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- Bengtson, Anna, et al.
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A relationship view of MNCs' innovation management in emerging economies : The Amazon Connection Case
- 2016
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; , s. 65-85
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- It is claimed that participation and innovation in emerging economies will set the competitiveness agenda for MNCs in the future. There is currently a need for more knowledge on the peculiarities of innovating in these markets, including the even more profound need for interaction and relationship building between actors from different sectors in society. The aim of this paper is, therefore, to reach a better understanding of the impact of the interaction between various actors, both business and socio-political, for the innovative performance of MNCs in emerging markets. We apply a business network view of innovation including business relationships in general and relationships to civil society actors in particular, using the relational concepts of trust, knowledge and cultural compatibility to analyse the process at hand. A case study was conducted of the MNC-led project 'Amazon Connection', which enabled connectivity in the distant Amazonian region of Para, Brazil.
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- Bengtson, Anna, 1968-, et al.
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Adding a political dimension to business research
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 2:4, s. 391-399
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Ciabuschi, Francesco
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The relevance of the organisational and geographical dimensions in business networks
- 2011
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 4:3, s. 254-267
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This is a conceptual effort to develop the network perspective in use within the IMP research tradition by integrating findings from International Business (IB) research. An analytical framework to study business network in an international context is developed by considering the implications of the organizational and geographical dimensions of networks. This framework and analytical approach offer broader means of analysis and it also helps tackling network effects and dynamics related to cross-country activities of multinational firms. In relation to the framework a series of propositions and issues for future research are also presented.
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- Durst, Susanne, et al.
(author)
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Knowledge risks : towards a taxonomy
- 2017
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 9:1, s. 51-63
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The paper aims to identify, describe and analyse knowledge risksorganisations might face and based on this, proposes a taxonomy of knowledgerisks. To achieve this goal, a literature review was conducted. After the analysisof the existing material, it was possible to divide knowledge risks into twocategories: internal (originating from the inside of the organisation) andexternal (originating from the outside of the organisation). Some of thepresented knowledge risks appear to have an incidental character (e.g.,knowledge spillover, knowledge leakage or knowledge waste), while others areof a continued nature (e.g., knowledge attrition or risks connected withknowledge work).Our study is not only timely but also relevant for initiating increased andrigorous research activities in the field of knowledge risks. The proposedtaxonomy will also help organisations in concentrating on their crucialknowledge and in finding ways to prevent or reduce these risks.
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- Fjellström, Daniella, et al.
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Enablers of international product customisation strategy - a Swedish case
- 2023
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : Inderscience. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 14:2, s. 240-276
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study is to understand what factors influence companies to customise products international customers and markets. A qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews was conducted at one multinational corporation to gain insights into its product customisation strategy. The findings demonstrate how internationalisation can impact product customisation and identify four factors in the customisation process: culture, internationalisation, knowledge transfer, and product strategy. Tailored marketing strategies that influenced the international product customisation strategy (IPCS) were used. This study augmented on our understanding of how product customisation impacts internationalisation and vice versa, revealing the importance of knowledge transfer in IPCS and its growing impact due to digitalisation. It also shows how both B2B marketing and a tailored marketing strategy are overarching themes in international product customisation, making it one of few studies to recognise the relevance of omnichannel strategy in the B2B market segment.
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- Gebert Persson, Sabine, et al.
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Understanding legitimacy in a foreign market entry process
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 2:4, s. 452-467
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- From a network perspective, entering a foreign market is seen as establishing relationships across borders. In this article, however, it is argued that apart from and/or along with developing relationships, it is vital to consider how the entrant firm understands what is perceived as legitimate. The purpose, therefore, is to develop the research on foreign market entry processes by focusing on the entrant firm's understanding of host country actors' expectations on its behaviour, providing legitimacy to the entrant firm. It is proposed that the foreign market entry process is affected by the degree of internationalisation in the home market network, the structure of the host country network, and the coercive, as well as the normative pressures. One implication is that an entrant firm must understand the correspondence between its interpretations and the host country's real expectations.
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- Hadjikhani, Amjad, 1946-, et al.
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Direct and indirect impact of political activities on business performance : the case of the European Union and Swedish small firms
- 2016
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 8:1, s. 1-18
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper, the consequences of decisions by the EU on SMEs' business performance are analysed. The business network approach is employed to study how the coercive or supportive behaviour of political organisations directly and indirectly affect SMEs' business performance. The result highlights that the direct effect refers to the immediate interaction between the political and business units, whereas the indirect concerns the outcome of political units on other business firms that SMEs have relationships with. To test the assumed direct and indirect effect on business performance, four hypotheses are formulated and tested with PLS using data from a quantitative survey involving 134 SMEs in Sweden and the EU. The paper emphasises the importance of a firm's business relationships as being affected by coercive actions of political organisations, as well as receiving the full benefit from those actions of a supportive nature.
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- Hadjikhani, Amjad, et al.
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Impact of international political units on small business firms’ relationships – the case of EU and Swedish small firms
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 2:4, s. 435-452
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In the field of globalisation, there have emerged political organisations with international missions, affecting business firms. The focus of this study is on how international organisations such as the European Union (EU) influence small firms conducting business in Sweden. The study employs a business network approach and aims to develop a theoretical view to study how the coercive and supportive behaviour of such a political organisation affects business relationships. The theoretical view is constructed in two analytical parts: the focal business relationship and the political connections. The business relationship is explored by means of seven dimensions and the political connection is investigated by coercive and supportive relationships. In the study, statistical information retrieved in a survey involving 134 Swedish SMEs is analysed using PLS techniques. The results of the analysis highlight the view of heterogeneity, not only for the types of connections, but also for the different types of relationship dimensions.
