International Business Review

1993 - 2025

Current editor(s): P. Ghauri

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Volume 29, issue 6, 2020

Interplay between dual dimensions of knowledge sharing within globalized chaebols: The moderating effects of organization size and global environmental munificence

Jeoung Yul Lee, Young Soo Yang and Byung Il Park

Focused and ambidextrous catch-up strategies of emerging economy multinationals

Yoona Choi, Lin Cui, Yi Li and Xizhou Tian

Unpacking the effect of strategic ambidexterity on performance: A cross-country comparison of MMNEs developing product-service innovation

Oscar F. Bustinza, Ferran Vendrell-Herrero and Emanuel Gomes

Connecting big data management capabilities with employee ambidexterity in Chinese multinational enterprises through the mediation of big data value creation at the employee level

Saqib Shamim, Jing Zeng, Umair Shafi Choksy and Syed Muhammad Shariq

Unleashing the dynamics of product-market ambidexterity in the pursuit of international opportunities: Insights from emerging market firms

Lianxi Zhou, Shou-Ren Xu, Hui Xu and Bradley R. Barnes

Strategic ambidexterity and innovation in Chinese multinational vs. indigenous firms: The role of managerial capability

Jie Wu, Geoffrey Wood, Xiaoyun Chen, Martin Meyer and Zhiyang Liu

The micro-foundations of strategic ambidexterity: Chinese cross-border M&As, Mid-View thinking and integration management

Xiaotao Zhang, Yipeng Liu, Shlomo Y. Tarba and Manlio Del Giudice

How the spatial dispersion and size of country networks shape the geographic distance that firms add during international expansion

Guus Hendriks

Digitally immersive, international entrepreneurial experiences

Sarah M. Dillon, Charmaine Glavas and Shane Mathews

Antecedents to differentiation strategy in the exporting SME

Gary Knight, Øystein Moen and Tage Koed Madsen

International market exit by firms: Misalignment of strategy with the foreign market risk environment

Kubilay S.L. Ozkan

Bringing Nordic Slush to Asia: Entrepreneurial internationalization of an NGO as a social movement

Tamara Galkina and Man Yang

International gatekeepers: How to integrate domestic networks and international relations

Isabel Díez-Vial and Ángeles Montoro-Sánchez

Heuristic decision-making in firm internationalization: The influence of context-specific experience

Aleksi Niittymies

Volume 29, issue 5, 2020

Emerging market multinationals’ firm-specific advantages, institutional distance, and foreign acquisition location choice

Barclay E. James, Rajeev J. Sawant and Joshua S. Bendickson

Harmonization of firm CSR policies across national contexts: Evidence from Brazil & Sweden

Mohamad Mazboudi, Yusuf M. Sidani and Akram Al Ariss

Auditor realignment, voluntary SOX 404 adoption, and internal control material weakness remediation: Further evidence from U.S.-listed foreign firms

Wu-Po Liu and Hua-Wei Huang

Willingness to work for multinational enterprises from emerging countries: The case of Chinese multinational enterprises in the Netherlands

Jianhong Zhang, Chaohong Zhou, Désirée M. van Gorp and Arjen van Witteloostuijn

A bibliometric analysis of family firm internationalization research: Current themes, theoretical roots, and ways forward

Elena Casprini, Marina Dabic, Josip Kotlar and Tommaso Pucci

Home country institutional impediments and international expansion of developing country SMEs

Samuel Adomako, Kwabena Frimpong, Albert Danso, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Moshfique Uddin and Kwabena Kesse

How do cultural values influence entrepreneurial behavior of nations? A behavioral reasoning approach

Francesco Calza, Chiara Cannavale and Iman Zohoorian Nadali

Influence of Chinese managerial soft power on African skills development

Alexis Abodohoui and Zhan Su

How and when does co-production facilitate eco-innovation in international buyer-supplier relationships? The role of environmental innovation ambidexterity and institutional pressures

Kuo-Hsiung Chang and Donald F. Gotcher

Is marketing agility important for emerging market firms in advanced markets?

