200004 J Banerji, K; Sambharya, RB Vertical keiretsu and international market entry: The case of the Japanese automobile ancillary industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; SUPPLIER RELATIONS; STRATEGY; FIRM; PERFORMANCE; DETERMINANTS; EXPERIENCE; LOCATION; BUSINESS This study investigated whether small Japanese automobile ancillary firms followed the major Japanese automakers in setting up production facilities in the United States, Based on Dunning's eclectic theory of foreign direct investment and resource dependence theory, hypotheses were generated to explain the determinants of foreign investment of Japanese suppliers, It was hypothesized that mutual dependencies between the major Japanese automobile firms and their suppliers, firm-specific ownership advantages, profitability, and keiretsu affiliation influenced the foreign direct investment of the first-tier automobile ancillary firms into the United States, Data on the entire population of 446 Japanese automobile ancillary manufacturers were obtained from archival sources, Logistical regression analyses indicated that keiretsu affiliation, previous international experience, smaller size, lower dependence of supplier firms on the automobile assembly firm, and higher dependence of core firms on affiliate firms all contributed to this foreign direct investment. RUTGERS STATE UNIV,SCH BUSINESS,CAMDEN,NJ 08102 Banerji, K, W VIRGINIA UNIV,DEPT MANAGEMENT,MORGANTOWN,WV 26506 *DODW MARK CONS, 1986, STRUCT JAP AUT IND; *JAP EC I, 1988, JAP EXP US MAN PRES; *MITS RES I, 1987, REL JAP AUT AUT MAK; AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; AHARONI Y, 1966, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; ASANUMA B, 1985, JAPANESE EC STUDIES, V15, P33; ASTLEY WG, 1984, ACAD MANAGE REV, V9, P526; BUCKLEY PJ, 1976, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; CARR C, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V14, P551; CAVES R, 1976, IND ORG JAPAN; CLARK KB, 1989, MANAGE SCI, V35, P1247; COLE RE, 1984, AM JAPANESE AUTOPART; COOK TD, 1976, HDB IND ORG PSYCHOL, P224; CUSUMANO MA, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P563; DAVIDSON WH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DAVIES C, 1990, WARDS AUTO WORLD, V26, P62; DRAKE TA, 1992, J JPN INT ECON, V6, P228; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; DYER JH, 1993, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V35, P51; FLORIDA R, 1991, AM SOCIOL REV, V56, P381; GERLACH M, 1987, CALIF MANAGE REV, V30, P126; GERLACH ML, 1992, ADMIN SCI QUART, V37, P105; GERLACH ML, 1992, J JPN STUD, V18, P79; GITTELMAN M, 1992, DOES OWNERSHIP MATTE; GITTELMAN M, 1992, MULTINATIONALS NEW E; HENNART JF, 1982, THEORY MULTINATIONAL; HENNART JF, 1994, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V15, P419; HOSMER DW, 1989, APPL LOGISTIC REGRES; JARILLO JC, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P31; JOHANSON J, 1977, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P23; JUUL M, 1987, MANAGE INT REV, V27, P58; KELLY K, 1992, BUSINESSWEEK 0127, P52; KIMURA Y, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P296; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; KOGUT B, 1991, REV ECON STAT, V73, P401; MCMILLAN J, 1990, CALIF MANAGE REV, V32, P38; NORISUS MJ, 1990, SPSS ADV STAT USERS; ODAKA K, 1988, AUTOMOBILE IND JAPAN; ORRU M, 1989, ORGAN STUD, V10, P549; OUCHI WG, 1980, ADM SCI Q, V25, P129; PFEFFER J, 1978, EXTERNAL CONTROL ORG; RICHARDSON J, 1993, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V14, P339; SCHERMERHORN JR, 1975, ACAD MANAGE J, V18, P846; SHIMOKAWA K, 1985, JAPANESE EC STUDIES, V15, P5; SMOTHERS NP, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P521; TERPSTRA V, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P33; TURNBULL P, 1992, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V13, P159; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WINTER D, 1986, WARDS AUTO WORLD, V22, P35; WOMACK JP, 1988, INT COLLABORATIVE VE; WOMACK JP, 1990, MACHINE CHANGED WORL 52 11 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. 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Stud. 1996 27 1 89 113 25 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200005 J Smith, PB; Peterson, MF; Wang, ZM The manager as mediator of alternative meanings: A pilot study from China, the USA and UK JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; ROLE-CONFLICT; AMBIGUITY; REFORMS; WORK Managers in China, the USA and Britain were asked to describe the extent to which they used five sources for handling nine managerial events, Western managers were found to rely more upon their own experience and training, while in China, rules and procedures were more salient, For most events, Western managers who described themselves as relying on their own experience and training believed that the events had been,yell handled, They reported that events were less well handled to the extent that they referred to their superiors, Reliance on the superior was associated with role ambiguity among Western managers but not in China, Even though Chinese managers relied more upon rules and procedures they too evaluated events more positively when they had relied on their own experience and training, The results are discussed in terms of Chinese and Western cultural values and the prospects for change in managerial practice in China. ROFFEY PK MANAGEMENT INST,CTR RES CROSS CULTURAL ORG & MANAGEMENT,HORSHAM,W SUSSEX,ENGLAND; TEXAS TECH UNIV,LUBBOCK,TX 79409; HANGZHOU UNIV,SCH MANAGEMENT,HANGZHOU,PEOPLES R CHINA; HANGZHOU UNIV,GRAD SCH,HANGZHOU,PEOPLES R CHINA Smith, PB, UNIV SUSSEX,BRIGHTON BN1 9RH,E SUSSEX,ENGLAND 1987, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V18, P143; AGARWAL S, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P715; BASS BM, 1985, LEADERSHIP PERFORMAN; BOISOT M, 1988, ADMIN SCI QUART, V33, P507; BOISOT M, 1992, ORGAN STUD, V13, P161; CHEN CC, IN RPESS J CROSS CUL; CHILD J, 1973, ADM SCI Q, V18, P168; CHILD J, 1991, ADV CHINESE IND STUD, V2, P69; CHILD J, 1993, J MANAGE STUD, V30, P611; CRAGIN JP, 1986, ENTERPRISE MANAGEMEN; DUBINSKY AJ, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P77; EREZ M, 1993, CULTURE SELF IDENTIT; FIEDLER FE, 1967, THEORY LEADERSHIP EF; HELLER F, 1993, INT J HUMAN RESOURCE, V4, P113; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOUSE RJ, 1983, J APPL PSYCHOL, V68, P334; IZUMI H, 1991, THESIS TEXAS TU; JACKSON SE, 