Relying on relational capital theory and transaction cost economics (TCE), this study identifies factors that impede or promote alliance formation in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Environmental uncertainty and knowledge intensity impede firms' R&D alliance formation; the focal firm's...

Purpose – This paper sets out to investigate the link between market orientation and manufacturing performance for small and medium enterprises in India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper collected the data for this research through intensive surveys of the CEOs or top managers of...

Purpose: As multinational companies enter different countries, the extent of cultural unfamiliarity they face depends on their most recent entry. We examine this pattern of added cultural distance between a newly entered target country and the closest previous one and its effect on ownership...