Huda Khan

The effect of inward FDI on outward FDI over time in China: A contingent and dynamic perspective

Jianxun Chen, Wu Zhan, Zhaodi Tong and Vikas Kumar

Strategic decision-making processes, international environmental munificence and the accelerated internationalization of SMEs

Andreas P. Petrou, Elias Hadjielias, Ioannis C. Thanos and Pavlos Dimitratos

MNE-NGO partnerships for sustainability and social responsibility in the global fast-fashion industry: A loose-coupling perspective

Steven Y.H. Liu, Elizabeth Napier, Andrea Runfola and S. Tamer Cavusgil

Gender equality's impact on female directors’ efficacy: A multi-country study

Samia Belaounia, Ran Tao and Hong Zhao

Volume 29, issue 4, 2020

Purchasing behaviour of ethnicities: Are they different?

Giang Trinh, Huda Khan and Larry Lockshin

Ethno-national ties and international business opportunity exploitation: The role of environmental factors

Daekwan Kim, Kyuyeong Choi, Jean, Ruey-Jer “Bryan” and John Cadogan

Decades of research on foreign subsidiary divestment: What do we really know about its antecedents?

David Schmid and Dirk Morschett

Cognitive foundations of firm internationalization: A systematic review and agenda for future research

Aleksi Niittymies and Kalle Pajunen

Export market orientation: An integrative review and directions for future research

İlayda İpek and Nilay Bıçakcıoğlu-Peynirci

Corruption in international business: A review and research agenda

Salman Bahoo, Ilan Alon and Andrea Paltrinieri

The determinants and performance of early internationalizing firms: A literature review and research agenda

Guohua Jiang, Masaaki Kotabe, Feng Zhang, Andy W. Hao, Justin Paul and Cheng Lu Wang

Piecing together a puzzle—A review and research agenda on internationalization and the promise of exaptation

Päivi Hanna Maria Aaltonen

Host country risk and foreign ownership strategy: Meta-analysis and theory on the moderating role of home country institutions

Ryan W. Tang and Peter J. Buckley

Foreign location decisions through an institutional lens: A systematic review and future research agenda

Róisín Donnelly and Tatiana S. Manolova

The international market selection of Chinese SMEs: How institutional influence overrides psychic distance

Hongmin Yan, Xiaowen Hu and Yulong Liu

In CEOs we trust: When religion matters in cross-border acquisitions. The case of a multifaith country

Diana W.P. Kwok, Pierre-Xavier Meschi and Olivier Bertrand

Antecedents of the propensity to learn management practices and their impacts on firm outcomes in emerging markets: A Bayesian Model Averaging approach

Abdilahi Ali and Syed Imran Ali

The stock market performance of exploration-oriented and exploitation-oriented cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from emerging market enterprises

Zhu Zhang, Marjorie A. Lyles and Changqi Wu

Culture and International business research: A review and research agenda

Saurabh Srivastava, Shiwangi Singh and Sanjay Dhir

The art of writing literature review: What do we know and what do we need to know?

Justin Paul and Alex Rialp

Volume 29, issue 3, 2020

Exploring expatriate adjustment through identity perspective

Vesa Peltokorpi and Ling Eleanor Zhang

The effect of non-conventional outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) on the domestic employment of multinational enterprises (MNEs)

Lee, In Hyeock (Ian), Eunsuk Hong and Shige Makino

Entrepreneurial leadership and MNE subsidiary performance: The moderating role of subsidiary context

Almasa Sarabi, Fabian J. Froese, Daniel H.M. Chng and Klaus Meyer

Effects of board characteristics on post-acquisition performance: A study of cross-border acquisitions by firms in the manufacturing sector

Deepak K. Datta, Dynah A. Basuil and Ankita Agarwal

Cultural differences and synergy realization in cross-border acquisitions

Daojuan Wang, Daniel S. Hain, Jorma Larimo and Li T. Dao

Learning by exporting under fast, short-term changes: The moderating role of absorptive capacity and foreign collaborative agreements

D’Angelo, Alfredo, Panagiotis Ganotakis and James H. Love

Internationalisation and risk: Literature review, integrative framework and research agenda

Jonas Eduardsen and Svetla Marinova

How do local and foreign firms compete? Competitive actions in an emerging economy

Wei Yang and Klaus Meyer

Mapping international business and international business policy research: Intellectual structure and research trends