1985, ORG BEH HUMAN DECISI, V35, P115; LEUNG K, 1989, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V20, P133; MARKUS HR, 1991, PSYCHOL REV, V98, P224; MINTZBERG H, 1973, NATURE MANAGERIAL WO; NEE V, 1992, ADMIN SCI QUART, V37, P1; PERROW C, 1970, ORG ANAL SOCIOLOGICA; PETERSON MF, 1990, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V15, P75; PETERSON MF, 1995, ACAD MANAGE J, V38, P429; RALSTON DA, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P233; REDDING S, 1986, PSYCHOL CHINESE PEOP; REDDING S, 1990, SPIRIT CHINESE CAPIT; RIZZO JR, 1970, ADM SCI Q, V15, P150; SCHNEPP O, 1990, US CHINA TECHNOLOGY; SCHWARTZ SH, 1994, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; SHENKAR O, 1990, LONG RANGE PLANN, V23, P82; SINGELIS T, 1995, CROSS-CULT RES, V29, P240; SMITH PB, 1988, CROSS CULTURAL CHALL; SMITH PB, 1988, LEADERSHIP ORG CULTU; SMITH PB, 1993, SOCIAL PSYCHOL CULTU; SMITH PB, 1994, INT C APPL PSYCHOL M; SMITH PB, 1994, J OCCUP ORGAN PSYCH, V67, P33; SMITH PB, 1994, JOURNEYS CROSS CULTU; SMITH PB, 1996, HDB CHINESE PSYCHOL; SMITH PB, 1996, J CROSS CULTURAL PSY, V27; STENING BW, 1984, J SOC PSYCHOL, V122, P151; TRIANDIS HC, 1995, INDIVIDUALISM COLLEC; TROMPENAARS F, 1993, RIDING WAVES CULTURE; WANG ZM, 1989, ADV INDUSTRIALLORGAN; WANG ZM, 1993, INT J HUMAN RESOURCE, V4, P113; XIA RJ, 1987, THESIS I PSYCHOL BEI; YUKL GA, 1989, LEADERSHIP ORG 49 20 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 1 115 137 23 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200006 J Grosse, R; Trevino, LJ Foreign direct investment in the United States: An analysis by country of origin JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article POLITICAL RISK Given the large size and rapid growth of foreign direct investment in the United States, this subject is a central concern of US. firms and U.S. government policymakers, This study explores the factors that contribute to the explanation of FDI in the United States by country of origin of investment, Evidence from the past twelve years shows that the main significant positive influences are home country's exports to the United States and home country market size, Significant negative influences include the home country's imports from the United States, the cultural and geographic distances of the home country from the United States, and the exchange rate (fx/$). UNIV MIAMI,SCH BUSINESS,CORAL GABLES,FL 33124 AJAMI RA, 1984, MANAGE INT REV, V24, P16; ALIBER RZ, 1970, INT CORPORATION; ARPAN J, 1981, J INT BUS STUD, V12, P137; ARPAN JS, 1974, J INT BUS STUD, V5, P1; BALL CA, 1982, J FINANCIAL QUANTITA, V17, P411; BRAINARD S, 1993, NBER4583; CAVES RE, 1971, ECONOMICA, V38, P1; CULEM C, 1988, EUROPEAN EC REV APR, P885; CUSHMAN DO, 1988, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V124, P323; DANIELS JD, 1971, RECENT FOREIGN DIREC; FROOT KA, 1991, Q J ECON, V106, P1191; GRAHAM EM, 1976, J POST KEYNESIAN EC, V1, P82; GRAHAM EM, 1991, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES; GROSSE R, 1991, J BANK FINANC, V15, P1093; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HYMER SH, 1976, INT OPERATIONS NATL; JULIUS D, 1991, 33 GROUP 30; KIM WS, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P53; KINDLEBERGER CP, 1969, AM BUSINESS ABROAD; KLEIN MW, 1994, J INT ECON, V36, P373; KOBRIN SJ, 1979, J INT BUS STUD, V10, P67; KOGUT B, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P411; LEFTWICH RB, 1973, SURV CURR BUS, P29; LINDER SB, 1961, ESSAY TRADE TRANSFOR; LIPSEY RE, 1993, FOREIGN DIRECT INVES, P113; MCLAIN D, 1983, MULTINATIONAL CORPOR; RAY EJ, 1977, 723606 US DEP COMM; RAY EJ, 1989, TRADE POLICIES INT C, P53; ROHATYN F, 1989, FOREIGN AFF, V68, P53; SPENCER LM, 1988, AM ASSETS EXAMINATIO; TALLMAN SB, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P219; TOLCHIN M, 1988, BUYING AM; TREVINO LJ, 1994, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V13, P576 33 30 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 1 139 155 17 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200007 J Donnelly, R; Sheehy, E The share price reaction of UK exporters to exchange rate movements: An empirical study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EXPOSURE; RISK Contrary to prior research, this U.K.-based study finds a contemporaneous relation between the foreign exchange rate and the market value of large exporters. We also find a weak lagged relationship which suggests that the stock market takes time to incorporate all of the implications of foreign currency movements into share prices. Evidence that the nature of this relationship changed when sterling was in the ERM is also provided. 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Stud. 1996 27 1 157 165 9 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200008 J Ramaswamy, K; Kroeck, KG; Renforth, W Measuring the degree of internationalization of a firm: A comment JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE Sullivan's [1994] suggestion that an index measure of the internationalization construct is superior to single-variable measures is critiqued on psychometric, content validity, criterion validity, reliability, and utilitarian grounds. We argue that internationalization is more complex than envisioned by this index and suggest that further refinement of the construct is necessary before constructing indices. TEXAS A&M INT UNIV,LAREDO,TX 78040 Ramaswamy, K, FLORIDA INT UNIV,MIAMI,FL 33199 CATTELL RB, 1978, SCI USE FACTOR ANAL; DANIELS JD, 1989, MANAGE INT REV, V29, P46; GRANT RM, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P79; HIRSCH S, 1992, INT TADE FINANCE RAP, V5, P1177; KOBRIN SJ, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P493; NORDSTROM KA, 1992, INT TRAD FIN ASS ANN; OGRADY S, 1994, AC INT BUS ANN M BOS; RAMASWAMY K, 1992, ADV INT COMP MANAGEM, V7, P241; RONEN S, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P435; SIDDHARTHAN NS, 1982, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V44, P1; SULLIVAN D, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P325 11 29 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1996 27 1 179 192 14 Business; Management UE202 ISI:A1996UE20200010 J Zaheer, S Circadian rhythms: The effects of global market integration in the currency trading industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This essay assesses the impact of global market integration in the currency trading industry as the market interfaces with states,,vith firms and with individuals, and raises questions for research from a variety of disciplines, Issues discussed include the question of state control in global markets, the impact of globalization on firm structures and processes, how firms can derive competitive advantage from global circadian rhythms, and the influence of the circadian rhythms of the global market on the individuals who work in this industry. 