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Motivated by globalization, the internationalization of Brazilian franchise chains to emerging countries has grown in …
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The factors that determine firms' levels of internationalization remain a focal area of international business research. Within this research stream, studies building on the upper echelons theory have investigated the influence of the demographic characteristics of the top management team (TMT)...
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the number of minority international joint ventures (MIJVs) formed and the level of internationalization attained in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We argue that this is an inverted U-shaped...
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This paper offers a social network explanation for the purported relationship between internationalization and firm performance in the context of born global small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We argue that home-based social networks play a mediating role in the relationship between inward and...
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In 2002, thirty-four chief executives of the world’s largest multinational corporations signed a document during the World Economic Forum (WEF) entitled, ‘Global Corporate Citizenship: The Leadership Challenge for CEOs and Boards’. These included Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, Diageo, Merck &...
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the risks for Chinese companies that are interested in pursuing international business opportunities. Drawing from personal industry experience, experience teaching Chinese entrepreneurs/managers in China, and marketing management class lectures, I...
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essay, I provide some historical context to the recent era of "hyper-globalization." I then present multiple factors …-economic, social, political, technological, and governance-related - that collectively explain why globalization has peaked and is on … economy, state, and society so as to realize a healthier alignment among them. Finally, I look at where globalization might be …
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consumption patterns. The globalization process is believed to affect most young people designated Generation Y. They were brought …
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Network organisations emphasise the importance of corporate and product intangible assets. In global competition, the managerial economics of intangibles imposes new network policies of corporate social responsibility, dominated by global social issues such as economic sustainability,...
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