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- Andersson, Ulf, et al.
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Technology, innovation and knowledge : The importance of ideas and international connectivity
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 51:1, s. 153-162
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The relevance of ideas is at the core of the IB field and has been captured in concepts like technology, innovation and knowledge. While these concepts have evolved over the last decades, the point that the ideas and the international connectivity are central for IB remains genuine. This paper is an attempt to take stock of the evolution of the concepts technology, innovation and knowledge in IB literature along the past five decades with a particular focus on the role of the Columbia Journal of World Business (CJWB) and the Journal of World Business (JWB) in this evolution. Likewise, our objective is to offer a research agenda for the coming decade. We proceed in two steps. First, we scrutinize how the IB literature has progressed and expanded over the last five decades, illustrating this on the basis of articles published in CJWB and JWB. Second, we take a helicopter view on this literature and reflect on the insights we have gained and the challenges the IB field has ahead that can constitute the basis for a future research agenda. We highlight the importance of creating a micro-foundation of knowledge processes where mechanisms on the interaction between the higher levels (nation, firm, teams) and the individual level are clarified.
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- Andersson, Ulf, et al.
(författare)
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The IB/ IHRM interface : Exploring the potential of intersectional theorizing
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier Inc.. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 54:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Although the core concepts underlying IB and IHRM provide a common lexicon and epistemology, this commonality is often more implicit than explicit. We highlight not only the common ground but also the lack of critical dialogue between the two fields. This paper asks: What can each field learn from the other? What do scholars from IB learn from IHRM and vice versa? We identify a possible agenda and concerns regarding theory building as a basis for dialogue between the two fields. © 2019
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- Bauer, Florian, et al.
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Contextualizing speed and cross-border acquisition performance : Labor market flexibility and efficiency effects
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 53:2, s. 290-301
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is general agreement that acquisition integration is decisive for acquisition performance. Despite this consensus, there are heterogeneous results on integration measures, such as integration speed with empirical research supporting the benefits of either fast or slow integration. We argue that the business environment surrounding acquisitions has the potential to reconcile conflicting findings. We develop how institutional factors (i.e., labor market flexibility and efficiency) influence the relationships between speed of human and functional integration on acquisition performance. With a sample of 203 transactions from acquirers from central Europe and Scandinavia, we find human and functional integration speed have divergent effects on acquisition performance. Further, both relationships are moderated by labor market flexibility and efficiency, but in different ways. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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- Blomkvist, Katarina, et al.
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Gone are the creatures of yesteryear? On the diffusion of technological capabilities in the ‘modern’ MNC
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 52:1, s. 1-16
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper probes the extent to which the rise of the ‘modern’ multinational corporation (MNC) has come with significantly altered patterns in the emergence and diffusion of technological capabilities across units of the MNC network. It draws upon a database containing the complete U.S. patenting history of 24 Swedish multinationals over the 1946–2008 period, which allows us to trace both the emergence and subsequent intra-firm diffusion of technological capabilities throughout the post-war period. The findings show that, over time, foreign subsidiaries have become an increasingly important source of new technological capabilities within the MNC network, and also indicate that the overall pace of capability diffusion has become faster over the observed time period. Notably, however, the results reveal substantial heterogeneity of individual firms’ approaches to organizing and managing technological capabilities within the MNC network. The relationship between evolutionary change and strategic choice emerges as a continually relevant issue in the organization and management of technology in the modern MNC.
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- Lindstrand, Angelika, et al.
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International and market-specific social capital effects on international opportunity exploitation in the internationalization process
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 52:5, s. 653-663
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We develop theory stating that international and market-specific social capital are two distinct forms of social capital which both increase international opportunity exploitation. We also argue that market-specific social capital mediates international social capital. Our theoretical developments are based on internationalization process theory and social network theory. Using data on 239 internationalizing SMEs, our results confirm that the effect of international social capital on opportunity exploitation is only mediated via market-specific social capital. Hence, we identify an internationalization process for social capital development in international business opportunity exploitation. Our contribution adds in several ways to existing international business research.