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Stud. 1995 26 4 699 728 30 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200001 J Birkinshaw, JM; Morrison, AJ Configurations of strategy and structure in subsidiaries of multinational corporations JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MODEL A three-fold typology of subsidiary roles (world mandate, specialized contributor, local implementer) was induced from the literature and its empirical validity was confirmed, Adopting a configurational approach, we then explored the ways in which subsidiary 'structural context' varied across subsidiary role types, Structural context characteristics were determined through a discussion of the underlying principles of the 'hierarchy' and 'heterarchy' models of multinational organization, The key findings were: (a) higher strategic autonomy in world mandates than in local implementers; (b) a more internationally configured value-chain in world mandates and specialized contributors than local implementers; (c) lower levels of internal product flows in world mandates than the other two types; and (d) a significantly lower performance in specialized contributors, Implications for a configurational model of subsidiary management, and for heterarchy as a higher level conceptualization, are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 729 753 25 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200002 J Gencturk, EF; Aulakh, PS The use of process and output controls in foreign markets JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article SALESFORCE CONTROL-SYSTEMS; TRANSACTION COST-ANALYSIS; MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; DIRECT-INVESTMENT; GLOBAL STRATEGY; ENTRY MODE; PERFORMANCE; MECHANISMS; FIT This study builds upon previous control research to propose a model of formal controls used in managing activities performed in foreign markets. Theoretically derived contingency relationships are also proposed to assess the performance consequences of different formal control types. The findings support the importance of internal and external sources of uncertainty in determining the type of control used. Partial support was also found for the premise that the fit between the type of control used and the type of uncertainty perceived will contribute to superior performance. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 755 786 32 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200003 J Birdseye, MG; Hill, JS Individual, organizational work and environmental influences on expatriate turnover tendencies: An empirical study JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article EMPLOYEE TURNOVER; INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS; OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS; JOB-SATISFACTION; RESPONSE RATES; MODEL; COMMITMENT; ADJUSTMENT; SELECTION; AMERICAN Foreign postings for executives are costly undertakings for multinational corporations, especially when they fail. Yet little research has been done on the causes of expatriate turnover. This 115-expatriate survey assesses individual, organizational/work and environmental influences on both internal and external turnover tendencies. It was found that job autonomy and material life satisfaction were key predictors for both internal and external turnover tendencies. Only for organizational turnover did job autonomy supersede material life satisfaction as the lead predictor of turnover tendencies. American expatriates attach much importance to maintaining living standards in postings to foreign locations. UNIV ALABAMA,TUSCALOOSA,AL Birdseye, MG, AUGUSTA COLL,SCH BUSINESS,AUGUSTA,GA 30904 1983, INT MANAG, V83, P150; *US BUR EC AN, 1994, SURV CURR BUS, P100; ABE H, 1983, INT J INTERCULT REL, V7, P53; ADLER NJ, 1983, ACAD MANAGE REV, V8, P226; ALISAU P, 1992, BUSINESS MEXICO, V2, P44; ANDREWS FM, 1974, SOCIAL INDICATORS WE; ANGLE HL, 1981, ADM SCI Q, V26, P1; ARNOLD HJ, 1982, J APPL PSYCHOL, V67, P350; BAKER JC, 1971, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V13, P39; BLACK JS, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P277; BLACK JS, 1989, J MANAGE, V15, P529; BLACK JS, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P113; BLACK JS, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P291; BLAU GJ, 1987, ACAD MANAGE REV, V12, P288; BLUEDORN AC, 1982, HUM RELAT, V35, P135; BOHL D, 1986, HIRING COSTS STRATEG; BOYACIGILLER N, 1991, INT HUMAN RESOURCE M, P148; BRISLIN R, 1979, PERSPECTIVES CROSS C, P287; CHURCH AT, 1982, PSYCHOL BULL, V91, P540; COPELAND L, 1985, GOING INT; COPELAND L, 1986, MANAGE REV, V75, P19; DANSEREAU F, 1974, J APPL PSYCHOL, V50, P228; DAWSON S, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P491; DEMING J, 1991, HR MAGAZINE, V36, P46; DEWAR R, 1979, ADM SCI Q, V24, P426; DILLMAN DA, 1978, MAIL TELEPHONE SURVE; EARLEY PC, 1987, ACAD MANAGE J, V30, P685; FELDMAN DC, 1991, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V1, P163; FELDMAN DC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P271; FELDMAN DC, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P507; FIELDS MW, 1985, PERS J, V64, P58; FRANKENSTEIN J, 1985, CHINA BUS REV, V12, P22; GLADSTEIN DL, 1984, ADMIN SCI QUART, V29, P499; GLISSON C, 1988, ADM SCI Q, V33, P61; GREGERSEN HB, 1990, GROUP ORGAN STUD, V15, P461; HALL ET, 1976, PSYCHOL TODAY JUL, P68; HARVEY MG, 1985, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V20, P84; HAYS RD, 1971, J INT BUS STUD, V2, P40; HEENAN D, 1970, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V5, P49; HELLER JE, 1980, PERSONNEL, V57, P47; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; IVANCEVICH JM, 1969, J APPL PSYCHOL, V53, P274; IVANCEVICH JM, 1970, ACAD MANAGE J, V13, P69; JANOFFBULMAN R, 1982, PERSONALITY SOCIAL P, V4, P691; JOBBER D, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P483; KITSUSE A, 1992, ACROSS BOARD, V29, P34; LANIER AR, 1979, PERS J, V58, P160; LEE TW, 1987, ACAD MANAGE J, V30, P721; LUBLIN JS, 1994, WALL STEET J 0615, B1; MENDENHALL M, 1985, ACAD