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- Hilmersson, Mikael, 1981-, et al.
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Perceived institutional distance in the emerging market entry process
- 2011
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 4:3, s. 268-286
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We claim that difference in business environments is the result of differences between institutions. In this paper, a network perspective is taken on business markets and we set out to examine how differences in institutions are perceived in business relationships between firms originating from disparate business networks. The concept of perceived institutional distance is developed in three sequential stages. First, we conceptually develop the concept as an anchored theoretical construct. Second, we try out the concept empirically. Third, we verify the dimensions in which perceived institutional distance is manifested. The study reports from an on-site survey of 203 SMEs with experience of entering emerging markets. Five dimensions in which perceived institutional distance is manifested are presented: patience and rationality from the cognitive institutional pillar, distrust and reliability from the normative pillar, and sanctions from the regulative pillar.
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- Holmström Lind, Christine
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Subsidiaries as straddling fields and the trade-off between knowledge development and transfer
- 2012
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 5:2, s. 159-177
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Drawing from work emphasising that foreign subsidiaries are exposed to a tension between the pressure to adapt to the local environment and the pressure to remain integrated within the organization, this paper provides empirical evidence of the existence of a trade-off between the external embeddedness of subsidiary knowledge development and subsidiary knowledge transfer. It also explores the moderating effects of intra-organisational power and intra-organisational relationships on this trade-off. The study is based on data from 973 foreign-owned subsidiaries. The findings show that, when treated as moderating variables, subsidiary autonomy reinforces the tension that exists between knowledge development and transfer activities among multinational (MNC) subsidiaries, whereas subsidiary influence and the subsidiary‟s level of embeddedness in corporate relationships reduce this tension. Implications for managers and suggestions regarding future research are included.
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- Näsholm, Malin, et al.
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A conceptual model of individual identifications in the context of coopetition
- 2014
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 6:1, s. 11-27
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Individuals working on inter-organisational cooperative projects with their competitors are important to the success of a coopetitive relationship between firms, but the role of individuals has rarely been addressed in coopetition research. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model of individuals in coopetitive contexts and explore their identification with the organisation and the cooperative project. The developed model links experienced coopetition to individuals' dual, potentially conflicting, identifications which affects individuals' experienced tension and coopetitive behaviour. Secondly we will discuss how these consequences of coopetition for individuals affect the balancing of dyadic coopetitive relationships. Implications for organisations' coopetitive capabilities and how coopetitive relationships can be managed are also discussed.
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- Pourmand Hilmersson, Firouze, 1981-
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Managing political pressure - small firms strategies for resource allocation in networks
- 2015
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 7:2, s. 151-167
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper investigates how small firms develop political strategies in response to coercive political initiatives. Extant literature has mainly focused on large firms and assumed that small firms are passive adopters of coercive political initiatives. The paper is based on business network theory which is integrated with theory on corporate political strategy. The analytical framework is built around three concepts: political commitments, political knowledge and legitimacy. This framework is used to understand how small firms take strategic political action to change coercive initiatives into support for their businesses. A case from the European agricultural sector shows that instead of passive adaptive behaviour, small firms can influence coercive political initiatives. These findings come with implications for further research and for managers of small firms.
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- West, Shaun, et al.
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Adjusting customer journey mapping for application in industrial product-service systems
- 2020
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD. - 1740-0589 .- 1740-0597. ; 11:3, s. 275-297
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The sales process and the project execution in industrial product-service systems are often complicated, particularly for capital equipment with a long-operational life where there are different actors responsible for the different transactions over the whole lifecycle. This is often further complicated as the supplier is not directly selling to the end customer. The introduction of digital solutions around the product-service system brings an additional channel for interactions. This paper describes how customer journey mapping can support building relationships in a B2B environment for both sales and execution over the operational life of equipment and examine both the products and the services offered throughout the entire journey. Three industrial B2B cases from different segments were investigated. Each journey was mapped, and personas or empathy maps created for each of the key actors. From the cross-case analysis and customer journey mapping a process is derived that provides improved support for industrial firms with customer journey mapping.
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- Bengtson, Anna, 1968-, et al.
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Political embeddedness of technological development : The IgY case
- 2009
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - : Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. - 1740-0589. ; 2:4, s. 418-434
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The impact of the political environment, not the least from supranational entities such as the European Union (EU), is increasingly affecting firms. A common theme among politicians at all levels is the importance of stimulating entrepreneurship and technological development. In research on business networks and technological devlopment, however, this impact has so far attained rather limited attention. In this article, focus is on business-political interaction and its importance for technological development in a small entrepreneurial firm within life science. It is shown that the development process within the firm cannot be explained if the political dimension is not explicitly taken into consideration. Hence, it is suggested that the business-political dimension should be more mphasised in business network studies.
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- Dolles, Harald, 1961
(author)
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Developing World Market-leading Companies: Innovation Governance in German Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- 2010
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In: International Journal of Business Environment. - 1740-0589. ; 3:2, s. 139-158
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A high density of highly innovative world market-leading small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) can be found in the rural region Heilbronn-Franconia of Germany. Those are commonly named as ‘German hidden champions’. This research aims to reveal factors that influence their innovation governance structure, by examining the firm’s characteristics, HRM, organisational structures and leadership styles. All four influencing factors have been explored through semi-structured qualitative interviews with the owners or top-managers of the firms. For evaluation, a qualitative content analysis based on Mayring’s suggestions was implemented using NVivo8. With regards to fostering innovation a strong sense of entrepreneurial activity and visionary leadership; emphasis on local recruitment strategies, retention programs and employees’ involvement in business processes; formalised innovation processes; informal networks; rigorous knowledge management and open communication modes were discovered.
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