&D. Our theory draws on perspectives that emphasize the need to develop new competencies within a business organization and to …

This paper studies how firms use acquisitions to achieve long-term business reconfiguration. We base the study in a … routine-based perspective on business dynamics. We develop and test hypotheses concerning the relative extent of change by … between 1978 and 1995. We find that acquisitions play a major role in business reconfiguration, offering opportunities for …

, product, and characteristics of the firm. This paper examines the influence of market similarity, type of business and the … their catalog. We also argue than adaptation is greater for consumer catalogs than for business-to-business catalogs. A …

to examine the effects of globalization on markets, strategies, and performance of business-to-consumer firms in Brazil …

FDI at the regional level. Second, it draws strategic business and marketing implications of this development …

globalization might lead to an increase in economic nationalism. Business executives, therefore, need to focus not only on the bene … business and global marketing and to business executives involved in managing global operations. …