Angelito Calma and Gabriele Suder

Multinational enterprises and corporate tax planning: A review of literature and suggestions for a future research agenda

Maggie Cooper and Quyen T.K. Nguyen

On the internationalization of Turkish hospital chains: A dynamic capabilities perspective

M. Mithat Uner, Burak Cetin and S. Tamer Cavusgil

Relationship learning: A conduit for internationalization

Waheed Akbar Bhatti, Jorma Larimo and Per Servais

Volume 29, issue 2, 2020

A comparative analysis of location and non-location-bounded strategic asset seeking in emerging and developed market MNEs: An application of new internalization theory

Dylan Sutherland, John Anderson and Zheyuan Hu

A causal analysis of the role of institutions and organizational proficiencies on the innovation capability of Chinese SMEs

Man Zhang and Hemant Merchant

Enhancing or inhibiting: The impact of investment in political ties on the link between firm innovation and productivity

Can Li

How do country regulations and business environment impact foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows?

Farok J. Contractor, Ramesh Dangol, N. Nuruzzaman and S. Raghunath

Social network analysis in international business research: An assessment of the current state of play and future research directions

Yusuf Kurt and Mustafa Kurt

Corporate social innovation: A systematic literature review

Marcelo Dionisio and Eduardo Raupp de Vargas

Host Country National Employees’ Prosocial Behavior toward Expatriates in Foreign Subsidiaries: A Common Ingroup Identity Model Perspective

Vesa Peltokorpi

International new venture performance: Role of international entrepreneurial culture, ambidextrous innovation, and dynamic marketing capabilities

Dominic Buccieri, Raj G. Javalgi and Erin Cavusgil

The Growth Impact of Chinese Direct Investment on Host Developing Countries

Xiaolan Fu, Peter J. Buckley and Xiaoqing Maggie Fu

Exploratory and exploitative OFDI from emerging markets: Impacts on firm performance

Qingqing Tang, Flora F. Gu, En Xie and Zhan Wu

Does religion influence location choice in the hotel industry?

Fernando E. García-Muiña, Ana M. Romero-Martínez and Diala Kabbara

Process in family business internationalisation: The state of the art and ways forward

Jaakko Metsola, Tanja Leppäaho, Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki and Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki

Foreign direct investment, technological advancement, and absorptive capacity: A network analysis

Nasrin Sultana and Ekaterina Turkina

Would you work abroad? The effect of English proficiency on Chinese employees’ willingness to accept international assignments

Jie Li, Yue Zhao and Xue Han

The multinationality and performance relationship: Revisiting the literature and exploring the implications

Quyen T.K. Nguyen and Sylvia Kim

Volume 29, issue 1, 2020

Foreign market entries, exits and re-entries: The role of knowledge, network relationships and decision-making logic

Tiia Vissak, Barbara Francioni and Susan Freeman

Knowledge transfer between self-initiated expatriates and their organizations: Research propositions for managing SIEs

Jun Jie Shao and Akram AL Ariss

Sourcing or sharing in MNE networks? National headquarters and foreign subsidiaries as knowledge conduits in SMOPECs

Joanna Scott-Kennel and Iiris Saittakari

The characteristics of intellectual property rights regimes: How formal and informal institutions affect outward FDI location

Nikolaos Papageorgiadis, Frank McDonald, Chengang Wang and Palitha Konara

A hybrid approach to international market selection: The case of impact investing organizations

Roy Mersland, Samuel Anokye Nyarko and Amila Buddhika Sirisena

Changes in foreign operation modes: A review and research agenda

Moritz Putzhammer, Jonas Puck and Thomas Lindner

Leader narcissism and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from Chinese firms

Hung-Gay Fung, Penghua Qiao, Jot Yau and Yuping Zeng

Survival of full versus partial acquisitions: The moderating role of firm’s internationalization experience, cultural distance, and host country context characteristics

Yi Wang and Jorma Larimo

Context in international business: Entrepreneurial internationalization from a distant small open economy

Eldrede T. Kahiya

MNE liability of foreignness versus local firm-specific advantages: The case of the Chinese management software industry

Feng Wan, Peter Williamson and Naresh R. Pandit

Explaining the performance of divested overseas subsidiaries

Alex Mohr, Palitha Konara and Panagiotis Ganotakis