This paper develops a conceptual framework and a range of propositions for empirically testing SME export managers' assessment and use of personal contacts as a vehicle for export information generation. The paper argues that the perceived value of such activities differs with the properties of...

Cross-national alliances have become an increasingly salient part of the contemporary global environment. These alliances bring together firms embedded in diverse institutional environments. Diversity in institutional environments makes meaning creation difficult as well as necessary. Our paper...

The notion of routines as a powerful metaphor for explaining organizational capabilities and the evolution of organizations has been widely accepted as a central issue in evolutionary economics. The configuration and management of routines across organizational, and ownership, boundaries...