MANAGE REV, V10, P39; MENDENHALL ME, 1987, HUM RESOURCE MANAGE, V26, P331; MILLER EL, 1973, ACAD MANAGE J, V16, P239; MILLER KI, 1986, ACAD MANAGE J, V29, P727; MISA KF, 1979, FINANCIAL EXECUT APR, P42; MITCHEL JO, 1981, ACAD MANAGE J, V24, P742; MOBLEY WH, 1979, PSYCHOL BULL, V86, P493; MORRIS JH, 1981, ACAD MANAGE J, V24, P512; MUCHINSKY PM, 1979, J VOCAT BEHAV, V14, P43; NAUMANN E, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P499; NAUMANN E, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P61; NEWMAN J, 1978, ACAD MANAGE REV, V3, P655; ONDRACK D, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P1; PETTY MM, 1988, UNPUB RELATIONSHIP O; PINDER CC, 1987, ACAD MANAGE J, V30, P336; PORTER LW, 1973, PSYCHOL BULL, V80, P151; RAHIM A, 1983, PERS J, V62, P312; SCHIFFMAN LG, 1991, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; SIEVEKING N, 1981, PERS J, V60, P197; STEEL RP, 1984, J APPL PSYCHOL, V69, P673; SUSSMAN L, 1992, HR MAGAZINE, V37, P68; TORBIORN I, 1982, LIVING ABROAD PERSON; TU H, 1994, BUS HORIZONS, V37, P67; TUNG R, 1981, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V16, P68; TUNG RL, 1982, CALIFORNIA MANAGEMEN, V25, P57; TUNG RL, 1984, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAG, V23, P129; TUNG RL, 1987, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT E, V1, P117 76 36 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 787 813 27 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200004 J Mariotti, S; Piscitello, L Information costs and location of FDIs within the host country: Empirical evidence from Italy JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; UNITED-STATES; DETERMINANTS; PATTERNS; UK The literature on foreign direct investments (FDIs) has analysed the location strategies of multinational enterprises across national borders, but there have been few studies of location decisions by foreign investors within the borders of a single country, The paper argues that the driving factors of these location choices have differing influences on indigenous and foreign investors, Specifically, foreign investors suffer from a condition of adverse asymmetry in information costs compared to insiders, Thus, foreign investors' decisions on the location of their activities within a host country mainly reflect a rational response to the existence of information costs. In this paper, a cross-region multiple regression model is developed, with reference to a database containing detailed information on cross-border takeovers involving Italian industrial firms in the period 1986-91. Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis that the spatial distribution of inward FDIs is mainly governed by information costs, Finally, implications for future research are discussed. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 815 841 27 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200005 J Dewenter, KL Are intra-industry investment patterns consistent with cost disadvantages to cross-border investing? Evidence from the US chemical industry JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article DIVERSIFICATION This paper tests whether the pattern of related and unrelated acquisitions is consistent with the existence of cost disadvantages to cross-border investing. Data from the U.S. chemical industry (1978-89) are consistent with the implication that foreign investors are more likely than domestic investors to make closely related acquisitions. The data also indicate that U.S. FTC antitrust policy affected the pattern of domestic acquisitions. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 843 857 15 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200006 J Schlegelmilch, BB; Robertson, DC The influence of country and industry on ethical perceptions of senior executives in the US and Europe JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article BUSINESS ETHICS; CORPORATE CODES; CULTURE; MANAGERS; DETERMINANTS; ATTITUDES; CONDUCT; VALUES This paper reports the results of a large-scale survey among senior executives in the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Austria, The research provides empirical evidence on the variation of perceptions of ethical issues by country and type of firm, Our findings suggest that country and industry type have significant effects, both with regard to identification of ethical problems and the comprehensiveness of written ethics policies and ethics training. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 4 859 881 23 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200007 J Peterson, RA; Jolibert, AJP A meta-analysis of country-of-origin effects JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERCEIVED PRODUCT QUALITY; FOREIGN PRODUCTS; IMAGE; INFORMATION; ATTRIBUTE; DETERMINANTS; ATTITUDES; SUPPLIERS; FRAMEWORK; JAPANESE This note reports a quantitative analysis of the country-of-origin (COO) effect. Based on fifty-two articles or papers containing sixty-nine independent studies and 1,520 effect sizes, an analysis of fifteen study characteristics revealed that country-of-origin effects are only somewhat generalizable. Using omega-squared as the measure of effect size, verbal product descriptions produced larger COO effect sizes than did the presence of an actual product. Likewise, single-cue studies produced larger COO effect sizes than did multiple-cue studies, and larger samples produced effect sizes that on average were greater than those produced by smaller samples. The size of an observed COO effect was a function of whether the dependent variable was a quality/reliability perception or a purchase intention; the average effect size for quality/reliability perceptions was .30, whereas the average effect size for purchase intentions was .19. Purchase intentions were more susceptible to methodological artifacts than were quality/reliability perceptions. Study findings selectively confirm and refute common beliefs regarding the impact of a country-of-origin cue on product perceptions and purchase intentions. 