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International business : competing in the global marketplace
Hill, Charles W. L. - 2007 - 6. ed., internat. ed.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004858498
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Resources, Institutional Environments and Firm Scope: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Zhou, Nan - 2010
This dissertation investigates how institutional environments and firm resources influence firm scope. Building on strategy and international business literatures, I propose that institutional environments influence firm scope through the impacts on both the development of internal resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438668
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Modelling the policy challenges confronting globalising developing countries
Karunaratne, Neil Dias - 2008
diversification and currency crises models are reviewed to distil policy guidelines to promote the globalization of developing … countries. The overriding objective of promoting the globalization of developing countries is to reduce poverty and income … latest wave of globalization has bucked the past trend of increasing poverty and income inequality in developing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441785
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Introduction
Gaston, Noel; Khalid, Ahmed M - 2010
Extract: Globalization is very much part of the modern vernacular. Arguably, it was first used by McLuhan and Fiore … (1968) when they introduced the concept of the ‘global village’. Globalization is characterized by the growth of the … in September 2008, the backlash to globalization now seems to be in full swing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441816
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Emergent Realities of Global Competition
Fatehi, Kamal; Veliyath, Rajaram; Derakhshan, Foad - 2008
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459092
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Upgrading the System of Innovation in Late-Industrialising Countries -The Role of Transnational Corporations in Thailand's Manufacturing Sector
Martin Berger - 2005
The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429012
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439052
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Between a strategic rock and a hard place: Planning and flexibility in family and non-family firms
Dibrell, Clay; Craig, Justin B. - 2007
In this research, we compare firms' capacity to react to emerging opportunities and threats (strategic flexibility) by assessing strategic initiatives (i.e., strategic planning) in a study of family and non-family firms. We link these behaviours to measures of firm performance. In a study of 360...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441610
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Global securities analysts’ evaluations of family firms in emerging markets: The sociological perspective on the operations of financial markets
Jeong, Young-Chul - 2011
This dissertation advances a sociological view of the stock exchange market. I examine how multiple institutional logics – profession-based logic at the global level and corporate governance-based logic at the national level – influence analysts’ coverage and ratings for family-dominated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477630
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Micro-Finance Health Insurance in Developing Countries
Meghan, Sudha - 2010
In developing economies, health shocks play a significant role in instigating and sustaining poverty. The impact of high catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure also fosters a culture in which people decide not to use services because they cannot afford either the direct costs, such as for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438963