Management International Review

2006 - 2026

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Volume 66, issue 2, 2026

Global Value Chain Participation and Business Performance in the Manufacturing Sector: A Firm-Level Panel Analysis pp. 221-264

Rahul Thakur and Sakshi Sharma

Explaining Chinese FDI in Africa: A Longitudinal Configurational Approach Integrating Policy Influences to Traditional FDI Motivations pp. 265-301

Myropi Garri, Malcolm Beynon, Jae-Yeon Kim and David Pickernell

Cultural Tightness–Looseness and International Expansion of Emerging Market Firms: A Cultural Escapism Perspective pp. 303-326

Xuchang Chen

Building Bridges with Words and Networks: A Moderated Mediation Model of Language Proficiency, Host-Country Nationals, and Expatriate Adjustment pp. 327-356

Secil Bayraktar, Irmak Erdogan, Dariya Kaya and Alfredo Jiménez

“Am I Different?” The Unseen Divide of Communication Overaccommodation and Its Effect on Employees’ Sense of Belonging and Job Satisfaction pp. 357-386

Xiaowen Chen, Elizabeth S. Curtis, Jun-Hong Chen, Gary N. Burns and Diego Theisen

Managing Shadow IT in Cross-Border Acquisitions: A Case Study of a German Multinational pp. 387-407

Françoise Chateau-Dégat and Ulrike Mayrhofer

Volume 66, issue 1, 2026

Irregular and Interrupted Internationalization Pathways: An Event System Approach to Understand the Role of Critical Events pp. 3-47

Luisa Campos, Susan Freeman, Tiia Vissak and S. Tamer Cavusgil

Navigating Politically Unstable Environments: A Review of Multinationals’ Internationalization Strategy Research pp. 49-82

Yiran Tao, Daojuan Wang and Jens Holmgren

Political Risk, Bargaining Power, and the Target Selection of Cross-Border Acquisitions pp. 83-128

Shao-Chi Chang and Tien-Ho Cheng

International Network Resources Mobilization and Collaborative Entry Mode pp. 129-156

Ángeles Gallego, Cristóbal Casanueva and Laura Barrera

Due Diligence in International Alliances: Performance Outcomes and the Moderating Effect of Geographic Distance and Partner-Specific Experience pp. 157-179

Catherine Elizabeth Georgiou, Nigel Driffield and Hossam Zeitoun

Upgrading to Escape the Low Value-Added Trap in Global Value Chains: The Mediating Role of Strategic Learning Capability pp. 181-220

Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Michael Jay Polonsky and Zaheer Khan

Volume 65, issue 6, 2025

Ethical Issues in International Business Research pp. 981-1013

Dirk Holtbrügge

Psychic Distance as a Driver in Subsequent International Market Selection: Insights from French Early Internationalizing Firms pp. 1015-1038

Diana A. Filipescu, Juliane Engsig, Angélique Breuillot and Josefina Palacios Fernández

Shades of Darkness in Expatriation: The Effects of Cultural Discrimination and Underemployment on Self-Initiated Expatriates’ Role Adjustment pp. 1039-1063

Alexei Koveshnikov and Miikka J. Lehtonen

Taking Stock and Construct Cleanup: A Conceptual Framework to Understand Host Country Nationals’ Supportive Behaviors Toward Expatriates pp. 1065-1104

Haiying Kang, Ying Wang, Chia-Huei Wu and Quan Jin

Pay Dispersion and Firms’ Internationalization Strategy: Evidence from China pp. 1105-1136

Naihao Li, Ziyin Deng and Zijie Li

Large Language Models in International Business Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects pp. 1137-1165

Lulu Yan, Cong Cheng, Ying Zhang and Zefeng Miao

Volume 65, issue 5, 2025

Corruption’s Impacts on Entrepreneurial Rates and Entrepreneurial Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Collectivism pp. 789-820

Rachida Aïssaoui, Mohammed Bouznit and Ana Rosado-Feger

Real Options Reasoning and the Internationalization of Small Firms: A Review and Agenda for Future Research pp. 821-849

Jamshid Alinasab and Richard A. Hunt

Intellectual Property Rights Regime and Ownership Decisions in Cross-border Acquisitions by Emerging Market Multinationals pp. 851-879

Chenxi Wei and Jong Min Lee

Context Effects on Importer Dependence in Export Business Relationships: The Fire Smolders Under the Ice pp. 881-902

Claude Obadia and Irena Vida

Democracy and Natural Resources: Their Institutional Impact on Tax Haven Use by Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises pp. 903-947

Kelon Felix, Chris Jones, Johan Rewilak and Yama Temouri

Bilateral Influence Capacity, Geopolitical Competition, and Chinese Expatriate Workers in Africa pp. 949-979

Jiang Wang

Volume 65, issue 4, 2025

The Global Factory Revisited pp. 615-635

Peter J. Buckley and Peter Enderwick

Dynamic Capability Drivers and Performance Outcomes of Strategic Import Planning: The Moderating Role of Organizational Resources and Market Factors pp. 637-672

