The paper aims to study the influence of the institutional environment on the international expansion of SMEs from China; the study is based on 134 SMEs operating in Jiangsu Province, China. Data from these companies were analysed using multivariate regressions, and the models used the firms´...

The ´Chinese miracle´ has captured the attention of scholars around the world. Coinciding with the extraordinary economic growth registered in China during the last three decades a growing number of studies have been published in recent years providing a wide-ranging analysis of Chinese...

The paper aims to study the national and international expansion of SMEs from Anhui, China. The study focuses on the interaction of SMEs with the Government assessed through the development of specific industries as well as ownership and funding by the State, and the origins of the relative...

Although some studies have analyzed corporate blogging, very little academic attention has been given to the phenomena of Corporate Blogs and their content from a leadership perspective. Based on posts and comments found in two Fortune 100 Corporate Blogs, I have used content analysis to obtain...

Este artículo presenta las experiencias de implementación de sistemas integrados de gestión ERP de 91 empresas en España y América Latina. Se presenta el perfil de las empresas, las variables de entorno, las estrategias de implementación y la percepción del impacto de la implementación...

In today´s more complex multinational and technologically sophisticated environment, the group has re-emerged in importance as the project team. Work teams are important to organizations in general, but are especially critical in product development because they span many functional areas...

(WP09/02 Clave pdf) This study addresses the issue of what are the key success factors in developing strategic supplier alliances following Monczka et al(1998) perspective of the buying company. Data from 56 different supplier alliances had been collected in Spanish companies.The results show...

(WP03/02 Clave pdf) This paper investigates the sources of variability of MNC performance in different areas of the world, particularly the influence of corporate-level factors, the geographical areas, and their specific industries. The key goal is to measure to what extent MNC corporate-level...

Spain presents an interesting paradox in the history of PPP (Public-Private Partnerships). Successive governments have seized on PPPs as a solution to budget constraints at a time of dwindling EU aid and stricter fiscal targets, making it one of Europe´s most enthusiastic users of PPP since...

(WPE 18/03 Clave pdf) La muerte y lo que la rodea no resulta nada atractiva. Esta circunstancia afecta de modo inexorable a las condiciones de contratación en el mercado de los servicios funerarios. Los condicionantes emocionales, religiosos y culturales afectan poderosamente al juego de las...