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- Morgulis-Yakushev, Sergey, et al.
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When same is (not) the aim : A treatise on organizational cultural fit and knowledge transfer
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 53:2, s. 151-163
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Multinationals (MNCs) need to find the balance between developing a globally standardized organizational culture and having multiple locally- adapted organizational cultures. Past literature embodies the bias that differences between MNC units, unless managed, would lead to adverse consequences. To counter this negative bias, we focus on cultural fit, which is the amount of difference yielding maximum benefit. We argue that depending on comparison criterion and desired outcome, fit could be achieved by establishing similarities or maintaining differences. Using evolutionary economics, we explore knowledge transfer within MNCs and test our hypotheses on fit using a unique dyadic dataset from 186 MNCs.
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- Najafi-Tavani, Zhaleh, et al.
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Building subsidiary local responsiveness : (When) does the directionality of intrafirm knowledge transfers matter?
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 53:4, s. 475-492
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study focuses on effects of subsidiary internal knowledge-based activities knowledge transfer and reverse knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity on local responsiveness. We also examine whether absorptive capacity, shared values, and psychological safety, representing constituents of the motivation-opportunity-ability model of behavior, moderate relationships of subsidiary internal knowledge-based activities with responsiveness. Based on a sample of 173 Chinese subsidiaries, the results suggest knowledge transfer and absorptive capacity facilitate local responsiveness. Shared values moderates positively and absorptive capacity negatively, the relationship between knowledge transfer and responsiveness. Psychological safety strengthens the link between reverse knowledge transfer and local responsiveness.
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- ul Haq, Hammad, et al.
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Attention in words, not in deeds : Effects of attention dissonance on headquarters-subsidiary communication in multinational corporations
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 52:1, s. 111-123
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We introduce the notion of attention dissonance, where the subsidiary within a headquarter-subsidiary relationship feels that headquarters’ attention at the cognitive level, reflected in its strategic intentions (attention perspective), is not aligned with the routine actions the headquarters performs vis-à-vis the specific subsidiary (attention engagement). Using a comparative case study design, we investigate a European organization with subsidiaries located in both emerging and advanced markets. We show how subsidiaries in the emerging markets face attention dissonance, which impedes their ability to get business opportunities across to headquarters, thereby compromising a necessary condition for realizing economic potential in these emerging markets.
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- Zattoni, Alessandro, et al.
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Does board independence influence financial performance in IPO firms? : The moderating role of the national business system
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - Kidlington : Pergamon Press. - 1090-9516 .- 1878-5573. ; 52:5, s. 628-639
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Prior evidence suggests that board independence may enhance financial performance, but this relationship has been tested almost exclusively for Anglo-American countries. To explore the boundary conditions of this prominent governance mechanism, we examine the impact of the formal and information institutions of 18 national business systems on the board independence-financial performance relationship. Our results show that while the direct effect of independence is weak, national-level institutions significantly moderate the independence-performance relationship. Our findings suggest that the efficacy of board structures is likely to be contingent on the specific national context, but the type of legal system is insignificant. © 2017 Elsevier Inc.
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- Hearn, Bruce, et al.
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The institutional determinants of private equity involvement in business groups-The case of Africa
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of World Business. - : Elsevier BV. - 1090-9516. ; 53:2, s. 118-133
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examines the governance attributes of post-IPO (initial public offering) retained ownership of private equity in business group constituent firms in contrast to their unaffiliated counterparts, in 202 newly listed firms in 22 emerging African economies. We adopt an actor centered institutional-theoretic perspective in rationalizing institutional voids and the advantages of maintained governance by both business angels (BA) and venture capital (VC) private equity. Our findings reveal private equity retain higher post-IPO ownership in business group constituents compared to unaffiliated firms and that this is inversely moderated in the context of improving institutional quality - where this is particularly strong in case of foreign VC as opposed to domestic VC or BA. Our result adds to the literature on multifocal corporate governance mechanisms and the institutional determinants of private equity investment.
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