Organizational slack and firm's internationalization: A longitudinal study of high-technology firms
We employ both organization theory and economic theory for exploring how the effects of high-discretion organizational slack and low-discretion organizational slack impact the degree of firm's internationalization. We tested hypotheses using longitudinal data (2000-2005) from 179 high-technology publicly listed companies in Taiwan. The results indicate a U-shaped relationship exists between high-discretion organizational slack and the internationalization of firms. In contrast, low-discretion organizational slack presents a positive linear relationship with the internationalization of firms.
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2009
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Authors: | Lin, Wen-Ting ; Cheng, Kuei-Yang ; Liu, Yunshi |
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Journal of World Business. - Elsevier, ISSN 1090-9516. - Vol. 44.2009, 4, p. 397-406
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Organizational slack High-discretion organizational slack Low-discretion organizational slack Internationalization |
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