This study compares the impact of R&D on value added between domestic and foreign firms in Singapore. The analysis is based on a comprehensive panel database from 1993 to 1999 provided by the Singapore Government. Our results found that R&D investments of foreign firms generated higher value...

This study examines the determinants of (1) ownership level in equity joint ventures and (2) foreign market entry mode choice in the context of Vietnam. The first part is a replication of [Pan, Y. (1996). Influences on foreign equity ownership level in joint ventures in China. Journal of...

Agglomeration theory argues that locating close to competitors can be beneficial in terms of gaining from heightened demand -- more frequent consumer visits and subsequent purchases through reducing consumer search costs. This paper examines the trade-off between competition and the...

The rise of Asia as an important region for global business has been widely recognized as one of the most significant economic phenomena in the new millennium. This accessible and comprehensive Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of Asian business in an expansive range of areas...

Arguing that the theorizing potential of case studies has not been fully realized in the field of international business research, Welch, Piekkari, Plakoyiannaki, and Paavilainen-Mäntymäki (2011) construct a typology of theorizing from case studies based on the trade-off between causal...

This study investigated the changes taking place in HRM practices found in European-owned units in China between 1996 and 2006 in conjunction with the transformation of the context in which they are operating. Our study presents clear evidence for the convergence of HRM found in local Chinese...

CEO dismissal is one of the most theoretically interesting topics in strategic management. From a critical realistic perspective, we identify the core assumptions underlying perspectives on CEO dismissal and specify the contexts in which these assumptions are likely to be realistic. We then...

Many large corporations have established a China center to coordinate and control their operations in the country. This article describes the roles played by the HR function in these China centers. As we explain, the China center's HR function provides a variety of services to the MNC units in...