| Assets of Foreignness: A Theoretical Integration and Agenda for Future Research |
2017 |
1564 |
International business scholars are increasingly focusing on the unique advantages of being foreign, or assets of foreignness (AOFs). Although scholars have identified a broad range of AOFs, it is unclear why they exist. In this paper, we bring toget... |
| Beyond tokenism: How strategic leaders influence more meaningful gender diversity on boards of directors |
2019 |
1512 |
Research Summary: We employ an exploratory approach to understand what differentiates boards that retain limited, potentially tokenistic, gender diversity (i.e., a single female director), and boards that more genuinely diversify their composition by... |
| A configurational approach to the intended use of IPO proceeds and performance |
2022 |
808 |
Purpose - The authors seek an answer to the research question: how do the disclosure of the intended use of initial public offering (IPO) proceeds and firm characteristics jointly influence IPO performance?Design/methodology/approach - Data on the us... |
| Getting buy-in: financial stakeholders’ commitment to strategic transformation |
2017 |
1041 |
Purpose: Strategic transformations are likely necessary for all organizations at some point in their existence, but the role of external stakeholders in committing resources to support transformations has been largely overlooked. This paper aims to b... |
| Is there an advantage of emergingness? A politico-regulatory perspective |
2021 |
38 |
The source(s) of competitive advantage of emerging-economy multinational enterprises (MNEs) remains a puzzle in international strategy scholarship, with some arguing that such firms are at a disadvantage compared to developed-economy rivals. Drawing ... |
| MNE performance during a crisis: An evolutionary perspective on the role of dynamic managerial capabilities and industry context |
2017 |
1542 |
As the likelihood of worldwide crises increases due to globalization and the resulting economic contagion, understanding why some multinational enterprises (MNEs) prevail in such environments becomes ever more critical. Drawing from the concept of dy... |
| Resource configurations for new family venture growth |
2018 |
985 |
Purpose: Sustainable Family Business Theory states that human, social, and financial capital are important for new family venture growth, yet there may be multiple combinations that could be beneficial. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether... |
| Strategy by Doing and Product-Market Performance: A Contingency View |
2023 |
385 |
The strategy-by-doing perspective argues that firms operating in highly dynamic environments can benefit from taking strategic actions in lieu of advance planning because such actions have learning effects that help the firm keep pace with changes in... |
| When do Dynamic Capabilities Lead to Competitive Advantage? The Importance of Strategic Fit |
2019 |
7033 |
Recent studies suggest the relationship between dynamic capabilities and competitive advantage may be jointly affected by organizational and environmental factors. We enrich this nascent perspective by developing a configurational theoretical framewo... |
| Who’s Hiding in the Shadows? Organized Crime and Informal Entrepreneurship in 39 Economies |
2020 |
1418 |
Informal entrepreneurship represents a common mode of business formation globally and entails starting and operating a business without registering it with legal authorities. Despite the size of the informal sector in many countries, the motivations ... |