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A note on geographical diversification and performance of the world's largest reinsurance groups

François Outreville, J. - In: Multinational Business Review 20 (2012) 4, pp. 376-391

performance for the world's largest reinsurance groups. It also aims to verify that the form and nature of the relationship … between diversification and performance follow an S‐shaped curve with increased diversification of the largest reinsurance … geographical diversification has a positive effect on a reinsurance firm's underwriting performance but that this relationship is …

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A commentary on the gravity equation in international business research

Fratianni, Michele U.; Marchionne, Francesco; Hoon Oh, Chang - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 1, pp. 36-46

Purpose – This commentary aims to discuss methodological issues and practical concerns of international business scholars who apply the gravity equation in their research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper summarizes and compares theories and several advanced empirical specifications...

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FDI, economic decline and recovery: lessons from the Asian financial crisis

Moon, Hwy‐Chang; Cheng, Joseph L.C.; Kim, Min‐Young; … - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 2, pp. 120-132

Purpose – While many studies have investigated the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on a host country's economic development, little research has been done on the role of FDI as related to economic decline and recovery. This paper aims to fill this gap by investigating the economic...

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Gravity, the English language and international business

Hejazi, Walid; Ma, Juan - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 2, pp. 152-167

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the merits of the view that the English language has emerged as the dominant language in international business. If there is merit to this view, then the ability to speak English and its role as a lingua franca in the global economy would imply...

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Unbundling the construct of firm‐level international competitiveness

Cerrato, Daniele; Depperu, Donatella - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 4, pp. 311-331

/methodology/approach – Linking the concepts of internationalization, performance, and firm‐level competitiveness, the paper proposes a framework for …” competitiveness, relating to market, financial and nonfinancial performance of a firm in foreign markets. Originality/value – Although … a new research agenda about the analysis of the internationalization‐performance relationship. …

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When more can be less: the perceived value of additional FDI in the same host country

Hutzschenreuter, Thomas; Kleindienst, Ingo; von … - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 4, pp. 332-356

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore whether and how the depth of a company's operations in a given host country influences how shareholders value further investments in that country. Here, depth means the extent of a company's presence, that is, a company's accumulated foreign direct...

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A bibliometric study on Ghoshal's Managing across Borders

Portugal Ferreira, Manuel - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 4, pp. 357-375

Purpose – Some scholars imprint an academic discipline by their contribution to the manner in which people think and research, namely, by putting forward novel concepts and insights. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Sumantra Ghoshal's work on the study of subsidiaries and...

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Internationalization of new ventures: tests of growth and survival

Schueffel, Patrick; Amann, Wolfgang; Herbolzheimer†, … - In: Multinational Business Review 19 (2011) 4, pp. 376-403

largely overrated theoretical factor as far as young ventures' short‐term survival and performance are concerned. As …

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Location and collocation advantages in international innovation

Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia D. - In: Multinational Business Review 20 (2012) 1, pp. 6-25

Purpose – This paper examines the role of location‐specific (L) advantages in the spatial distribution of multinational enterprise (MNE) R&D activity. The meaning of L advantages is revisited. In addition to L advantages that are industry‐specific, the paper emphasises that there is an...

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The Arab Spring, MNEs, and virtual public spheres

Benmamoun, Mamoun; Kalliny, Morris; Cropf, Robert A. - In: Multinational Business Review 20 (2012) 1, pp. 26-43

Purpose – Although multinational enterprises (MNEs), according to John Dunning's work, are driven by motives of ownership, location, internalization and, ultimately, higher returns, these business entities, by virtue of their transnational products and services, and extensive reach and...

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