Leonidas C. Leonidou, Dayananda Palihawadana, Bilge Aykol, Frode Nilssen and Paul Christodoulides

The Influence of Foreign Ownership on Firm’s Digital Orientation: Evidence from China pp. 673-698

Shan Zhu and Jiuyu Dong

Determinants of Wholly Owned Foreign Direct Investments in E-Commerce Firms: A Hierarchical Country- and Firm-Level Analysis pp. 699-736

Marius Mueller and Bernhard Swoboda

Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries Acquired by Family Firms: A Configurational Perspective pp. 737-765

Jacqueline Lyons, Vikrant Shirodkar and Palitha Konara

Conducting Research in International Business Through a Complex Adaptive Systems Lens pp. 767-788

Sokol Celo and Mark Lehrer

Volume 65, issue 3, 2025

Corporate Social Responsibility Challenges of International Service Firms: An Introduction and Research Agenda pp. 399-414

Enrico Battisti, Hussain G. Rammal, Hemant Merchant, Pervez Ghauri and Niccolò Nirino

Corporate Social Responsibility and Technological Advancement of International Service Enterprises: Links and Gaps in the Literature pp. 415-458

Ryan W. Tang, Lili Mi, Xi Wen Carys Chan, Hongmin Yan and S. Tamer Cavusgil

Comparing the Effects of Internationalization on CSR in Service and Non-Service MNEs pp. 459-485

Stephen Chen, Jintao Zhang and Hao Tan

Stakeholder Influences and MNC Subsidiaries’ CSR Under Institutional Voids: An Empirical Examination of International Service Enterprises in Korea pp. 487-512

Taewoo Roh, Shufeng Xiao, Byung Il Park and Ana M. Romero-Martínez

How Can Value-Added Intermediary Service Providers and Exporting Firms Co-Create Value in Bottom of the Pyramid Markets? pp. 513-537

Huda Khan, Nadia Zahoor, Shlomo Y. Tarba and Iva Atanassova

Global Footprint, Local Imprint: How Institutions and Distance Influence the Corporate Social Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries Across Service Industries pp. 539-589

Anthi Avloniti, Christiana Anaxagorou, Ioanna Stylianou, Duc Khuong Nguyen and Kamila Janovská

The Role of Ethical Leadership’s CSR Initiatives and Leader’s Trait Mindfulness in Consumer Well-Being in Multinational Hotels pp. 591-614

Muhammad Usman, Manlio Giudice, Armando Papa, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Adeel Khalid

Volume 65, issue 2, 2025

International Corporate Development Activities and Information Disclosures in Earnings Calls pp. 175-206

Guoliang Frank Jiang and Roberto Ragozzino

Divestment of Foreign Subsidiaries for Deletion and Redeployment pp. 207-237

Toshimitsu Ueta and Naoki Yasuda

The Influence of Entrepreneurial Mindsets and Business Model Practices on Firm Internationalization pp. 239-274

Mika Gabrielsson, Saara Julkunen and Svante Andersson

Effects of International E-Commerce Firms’ Depth versus Breadth of Control on Foreign Sales Performance and the Role of Market Size and Growth as Context Factors pp. 275-304

Marius Mueller and Bernhard Swoboda

Asymmetries in Firm-Level Globalization: The Case of Swiss Multinational Enterprises pp. 305-328

Alain Verbeke, David Eschmann and Philippe Gugler

Roles of Market Characteristics and Experience in Ventures’ International Growth Mode Choice: A Conjoint Experiment pp. 329-357

Philipp Ego and Ulrich Pidun

Overcoming the ESG Voids at Home: Supplier ESG Performance and the Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises pp. 359-395

Pei Yu, Yilan Chen and Yumiao Zhao

Correction: Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationship and Foreign Subsidiary Innovation in Emerging Multinationals: A Loose Coupling Perspective pp. 397-397

Chao Zhou, Yutong Liu, Jian Du and Guannan Xu

Volume 65, issue 1, 2025

The Democratic Deficit of the Global Dominance of Producer-Driven Society pp. 3-19

Peter Buckley

Do Parts Suppliers Follow Their Customers’ FDI? pp. 21-42

Yasushi Moriuchi, Kazuya Ise and Xingyuan Zhang

Predicting Cross-border Merger and Acquisition Completion through CEO Characteristics: A Machine Learning Approach pp. 43-84

Cong Cheng and Jian Dai

When East Meets West in Building Organisational Resilience: An Exploratory Study Among Bangladeshi Exporters pp. 85-113

A. F. M. Jalal Ahamed, Niina Nummela and Tiia Vissak

The Role of Cultural Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence in the Internationalization of SMEs: Does Global Mindset Matter? pp. 115-144

Avaz Mammadov and Andreas Wald

Foreign Language Use, Virtuality, and the Creative Performance of Dyadic Teams pp. 145-173

Katrin Muehlfeld, Anja Loderer, Thorsten Semrau and Robert Wilken