Purpose -- The purpose of the paper is to discuss the new realities of global rivalry which has been elevated to include economic competition between nations, in addition to the more traditional forms of competitive interactions between firms, Design/methodology/approach -- The Introduction...

This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...

This dissertation studies the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), firmperformance and the exchange rate using a newly assembled dataset on transaction-specific mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and firm-level accounting data for U.S. public firms during 1979–2007. Acquiring...

This paper integrates institution-, industry-, and resource-based views of internationalization and demonstrates that industrial characteristics, firm resources, and institutional factors can significantly explain the differences and similarities of international expansion of Chinese and...

There is little empirical research on how the Chinese Government should function in innovation management, particularly during its critical period of economic transition. This study explores and investigates the Chinese Government’s innovation management structure, procedures and functions by...