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Stud. 1995 26 4 883 900 18 Business; Management TP452 ISI:A1995TP45200008 J DUNNING, JH REAPPRAISING THE ECLECTIC PARADIGM IN AN AGE OF ALLIANCE CAPITALISM JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Review RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; UNITED-STATES; COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; FIRM; ORGANIZATION; NETWORKS; LOCATION; MODES This article discusses the implications of the advent of alliance capitalism for our theorizing about the determinants of MNE activity, In particular, it argues that, due to the increasing porosity of the boundaries of firms, countries and markets, the eclectic, or OLI, paradigm of international production needs to consider more explicitly the competitive advantages arising from the way firms organize their inter-firm transactions, the growing interdependencies of many intermediate product markets, and the widening of the portfolio of the assets of districts, regions and countries to embrace the external economies of interdependent activities. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 461 491 31 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900001 J DENEKAMP, JG INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTERNALIZATION AND FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT IN MANUFACTURING JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article ENTRY MODE; INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION; ECLECTIC THEORY; CHOICE; OWNERSHIP This study provides strong empirical evidence in support of the intangible assets model of foreign direct investment. The percentage of lawyers in total employment is introduced as a proxy for the internalization advantage that is associated with the presence of intangible assets. Legal intensity is shown to be directly related to the level of U.S. foreign direct investment abroad for sixty-one manufacturing industries from 1982-1989. DENEKAMP, JG, WAYNE STATE UNIV,DETROIT,MI 48202 *US BUR CENS, 1984, 1980 CENS POP, V2; *US BUR CENS, 1986, 1982 CENS MAN SUBJ S; *US BUR EC AN, 1990, SURV CURR BUS; AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ANDERSON E, SLOAN MANAGE REV, V27, P3; BUCKLEY PJ, 1978, FUTURE MULTINATIONAL; BUCKLEY PJ, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P181; CASSON M, 1979, ALTERNATIVES MULTINA; CAVES RE, 1971, ECONOMICA, V38, P1; COASE RH, 1937, ECONOMICA, V4, P386; DUNNING J, 1979, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V41, P269; DUNNING JH, 1980, J INT BUS STUD, V11, P9; DUNNING JH, 1988, J INT BUS STUD, V19, P1; DUNNING JH, 1993, COALITIONS COMPETITI; DUNNING JH, 1993, MULTINATIONAL ENTERP; GROSSMAN SJ, 1986, J POLIT ECON, V94, P691; GRUBAUGH SG, 1987, REV ECON STAT, P149; HILL CWL, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P117; HORST T, 1972, REV EC STAT AUG, P258; KIM WC, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P29; KLEIN B, 1982, J LAW ECON, V21, P297; KUMAR N, 1987, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V123, P325; MCMANUS JC, 1972, MULTINATIONAL FIRM N; RAMSTETTER ED, 1989, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V125, P375; RAY EJ, 1989, TRADE POLICIES INT C; RUGMAN AM, 1980, WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES, V116, P365; RUGMAN AM, 1981, INSIDE MULTINATIONAL; RUGMAN AM, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P761; VERNON R, 1979, OXFORD B ECON STAT, V41, P255; WILLIAMSON OE, 1985, EC I CAPITALISM; YU CMJ, 1990, WELTWIRTSCH ARCH, V126, P561 31 6 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 493 504 12 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900002 J DUSSAUGE, P; GARRETTE, B DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCES - EVIDENCE FROM THE GLOBAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article JOINT VENTURES; ENTRY MODE; PERFORMANCE; TAXONOMY; CONFIGURATIONS; COMBINATIONS; COMPETITION; ATTRIBUTES; NETWORKS; CHOICE This paper presents the results of a study linking the performance of international joint ventures and alliances set up in the global aerospace industry to their strategic and organizational features, In a first stage, an empirically based taxonomy of the observed alliances is generated, Then, the economic performance of various types of alliances is evaluated on the basis of industry expert opinions, and the difference in performance of different alliance types is tested. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 505 530 26 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900003 J HANNON, JM; HUANG, IC; JAW, BS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN-RESOURCE STRATEGY AND ITS DETERMINANTS - THE CASE OF SUBSIDIARIES IN TAIWAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS; CONTROL-SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; ISSUES; ORGANIZATION; COORDINATION; INFORMATION; FRAMEWORK; COMPANIES; CULTURE This paper explores how the tension between global integration and local responsiveness affects the dimensions and determinants of international human resource (IHR) strategy. To accomplish this, Jarillo and Martinet's [1990] business strategy framework for parents and their subsidiaries was recast in an IHR strategy setting. Then, the relationships between the two dimensions of IHR strategy that emerged, global integration and local responsiveness, and a set of interorganizational interdependency variables were explored. Several new and informative associations between the interorganizational interdependency variables (subsidiaries' dependence on parent's resources, local resources, and host institutions) and IHR strategy were observed in a sample of one hundred subsidiaries of Japanese, U.S. and European MNCs operating in Taiwan. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 531 554 24 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900004 J MEEK, GK; ROBERTS, CB; GRAY, SJ FACTORS INFLUENCING VOLUNTARY ANNUAL-REPORT DISCLOSURES BY US, UK AND CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN MULTINATIONAL-CORPORATIONS JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article This study examines factors influencing the voluntary disclosures of three types of information (strategic, nonfinancial, financial) contained in the annual reports of MNCs from the U.S., U.K. and Continental Europe. While company size, country/region, listing status, and, to a lesser extent, industry are the most important factors explaining voluntary disclosures overall, the importance of the factors varies by information type. 