In this study, we examine the location strategies (e.g., developing versus developed countries) of Chinese multinational firms (Pantzalis, 2001). We argue that domestic firm-specific ownership advantages of a firm, in the form of larger size and higher degree of diversification, will induce...

This paper investigates the industrial practices of production offshoring and reshoring — in particular, the role of strategy and natural hedging (i.e., co-locating sales and production activities). After analyzing the recent production sourcing decisions of 74 leading global manufacturing...

Traditional insurance is being threatened as the global business environment becomes more competitive. This paper investigates the influence of competitive intelligence on organizational sustainability of the Nigerian insurance industry. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design in data...

The aim of this study is to investigate the role of competitive intelligence in making strategic marketing decisions at small and medium businesses in Kurdistan region of Iraq. However, the researchers used five competitive intelligence dimensions (market intelligence, competitor intelligence,...

The strategic management literature has put a lot of emphasis on the role of intelligence in the strategic management process. However, the available literature has not been thorough in outlining the role and the potential outcome of the deployment of business intelligence. Majority of the...