International business researchers have extensively studied entry mode choice, but only a very few studies have examined whether anticipated entry modes by determinants would lead to higher firm performance. By analyzing approximately 17,000 foreign entries in seven industries into China from...

Paper Type - Research Paper.Purpose - With boards of directors playing both monitoring and guidance roles, we examine the impact of board structure on firm value in large US and UK firms using the lenses of agency and resource dependence theories. Design/Methodology/Approach - Using a sample of...

This paper investigates the different effects of political connections on the firm performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately owned enterprises. Using data on Chinese listed firms from 1999 to 2007, we find that private firms with politically connected managers outperform those...