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Stud. 1995 26 3 555 572 18 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900005 J MULLEN, MR DIAGNOSING MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENCE IN CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article UNITED-STATES; CONSUMER RESEARCH; JAPAN; MANAGEMENT; STRATEGY; QUALITY; ISSUES; INDEX; FIT Many researchers have pointed out that it is necessary to ensure measurement equivalence in cross-national comparative research, Three aspects of measurement equivalence, translation, metric, and calibration equivalence, are necessary to establish the cross-national reliability and validity of items used to measure theoretical constructs, This paper discusses these issues and proposes two recently developed empirical techniques, Multiple Group LISREL and Optimal Scaling, for use in diagnosing cross-national measurement equivalence, These techniques are illustrated by reanalysis of a pioneering U.S. and Japanese study, The two techniques yield convergent results, indicating measurement equivalence for some, but not all, ordinal-level items under consideration, The findings demonstrate that the proposed methods are useful diagnostic tools for exploring measurement equivalence, Several suggestions for reducing the likelihood of problems with measurement equivalence and a number of methods for dealing with items where lack of equivalence persists are also discussed. MULLEN, MR, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV,BOCA RATON,FL 33431 *SAS I INC, 1988, SAS P179 TECHN REP; ADLER NJ, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P29; ADLER NJ, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P61; AGARWAL S, 1993, J INT BUS STUD, V24, P715; ALBAUM G, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P161; ANDERSON RD, 1980, J INT BUSINESS RES, V9, P27; AULAKH PS, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P5; BAGOZZI RP, 1980, CAUSAL MODELS MARKET; BARKSDALE HC, 1982, J MACROMARKETING, V2, P57; BECHTEL GG, 1988, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V53, P93; BENTLER PM, 1980, PSYCHOL BULL, V88, P588; BERRY JW, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V2, P1; BHALLA G, 1987, PSYCHOL MARKET, V4, P275; BODDEWYN JJ, 1981, J INT BUS STUD, V12, P61; BOLLEN KA, 1986, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V51, P375; BOLLEN KA, 1989, STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS; BRAY JH, 1985, MULTIVARIATE ANAL VA; BRISLIN RW, 1973, CROSS CULTURAL RES M; BRISLIN RW, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, V2, P389; BUSS AR, 1975, PSYCHOL BULL, V82, P128; CAMPBELL DT, 1966, EXPT QUASI-EXPT DESI; CAPON N, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P51; CHURCHILL GA, 1979, J MARKETING RES, V16, P64; CHURCHILL GA, 1987, MARKETING RES METHOD; CLEMANS WV, 1956, PSYCHOMETRIC MONOGRA, V14; CUNNINGHAM WH, 1977, PUBLIC OPIN QUART, V41, P379; DAVIS HL, 1981, J MARKETING, V45, P98; DIDOW N, 1992, ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE, V3, P290; DIDOW NM, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V10, P339; DIDOW NM, 1985, J MARKETING RES, V22, P30; DOUGLAS SP, 1983, INT MARKETING RES; ENGLAND GW, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P49; FORNELL C, 1983, J CONSUM RES, V9, P443; GORSUCH RL, 1974, FACTOR ANAL; GRAY S, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P597; GREEN RT, 1976, J INT BUS STUD, V7, P81; HARPAZ I, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P75; IRVINE SH, 1980, HDB CROSS CULTURAL P, P181; JACOBY J, 1978, J MARKETING, V42, P87; JOHNSON RA, 1982, APPLIED MULTIVARIATE; JONES LV, 1960, PSYCHOL SCALING THEO; JORESKOG KG, 1988, PRELIS PREPROCESSOR; JORESKOG KG, 1989, LISREL 7 USERS REFER; KERLINGER FN, 1986, F BEHAVIORAL RES; KOTABE M, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P383; KOTABE M, 1991, J MARKETING, V55, P26; KRUSKAL JB, 1964, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V29, P1; LEE C, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P289; LINCOLN JR, 1985, AM SOCIOL REV, V50, P738; LODGE M, 1981, MAGNITUDE SCALING QU; MARTILLA JA, 1975, J MARKETING, V39, P8; MAYER CS, 1978, EUROPEAN RES, V6, P77; MCDONALD RP, 1990, PSYCHOL BULL, V2, P247; MORRIS T, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P169; MULLEN MR, 1995, IN PRESS ADV INT MAR; MULLEN MR, 1995, J INT MARKETING, V3, P45; NASON RW, 1989, J MACROMARKETING, V9, P3; ONKVISIT S, 1989, INT MARKETING ANAL S; PARAMESWARAN R, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V8, P35; PERREAULT WD, 1980, J MARKETING RES, V27, P1; PETER JP, 1979, J MARKETING RES, V16, P6; PETERS JP, 1981, J MARKETING RES FEB, P133; PRZEWORSKI A, 1970, LOGIC COMP SOCIAL IN; REITSPERGER WD, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P289; SEKARAN U, 1982, J INT BUS STUD, V13, P51; SEKARAN U, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P61; SERINGHAUS FHR, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P115; SRINIVASAN V, 1989, MARKET SCI, V8, P205; VANDEVIJVER FJR, 1982, J CROSS CULT PSYCHOL, V13, P387; VANRAAIJ FW, 1978, ASS CONSUMER RES, V5, P693; YOUNG FW, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V43, P279; YOUNG FW, 1981, PSYCHOMETRIKA, V46, P357; ZHANG L, 1991, ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE, P610 73 94 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 573 596 24 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900006 J SINGH, J MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article POPULATIONS Substantive inferences from cross-national studies have important implications for theory (e.g., because they reveal insights into generalizability and boundary conditions) and managerial practice (e.g., because they offer guidelines to MNC managers). However, few empirical studies attend to measurement issues involved in cross-national research, and still fe,ver recognize the risk of inferential errors that are likely to occur by overlooking measurement issues. We discuss four measurement issues, namely (1) standardized versus unstandardized coefficients, (2) the impact of measurement error and unequal reliability, (3) the overall error rate and simultaneous analysis and (4) construct equivalence. Using illustrative examples we demonstrate the nature of each of these problems, the likely impact they can have on substantive conclusions, and approaches for tackling these problems. Additionally, we reanalyze a recently published three-nation study by Dubinsky, Michaels, Kotabe, Lim and Moon [1992] to clarify these measurement concerns, highlight a methodological approach, and delineate the extent and severity of inferential errors. Our reanalysis shows that the interactive effects of these measurement issues are pervasive, complex and unpredictable. We close with implications for cross-national research in general. