Megatrends in International Business: Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally (The Academy of International Business)

Foreword 1\nForeword 2\nPraise for Megatrends in International Business\nContents\nNotes on Contributors\nList of Figures\nList of Tables\nPart I: Introduction to Megatrends\n	Megatrends in International Business: An Introduction to the Theme\n		Megatrends in International Business and Management\n		Contributions to This Volume\n			Entrepreneurship Trends\n			Selected Trends in Technology, Innovation and Emerging Markets\n			Trends Shaped by Cultural, Strategic and Performance Considerations\n		References\n	Megatrends and International Business\n		Risk Management Jumps to Top of Corporate Agenda\n		Shifting Supply Chain Strategies\n		Entrepreneurial Awakening\n		Skills Gap\n		Rising Societal Expectations\n		Future of Emerging Markets\n		References\nPart II: Entrepreneurship Trends\n	Trends in International Entrepreneurship\n		The Domain of IE\n		Looking Back\n		Recent IE Research\n		Insights from Entrepreneurship Research\n		Thoughts on Process\n		Terminology\n		Firm Type\n		References\n	IGOs and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Impact of Policy Compliance on Formal and Informal Entrepreneurial Activity\n		Introduction\n		Conceptual Underpinnings: IGOs, Policy Compliance, and the Formal Versus Informal Economy\n			Intergovernmental Organizations\n			Policy Compliance\n			Formal and Informal Economic Activity\n		The Case of the OECD and the EU\n			Ireland\n			Latvia\n		Discussion\n			High Compliance and High Economic Development\n			Low Compliance and Low Economic Development\n		Conclusion\n		References\nPart III: Selected Trends in Technology, Innovation and Emerging Markets\n	The Role of Equity Resources in Early Internationalizing Firms: A Literature Review\n		Introduction\n		Method\n		Results\n		A Framework to Understand the Role of Equity Resources in Early Internationalizing Firms\n			Venture Capital\n			Informal Investors Including Angel Investors and Born-Global Investors\n			Family Ownership\n			Foreign Equity\n			Equity Crowdfunding\n		Agenda for Future Research\n			Limitations\n		Conclusion\n		References\n	Artificial Intelligence of Things as an Accelerator of Circular Economy in International Business\n		Introduction\n		Business Model Innovation and CE\n			The Emergent Role of Circular Business Innovation\n		Artificial Intelligence of Things and CE\n			AI as an Enabler of CE\n			IoT as an Enabler of CE\n			AIoT Case Examples\n		AIoT Enhancing CE in International Business\n			An Innovative Approach to International Business Driven by CE and AIoT\n		Conclusions\n		References\n	A Big Data Analysis of Perceived Image of the Belt and Road Initiative\n		Introduction\n		Divided Views on the BRI’S Impacts\n			The BRI’s Positive Impacts\n			The BRI’s Negative Impacts\n		Approach to Gauge Perceived Public Image of the BRI\n		Research Methodology\n		Results\n			Global Perceptions of the BRI\n			China’s Perception of the BRI\n			The United States’ Perception of the BRI\n			Comparison of China’s and the United States’ Perceptions of the BRI\n		Conclusion\n		References\n	Firm Internationalisation and Corporate Governance: A Longitudinal Study on the Russian Federation\n		Introduction\n		Development of Corporate Governance Practices in Russia\n		Theoretical Underpinnings on the Link between Internationalisation and Corporate Governance\n		Data and Methodology\n			Sectoral Distribution\n			Sectoral and Regional Concentration\n			Empirical Model\n			The Dependent Variables\n			Independent Variables\n			Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries\n			Foreign and Domestic Merges and Acquisitions\n			Geographical Diversification\n			Geographical Efficiency of the Board\n			Control Variables\n		Regression Analysis\n			The Determinants of Number of Directors on the Board\n			The Determinants of Number of Executive Directors\n			The Determinants of Number of Non-executive Directors\n			The Determinants of Number of Russian Directors on the Board\n			The Determinants of Number of Foreigners on the Board\n		Conclusions\n		Appendix\n		References\nPart IV: Cultural, Strategic and Performance Considerations\n	What Happens when Subsidiaries Go through a Change? Impact of Gaining an R&D Mandate on Subsidiary Managers’ Activities and Subsidiary Innovation\n		Introduction\n		Theoretical Background\n			Subsidiary Managers and Innovation\n			Activities of Subsidiary Managers for Innovation Enhancement\n		Hypotheses Development\n			Innovation-Enhancing Activities of Subsidiary Managers on Subsidiary Innovation\n		The Role of the Newness of R&D Mandate on Subsidiary Innovation\n		Method\n			Sample\n			Measures\n		Analysis\n			Measurement Model\n		Results\n			Structural Models\n		Discussion and Conclusion\n		References\n	Incorporating Home and Host Country Economic Growth Rates in Predicting the Impact of MNEs’ Strategic Flexibility on Local Economies\n		Introduction\n		Background and Theory Development\n		Data Description\n		Empirical Methodology\n			Dependent Variable\n			Independent Variables\n			Control Variables\n			Estimating Equation\n			Empirical Results\n			Sectoral Considerations\n		Conclusions\n		References\n	The Clash of Cultures and Its Effect on Firm Performance Volatility\n		Introduction\n		Overview of Literature and Hypothesis Development\n			Sphere 1: CD Between the CEO and Board of Directors\n			Sphere 2: CD Between the CEO and Stakeholders\n			Sphere 3: CD Among Board of Directors\n		Data and Variable Construction\n			Sample Overview\n			Construction of Key Variables\n				Dependent Variable(s): Measures of Performance Volatility\n				Main Independent Variable(s): Measures of CD Spheres\n				Control Variables\n		Methodology\n			Model Specification\n			Preliminary Tests\n		Findings\n			Preliminary Findings\n			Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) Regressions\n				Sphere 1: CD Between Board of Directors and the CEO\n				Sphere 2: CD Between the Stakeholders and the CEO\n				Sphere 3: CD Among Board of Directors\n			Alternative Dependent Variables\n			Employing Quantile Panel Regression\n		Robustness Tests\n			Addressing Possible Endogeneity Issues\n			Other Robustness Tests\n		Implications and Conclusion\n		Appendices\n			Appendix 1: Variable Definition\n			Appendix 2: Formulae for Main Independent Variable(s)—Measures of CD Spheres\n				Sphere 1: CD Between the CEO and Board of Directors\n				Sphere 2: CD Between the Stakeholders and the CEO\n				Sphere 3: CD among Board of Directors\n			Appendix 3: Sample Breakdown of Nationalities and Gender\n			Appendix 4: Addressing Possible Endogeneity Issues\n		References\n	To Exist or to Exit? Dynamic Managerial Capabilities and Global Connectedness in Foreign Divestment\n		Introduction\n		Theory and Hypothesis Development\n			Dynamic Managerial Capabilities (DMC)\n			Managerial Human Capital and Foreign Divestment Decisions\n			Managerial Social Capital and Foreign Divestment Decisions\n			Managerial Cognition and Foreign Divestment Decisions\n			Global Connectedness Differences, DMC, and Foreign Divestment\n		Research Method\n			Sample\n			Variables\n			Analytical Strategy\n		Findings\n			Robustness Check\n		Discussion and Conclusions\n			Theoretical Contribution\n			Managerial Implication\n			Future Directions\n		References\nIndex