Managing Multinationals in a Knowledge Economy, Volume 15: Economics, Culture, and Human Resources

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02......Page 3
03......Page 5
04......Page 7
05......Page 8
INTRODUCTION......Page 11
THE CONTENTS AND PROPOSITIONS OF THE EP......Page 12
The External Environment......Page 17
Scholarly Research on IB Activity......Page 19
Trends in Global Events......Page 20
Scholarly Insights......Page 21
The Changing Asset Base of IB Theories......Page 22
INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS......Page 26
References......Page 33
INTRODUCTION......Page 36
THE ECLECTIC PARADIGM AS A JOURNEY IN THINKING......Page 37
THE UNDERLYING LOGICAL CORE OF THE EARLY ECLECTIC PARADIGM......Page 42
CONCLUSION......Page 44
References......Page 46
INTRODUCTION......Page 50
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES IN 1976......Page 51
Internalization and the Study of International Organization......Page 54
Location and Markets; Location and Assets......Page 55
Ownership Factors, Resource-Based Models, and Competitive Advantage in Global Markets......Page 57
GLOBAL STRATEGY AND THE FUTURE OF THE ECLECTIC MODEL......Page 59
References......Page 60
INTRODUCTION......Page 63
OVERVIEW......Page 64
STRENGTH......Page 65
REFINEMENTS......Page 66
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS......Page 68
CONCLUSION......Page 71
References......Page 72
INTRODUCTION......Page 73
DEFINITIONAL ISSUES......Page 74
ARE RELATIONAL ASSETS ACQUIRABLE?......Page 76
A DYNAMIC PROCESS......Page 77
References......Page 78
INTRODUCTION......Page 79
CD IN THE FDI LITERATURE......Page 80
Choice Between Non-Equity and Equity Modes of Entry......Page 81
Choice Between Full Control and Shared Control......Page 94
Choice Between Acquisitions and Greenfields......Page 96
DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 97
The Impact of CD on Entry-Mode Choice: An Area Void of Theory?......Page 98
Importance of CD vs. Host-/Home-Country Characteristics......Page 100
The Importance of CD vs. Other Distance Concepts......Page 102
Sample Imbalance and Reliance on U.S. Studies......Page 105
Reliance on One Specific Quantitative Measure of CD......Page 106
Reliance on Secondary Data11......Page 107
CONCLUSION......Page 108
References......Page 112
CD Choice for Non-Equity Investment......Page 116
CD Choice for Equity Investment......Page 118
Non-Significant Results......Page 121
CD Choice for Shared Control......Page 122
CD Choice for Full Control......Page 125
Non-Significant Results or Curve-Linear Results......Page 127
CD Choice for Greenfields......Page 128
Non-Significant Results......Page 130
TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS IN THEIR NATIONAL CONTEXT......Page 132
INTRODUCTION......Page 133
CENTRAL THEMES IN TOP MANAGEMENT TEAM STUDIES......Page 134
TOP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES AND PRACTICES......Page 140
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND THE DECISION-MAKING POWERS OF MANAGEMENT......Page 143
The Financial System......Page 146
The Educational System, Management Development and the Managerial Labor Market......Page 149
CONCLUDING COMMENTS......Page 153
References......Page 155
INTRODUCTION......Page 161
RESEARCH ON CULTURAL PROFILE OF RUSSIAN MANAGEMENT......Page 163
ROOTS OF THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL ATTRIBUTES......Page 164
GLOBE PROJECT AND ITS RUSSIAN DIMENSION......Page 166
GLOBE SCALES: SOCIETAL CULTURE RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION......Page 167
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES RESPOND TO GLOBE RESULTS......Page 174
CONCLUSIONS......Page 177
References......Page 178
EXPLAINING THE UTILIZATION OF MANAGERIAL EXPATRIATES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF RESOURCE-BASED, AGENCY, AND TRANSACTION-COSTS THEORIES......Page 181
INTRODUCTION......Page 182
Managerial Staffing Decisions in the Context of Resource-Based Theory......Page 185
Managerial Staffing Decisions in the Context of Agency Theory......Page 187
Managerial Staffing Decisions in the Context of Transaction-Costs Theory......Page 191
Managerial Staffing Decisions Over Time......Page 198
CONCLUSIONS......Page 199
References......Page 203
INTRODUCTION......Page 208
The Practice and the Science of HRM......Page 209
The Present Study......Page 211
Journal Selection......Page 213
Article Selection and Timeframe......Page 214
Timeliness......Page 216
Operational Validity......Page 217
Timeliness......Page 218
Goal Relevance......Page 222
Operational Validity......Page 224
Interaction Analyses......Page 225
DISCUSSION......Page 226
The Role of Theory and Future Directions......Page 230
Limitations......Page 232
References......Page 233
HRM Topics......Page 236
Culture......Page 237
Outcomes of Interest......Page 238
Approach to Internationalization......Page 239
Prescriptive Implications......Page 240