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 597 619 23 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900007 J JOHNSON, JH AN EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS OF THE INTEGRATION-RESPONSIVENESS FRAMEWORK - US CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY FIRMS IN GLOBAL COMPETITION JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article PERFORMANCE; STRATEGY In this study, businesses competing as part of the global U.S. construction equipment industry were categorized into three subgroups according to the integration-responsiveness framework (I-R) in an attempt to further understand industry pressures confronting businesses that compete internationally. The results show that three generic strategies suggested by the I-R framework do appear in a single industry context: globally integrated, locally responsive and multifocal, Beyond providing additional insight into the nature of competition in a ''single global industry,'' several broad extensions to the integration-responsiveness framework are suggested. JOHNSON, JH, UNIV MISSOURI,ST LOUIS,MO 63121 *STAND POORS CORP, 1993, STAND POORS IND SURV, V2, P36; *US DEP COMM, 1993, IND OUTL; BARTLETT C, 1985, ICCH0385287 HARV BUS; BOURGEOIS LJ, 1980, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V1, P227; CHAKRAVARTHY BS, 1991, MANAGING STRATEGY PR; CHANDLER AD, 1962, STRATEGY STRUCTURE C; CHILD J, 1972, SOCIOLOGY, V6, P1; CVAR M, 1984, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; DESS GG, 1984, ACAD MANAGE J, V27, P467; DOUGLAS SP, 1989, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V24, P47; DOZ Y, 1976, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; DOZ Y, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; GALBRAITH JR, 1986, STRATEGY IMPLEMENTAT; GHOSHAL S, 1987, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V26, P687; GHOSHAL S, 1990, ACAD MANAGE REV, V15, P603; HABIB MM, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, P589; HAIR JF, 1992, MULTIVARIATE DATA AN; HAMEL G, 1985, HARVARD BUSINESS JUL, P139; HAMEL G, 1989, HARVARD BUSINESS MAY, P63; HOUT T, 1982, HARVARD BUSINESS SEP, P98; LEWIS P, 1990, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V11, P385; MARTINEZ JI, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P429; MCGUIRE J, 1986, ADV STRATEGIC MANAGE; MILES RE, 1978, ORG STRATEGY STRUCTU; MILLER D, 1978, MANAGE SCI, V24, P921; MILLER L, 1987, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, V7, P55; MORSICATO HG, 1979, INT J ACCOUNTING ED, V15, P77; PORTER M, 1986, COMPETITION GLOBAL I; PORTER ME, 1990, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAG; PRAHALAD CK, 1975, THESIS HARVARD BUSIN; PRAHALAD CK, 1985, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V7, P485; PRAHALAD CK, 1987, MULTINATIONAL MISSIO; PRESCOTT JE, 1983, THESIS PENNSYLVANIA; PUNJ G, 1983, J MARKETING RES, V20, P134; ROBINSON RB, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P43; ROTH K, 1990, J INT BUS STUD, V21, P541; YIP GS, 1989, SLOAN MANAGEMENT FAL, P29 37 14 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 621 635 15 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900008 J LEE, C; BEAMISH, PW THE CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF KOREAN JOINT VENTURES IN LDCS JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Little has been reported on joint ventures between firms from newly industrialized countries and developing countries, This paper examines twelve characteristics of a sample of Korean firms with partners in developing countries (LDCs) and contrasts them with existing research where (a) developed country firms have linked with firms in other developed countries, and (b) developed country firms have linked with local firms in developing countries, As part of the analysis, ten hypotheses were formulated and tested. UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,WESTERN BUSINESS SCH,LONDON,ON N6A 3K7,CANADA LEE, C, HONG IK UNIV,COLL BUSINESS,MAPO KU,72-1 SANGSU DONG,SEOUL 121,SOUTH KOREA AGARWAL S, 1992, J INT BUS STUD, V23, P1; ARTISIEN PFR, 1985, J INT BUS STUD, V16, P111; AUSTIN JE, 1990, MANAGEMENT DEV COUNT; BEAMISH P, 1985, COLUMBIA J WORLD FAL, P13; BEAMISH PW, 1987, J INT BUS STUD, V18, P1; BEAMISH PW, 1988, MULTINATIONAL JOINT; BEAMISH PW, 1993, J INT MARKETING, V1, P29; BLODGETT LL, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P63; CONTRACTOR FJ, 1987, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; CORY PF, 1982, NEW THEORIES MULTINA; CULLEN JB, 1995, J INT BUS STUD, V26, P91; DANIELS JD, 1985, CALIFORNIA MANAG SUM, P46; FRANKO LG, 1971, JOINT VENTURE SURVIV; FRIEDMAN WG, 1971, JOINT INT BUSINESS V; GERINGER JM, 1989, J INT BUS STUD, V20, P235; GERINGER JM, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P249; HARRIGAN KR, 1984, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; HENNART J, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V4, P361; HILLS SM, 1978, ACADEMY MANAGEMENT P, P277; JO SH, 1981, MULTINATIONALS DEV C; KILLING JP, 1983, STRATEGIES JOINT VEN; KOBRIN SJ, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; KOGUT B, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; KOGUT B, 1988, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, V9, P319; KUMAR K, 1984, J INT BUS STUD, V15, P45; LECRAW DJ, 1983, J INT BUS STUD, V14, P15; LEE J, 1989, SONG KOK J, V20; MIN SK, 1985, KOREAN BUSINESS MANA; NEGANDHI AR, 1987, ASIA PACIFIC J MANAG, V5, P67; NUNNALLY JC, 1978, PSYCHOMETRIC THEORY; PARKHE A, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P579; PATTON DJ, 1978, MANAGE INT REV, P51; PETERSON RB, 1978, ACADEMY MANAGEME OCT, P796; RAVEED SR, 1983, MANAGE INT REV, V1, P47; REYNOLDS JI, 1979, COLUMBIA J WORLD BUS, V19, P23; SCHAAN JL, 1983, THESIS U W ONTARIO L; SCHAAN JL, 1988, COOPERATIVE STRATEGI; SHAN WJ, 1991, J INT BUS STUD, V22, P555; SIMYAR F, 1983, MANAGE INT REV, V23, P58; SOHN JHD, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P295; STUCKEY JA, 1983, VERTICAL INTEGRATION; SULLIVAN J, 1982, MANAGE INT REV, V22, P30; TALLMAN SB, 1990, MANAGE INT REV, V30, P299; TALLMAN SB, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P91; TOMLINSON JWC, 1970, JOINT VENTURE PROCES; TOMLINSON JWC, 1982, CANADIAN J DEV STUDI, V3, P66; WELLS LT, 1983, 3RD WORLD MULTINATIO; WILLIAMSON OE, 1975, MARKETS HIERARCHIES; WOODCOCK CP, 1994, J INT BUS STUD, V25, P253 