International talent management becomes increasingly important, because companies compete on a global scale for qualified employees. Finding highly educated talent, however, is difficult, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. This research investigates the work expectations of Chinese (N=404),...

The import competition literature suggests that Chinese industrial policies and technological trends have altered the nature of competition with China so that it does not take place on a level playing field anymore. Empirical evidence about firms' reactions in developed economies to competition...

The burgeoning literature on outward foreign direct investment from emerging markets has largely focused on analysing the motives of investors as reported by parent companies. This paper, instead, focuses on firm-level investments originating from China, India or South Africa in fifteen host...

Internationales Talentmanagement gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung, da Unternehmen in einem globalen Wettbewerb um qualifizierte Mitarbeiter stehen. Diese Studie befasst sich mit den Arbeitserwartungen von chinesischen (N=404), indischen (N=588) und deutschen (N=257) Studierenden – der Gruppe,...

The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of some international political dynamics of countries' IFRS harmonization decisions. The...

Chinese latecomer firms adopt internationalization strategies in order to gain the necessary resources and competences to compete in the local and global markets. In this process, different sectors are involved: not only in the electronic one (e.g. Haier and Huawei represent two successful...

Today's management faces the challenge of employing workforces in different countries. Institutional frameworks, both formal and informal, in various countries influence employees' preferences related to performance rewards and management styles. We conduct an empirical study to examine...

Purpose – With the increasing uncertainty of China's domestic political and economic environment in recent years, Korean MNC subsidiaries in the Chinese market face greater challenges and competition. Based on the insufficiency of existing research and the need for enterprise management...

Research proposes that institutions matter in shaping firm strategic behavior as well as the performance implications of such behavior but is less forthcoming with respect to how they matter especially during the process of internationalization of emerging-economy firms. We build on the...

CSR in China is not a new concept. Chinese corporations always performed good works to benefit society. State-owned enterprises (SOEs) provided wider employee benefits, such as primary and secondary education for the children of its employees. Moreover, Chinese companies have begun to view CSR...