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Impact of shifts in strategic orthodoxy on international enterprise performance
Lim, Kwee Nan - 2008
Othodoxy on International Enterprise Performance. This study hypothesised: H11: Strategic orientation correlates with superior … international performance; H12: Global strategy contributes to superior performance internationally; and, H13: Skills in strategy … execution lead to superiior performance internationally.Three hundred and nine variables in three hypotheses were tested with …
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Country effects on profitability: A multilevel approach using a sample of Central American firms
Ketelhöhn, Niels W.; Quintanilla, Carlos - In: Journal of Business Research 65 (2012) 12, pp. 1767-1772
This study uses a sample of Central American firms to estimate a set of multilevel regressions following the method of Goldszmidt, Brito, and de Vasconcelos (2011) to explore the relation between return on assets and factors relating to host-country, industry, firm, and year. The results...
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is … experience on firm performance and innovative outcomes is moderated by the institutional environment. The effect of investor … same value for financial or innovative performance in regulatory unstable environments. Finally, the effect of investor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439052
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The internet and export marketing performance: the empirical link in export market ventures
Lu, Vinh N; Julian, Craig C - 2007
competitive advantage purposes) and export marketing performance. Design/methodology/approach: Data were gathered via a self … between high and low export marketing performance. Furthermore, the international experience of the export venture …'s management was a significant factor in discriminating between high and low export marketing performance. Research limitations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475177
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Firm internationalisation and export incentives from a Middle Eastern perspective
Ahmed, Zafar U; Julian, Craig C; Baalbaki, Imad B; … - 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the incentives to export that Lebanese entrepreneurs face when engaging in international business. Design/methodology/approach: The study was based on an empirical investigation of the incentives to export that Lebanese firms face when engaging...
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Formative versus reflective measurement models: Two applications of formative measurement
Coltman, T.; Devinney, T. M.; Midgley, D. F.; Venaik, S. - 2008
This paper presents a framework that helps researchers to design and validate both formative and reflective measurement models. The framework draws from the existing literature and includes both theoretical and empirical considerations. Two important examples, one from international business and...
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Innovationsverhalten in Familienunternehmen
Hülsbeck, Marcel; Lehmann, Erik E.; Weiß, Dominik; … - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2011
Familienunternehmen gelten in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung als besonders innovativ und als Hidden Champions der deutschen Wirtschaft. In jüngster Zeit widmen sich Forscher vermehrt der Überprüfung dieser These und kommen zu diametral unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Einerseits wird...
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Female Entrepreneurs in Transitional Economies: a comparative study of Businesswomen in Nigeria and China
Kitching, Beverley; Woldie, Atsese - 2004
This paper focuses on the theme of women entrepreneurs, business and gender in two transitional economies, namely Nigeria and China. As the OECD Conferences on Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises held in Paris in 1997 and 2000 pointed out, a situation where women are...
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The Importance of Price in Re-Negotiating Long-Term Supply Contracts from Softwood Plantations – The Case of Queensland Australia
Quayle, Michael J. - 2004
It is often thought that log sales from plantation and natural forests are determined in free and open market auction systems. This is often the case for those countries with a competitive market structure in these industries. Competitive market forces therefore determine log prices in these...
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How Alliance Partners Learn: The Role of Collaborative Experience and Market Orientation
Ratten, Vanessa; Ratten, Hamish - 2004
Alliances are becoming more important in international business. The literature on learning and alliances has increased as the alliance literature has shifted to focusing on the role that learning plays in fostering alliance relationships. Congruent to this increase in the alliance learning...
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