Significant research has been devoted to studying the factors that affect firm multinationality. In this study, the authors organize the vast multinationality literature by levels of analysis using a multilevel framework based on the interaction paradigm and conduct a meta-analysis that...

Drawing upon internalization theory, this study investigates the complex relationships involving firm-specific assets, multinationality, and financial performance. Through a meta-analysis of 120 independent samples reported in 111 studies, we test the predictions of internalization theory in the...

The concept of sustainability is increasingly being addressed theoretically by scholars and practically by managers and policymakers. With this growing focus on sustainability efforts, marketing is in a unique position to elevate its focus from managing relationships with customers to...

Now more than ever, marketing is assuming a key boundary-spanning role – a role that has also redefined the composition of the marketing organization. In this paper, the marketing organization’s integrative and mutually reinforcing components of marketing activities, customer value-creating...

The strategic fit paradigm, originally derived from observations in market-based economies, asserts that an appropriate match between environment and strategy has significant and positive implications for business performance. Based on a random sample of Chinese electronics firms, this study...

This study focuses on two dimensions of market orientation and the corresponding dimensions of market knowledge competence: i.e., the customer and competitor dimensions. We examine whether customer and competitor orientations are transmuted into market-based innovation either directly, or...

Now more than ever, marketing has a key boundary-spanning role — a role that has also redefined the composition of the marketing organization. In this SpringerBrief, the marketing organization's integrative and mutually reinforcing components of marketing activities, customer value-creating...