49 26 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 637 654 18 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900009 J YEH, RS; LAWRENCE, JJ INDIVIDUALISM AND CONFUCIAN DYNAMISM - A NOTE ON HOFSTEDES CULTURAL ROOT TO ECONOMIC-GROWTH JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article Hofstede and his associates have presented statistical evidence purporting to identify a link between national culture and economic growth, This note describes two problems with this line of research. First, two of the dimensions of culture used in this research, individualism and Confucian dynamism, are treated as if they are independent when in fact they appear to be highly interrelated, And second, culture is not a sufficient condition to explain economic growth and is related to other important factors that play a role in determining economic growth, The consequences of these problems on interpretation of the research findings are discussed and recommendations for future research directions are proposed. UNIV IDAHO,MOSCOW,ID 83843 YEH, RS, CHINESE UNIV HONG KONG,DEPT MANAGEMENT,HONG KONG,HONG KONG *WORLD BANK, 1987, EC DEV REP; *WORLD BANK, 1991, EC DEV REP; *WORLD BANK, 1991, TRENDS DEV EC 1991; ADELMAN I, 1967, SOC POLITICS EC DEV; BELL D, 1976, CULTURAL CONTRADICTI; BELLAH RN, 1985, HABITS OF HEART; BURKI SJ, 1991, PAKISTAN CONTINUING; FRANKE RH, 1991, STRATEGIC MANAGE J, V12, P165; HAGEN EE, 1980, EC DEV; HEILBRONER RL, 1972, WORLDLY PHILOS; HIGGINS B, 1968, EC DEV; HOFHEINZ R, 1982, EASTASIA EDGE; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, CULTURES CONSEQUENCE; HOFSTEDE G, 1980, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOFSTEDE G, 1988, ORGAN DYN, V16, P4; HOFSTEDE G, 1991, CULTURES ORG SOFTWAR; KAHN H, 1979, WORLD EC DEV 1979; KEDIA BL, 1988, ACAD MANAGE REV, V13, P559; KUZNETS S, 1973, AM ECON REV, V63, P247; LEWIS WA, 1955, THEORY EC GROWTH; MEIER GM, 1989, LEADING ISSUES EC DE; NETER J, 1985, APPLEID LINEAR STATI; NOVAK JJ, 1993, BANGLADESH REFLECTIO; ROSTOW WW, 1960, STAGES EC GROWTH; SCHUMPETER JA, 1934, THEORY EC DEV; SHIRK S, 1993, POLTIICAL LOGIC EC R; TAWNEY RH, 1927, RELIG RISE CAPITALIS; TODARO M, 1994, EC DEV; TRIANDIS H, 1990, CROSS CULTURAL PERSP; WEBER M, 1958, PROTESTANT ETHICS SP 30 20 JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES LONDON UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, WESTERN BUSINESS SCHOOL, LONDON ON N6A 3K7, CANADA 0047-2506 J INT BUS STUD J. Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 3 655 669 15 Business; Management TC749 ISI:A1995TC74900010 J ALMOR, T; HIRSCH, S OUTSIDERS RESPONSE TO EUROPE 1992 - THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT; INTERNAL MARKET; INTEGRATION; EC This paper examines the response to the creation of the European Union by firms located outside the European Community that seek to serve its markets. Analysis of some of the major steps taken by the European Community to complete the internal market shows that the relative competitive position of outsiders is expected to deteriorate, even if the concept of ''Fortress Europe'' is rejected by the Community. Outsider firms can neutralize some of the disadvantages they encounter by engaging in foreign direct investment in the European Community which transforms them, in some sense. into insiders, This paper outlines a model that distinguishes between the expected investment behavior of producers of different kinds of goods. Distinction is made between Heckscher-Ohlin goods (H-goods), characterized by publicly available technologies, and Schumpeter goods (S-goods), based on firm-specific knowledge. Analysis of recent foreign direct investment by Israeli firms in the European Community and in other parts of the world shows that patterns of actual flows by sector, by geographic region and over time, correspond to predictions derived from the model. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 2 223 237 15 Business; Management RJ951 ISI:A1995RJ95100001 J MILLINGTON, AI; BAYLISS, BT TRANSNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES BETWEEN UK AND EU MANUFACTURING COMPANIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF COMPETITION JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article INTEGRATION; STRATEGIES; INDUSTRY; FIRMS This paper analyses both the incidence and motivation for transnational joint ventures between UK and EU companies in relation to the structure of competition. It is based on a survey of 812 UK manufacturing PLCs and case studies in forty-six companies with a total of sixty-nine joint ventures. The results highlight the importance of transnational JVs in the EU and suggest that they are unlikely to have significantly seduced the level of competition in the Union. The motivations which underlie these ventures can be broken into two groups. Large firms undertake JVs in response to competitive pressures within an increasingly unified single market. Small and medium-sized firms undertake JVs in order to penetrate discrete national markets. 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Int. Bus. Stud. 1995 26 2 239 254 16 Business; Management RJ951 ISI:A1995RJ95100002 J GIBSON, CB AN INVESTIGATION OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN LEADERSHIP ACROSS 4 COUNTRIES JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES English Article SEX-ROLE STEREOTYPES; ETHNIC AFFIRMATION; UNITED-STATES; MANAGEMENT; SELF This study investigates the emphasis males and females place on leadership behaviors and styles across four countries characterized as two cultural dyads (Norway - Sweden and Australia - U.S.). Previous gender comparisons and cross-cultural studies of leadership are reviewed. A framework for exploring leadership, consisting of five leadership behaviors and six leadership styles, is then presented and tested with questionnaire data for 209 managers across the four countries. Results demonstrate significant effects for gender and country, but no interaction effects, Post-hoc analyses suggest that across all four countries, males emphasize the goal setting dimension. while females emphasize the interaction facilitation dimension, Australians scored significantly differently than leaders in the other countries on interaction facilitation, benevolent autocratic style, and laissez-faire style. These findings are discussed in light of gender characteristics and cultural values. 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