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Does market context impact payoffs to internationalization?

Elango, B. - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 5, pp. 434-453

Purpose – International strategy literature has shown that market context varies in terms of importance to international operations and competition. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of market context in influencing the relationship between internationalization and performance....

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Can Brazilian firms survive the Chinese challenge?

Akhter, Syed H.; Fernando Pinto Barcellos, Paulo - In: European Business Review 23 (2011) 5, pp. 502-523

to examine the effects of globalization on markets, strategies, and performance of business‐to‐consumer firms in Brazil …. Findings – Findings indicate that globalization and especially the entry of Chinese firms significantly changed market contexts … that globalization has changed market contexts in Brazil by developing a new form of competition in which firms from …

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The essence of global political economy

McNutt, Patrick - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 5, pp. 4-12

Evaluates the interplay between market forces and political realities as the economies of Europe become part of a new global order. Capital is becoming more mobile and business increasingly international and borderless. Modern management seek opportunities to reduce costs of production. The...

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Success factors in going international: experiences from small firms in southeastern USA

Davis, Elynor; Keys, Bernard - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 2, pp. 3-10

Reviews the individual experiences of many small southeastern US firms as they attempted to meet the challenge of overseas markets, sometimes in response to market saturation at home or to smooth out the seasonality of product demand. Although many small firms were initially reluctant to “go...

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European leadership in globalization

Harris, Philip R.; Moran, Robert T. - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 2, pp. 32-41

Examines characteristics of successful organizations in the year 2000, and contributions of European leaders to the process. Compares different competencies of business leaders who merely travel abroad with those who settle there as expatriates for a time. Considers the environmental forces and...

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Redefining the global triad

Ju Choi, Chong; Golder, Peter T.; Hee Lee, Soo - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 3, pp. 45-49

Describes how the international business system has undergone dramatic changes since Vernon’s life cycle model in 1966 which postulated that international corporations could sell product sequentially ‐ first in the USA, then in Europe, and later in Japan. Other parts of the world would then...

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The USA encourages international tourism

Walle, Alf H. - In: European Business Review 96 (1996) 3, pp. 50-56

Describes how, in response to a weakened market share, the USA sponsored the White House conference on travel and tourism which was held in October 1995. A highly successful event, the conference proposed strategies and tactics which encourage international travel to the USA. Suggests that, on...

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Global equity market interdependence: Tokyo versus Wall Street

Lu, Laura; Mourdoukoutas, Panos - In: European Business Review 97 (1997) 6, pp. 259-262

Enquires into the link between the Tokyo and New York equity markets. Finds that the link between the two markets strengthens at some times and weakens at others. Staggering business cycles and the breaking of global co‐operation are two plausible explanations of the weakening of the links...

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Breakdown ‐ a psychological contract for expatriates

Gail Lewis, Kerry - In: European Business Review 97 (1997) 6, pp. 279-293

States the purpose of this study was to develop a framework, through which to analyse the nature of an expatriate’s psychological contract, in order to specifically address expatriate psychological needs and expectations. The proposed Breakdown model was formulated from the overseas work...

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Globalisation’s assault on the labour market: a German perspective

Bloch, Brian - In: European Business Review 98 (1998) 1, pp. 13-24

In the 1980s, globalisation was much vaunted as offering the Western world a dazzling new array of business opportunities. In the 1990s, however, the negative impact on the labour market has become all too evident. A look at Germany’s labour statistics shows a frightening picture of massive...

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