The previous decade has been characterized by emerging market firms expanding into international markets. This trend has led to scholars in the IB arena to grapple with the new phenomenon of emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs), specifically the relationship between internationalization...

Purpose In this paper, the authors aim to introduce the notion of region of origin effect and articulate why home region boundaries should be factored in when understanding firm strategy and outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper validates the region of origin effect on...

Purpose – The importance of regional strategy as a separate paradigm in the international business literature has grown in recent years, and the initial connections between regionalization and firm performance appear promising. What is lacking, however, is an empirical analysis quantifying the...

Purpose – This study sets out to focus on understanding the linkage between product variety and performance of property/casualty insurers during underwriting cycles. Design/methodology/approach – The study sample is based on 4,597 property/casualty (PC) insurers from the time period...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the interaction between risk, learning and ownership decisions in international R&D joint ventures. Design/methodology/approach – The study focuses on international strategic R&D joint ventures of US firms. The sample is made up of 266 firms. Regression...