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The determinants of international pharmaceutical firms’ FDI in China: a comparison between early (pre‐1992) and late (from‐1992) entrants

Jiang, Fuming; Christodoulou, Chris; Wei, Ho‐Ching - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 1, pp. 45-56

FDI before 1992 and the late entrants whose FDI started after 1992 in China. Field research was mainly conducted in China … late entrants are likely to agree that China’s huge market size played the most important role in motivating international … pharmaceutical firms’ FDI in China. The results did not support the traditional FDI theories on domestic market imperfection and firm …

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Value chain supply procurement strategies in international construction

Martek, Igor; Chen, Chuan - In: Management Decision 54 (2016) 2, pp. 501-521

firms, both up-stream and down-stream, on whom they depend in delivering their projects. For foreign constructors in China … adapt themselves to the problem of sourcing competitively when located within a China-based supply chain? The paper aims to …. Finally, firms also seek to transit to China as a procurement base in order to reduce local supply cost, service world …

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The relationship between business ethics diffusion, knowledge sharing and service innovation

Wu, Chen-fong - In: Management Decision 54 (2016) 6, pp. 1343-1358

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider business ethics as a concept and behavior that is worthy of attracting more proponents, and to explore how the diffusion of business ethics can effectively promote service innovation in an organization. Design/methodology/approach – This...

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Network resources and the innovation performance

Zheng, Suli; Li, Huiping; Wu, Xiaobo - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 6, pp. 1207-1224

Purpose – So as to understand the effects of network resources on firm innovation and performance within alliances and networks, this paper aims to examine the correlation between network resources and innovation performance through the mediation of capability accumulation and relative...

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Unpacking the relationships between conflicts and team innovation

He, Yuanqiong; Ding, Xiu-Hao; Yang, Kunpeng - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 8, pp. 1533-1548

data in China and the survey covering 436 participants from 126 project teams. Then, structure equation model by AMOS and …

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R & D spending among Chinese SMEs: the role of business owners’ characteristics

Gao, Yongqiang; Hafsi, Taïeb - In: Management Decision 53 (2015) 8, pp. 1714-1735

Purpose – Given that organizational decisions are made by individuals and thus shaped by their subjective and objective characteristics, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of SME business owners’ characteristics on their firms’ research and development (R & D) spending in a...

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Competitive strategy, capabilities and uncertainty in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in China and the United States

Parnell, John A; Long, Zhang; Lester, Don - In: Management Decision 53 (2015) 2, pp. 402-431

, environmental uncertainty, and organizational performance in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in China and the USA. Design …/methodology/approach – In China, a survey was administered to managers of SMEs in Shanghai and Guangzhou. In the USA, a survey was administered … market opportunities. While this situation is gradually changing in China, it is not at a point where SMEs feel comfortable …

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Boundary-spanning demand-side search and radical technological innovations in China

Zhang, Wenhong; Zhao, Yapu; Tian, Longwei; Liu, Dong - In: Management Decision 55 (2017) 8, pp. 1749-1769

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how boundary-spanning demand-side search (BSDSS) fuels radical technological innovations as well as how innovation appropriability moderates this relationship. In particular, based on Teece’s (1986) argument regarding the appropriability of...

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Knowledge transfer channels to Vietnam for process improvement

Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 5, pp. 954-972

Purpose – In the globalized economy, it is becoming increasingly necessary for firms in emerging economies to adopt advanced knowledge and technology from external sources, both domestic and abroad. This paper aims to identify knowledge flows through domestic and international...

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User liaisons’ perspective on behavior and outcome control in IT projects

Liu, Shan; Wang, Lin - In: Management Decision 52 (2014) 6, pp. 1148-1173

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which user liaison behavior and outcome control influence the process performance of information technology (IT) projects and how the IT experience, behavior observability, and outcome measurability of user liaisons affect...

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