We extend existing theories of entrepreneurial learning and highlight the effects of heuristics under two different learning contexts: experiential learning and vicarious learning. Specifically, we argue that heuristics are consequential in explaining variations in learning. In some cases,...

Firms that have failed to meet the performance expectations of investors must seek new ways of creating value or face the loss of financial support. Using resource-based arguments, we find that valuable and difficult-to-imitate strategies that recombine the firm's existing stock of resources to...

Most prior research has focused on vertical integration or strategic outsourcing in isolation to examine their effects on important performance outcomes. In contrast, we focus on the simultaneous pursuit of vertical integration and strategic outsourcing. Our baseline proposition is that...

When considering the challenges of conducting business in an increasingly complex business environment, the impact of exogenous shocks on business strategy and possible responses to those threats have received growing attention. Scenario/contingency planning is a tool used by firms to translate...

Preface / Joseph L.C. Cheng, Michael A. Hitt -- An evolving paradigm of the economic determinants of international business activity / John H Dunning -- The eclectic paradigm: the developmental years as a mirror on the evolution of the field of international business / Timothy M. Devinney --...

The early research on multinational enterprises usually relied on traditional economic theory or relatively simple but powerful theories developed in the field of international business. They were developed to help us understand why firms entered international markets. However, as the field of...