Resources, Efficiency and Globalization

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Resources, Efficiency, and Globalization: International Business in the Modern Era....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Which Comes First: Domestic or Foreign Subsidiaries? Analysis of Global Integration and Local Responsiveness among Japanese Service Companies....Pages 13-26
The Role of Virtual Integration, Commitment, and Knowledge-Sharing in Improving International Supplier Responsiveness....Pages 27-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
The Importance of Location: Does Outward FDI lead to Unemployment?....Pages 47-62
Agglomeration and Flows of Inward and Outward Direct Investment: An Analysis of Financial Services in the United Kingdom....Pages 63-83
Resources of Multinational Enterprises Used for Corporate Political Activities in the European Union....Pages 84-113
Career Orientations of the 21st-Century Knowledge Professionals....Pages 114-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Experience and Performance in Interunit Knowledge Transfer....Pages 133-155
Embedded Subsidiaries and the Involvement of Headquarters in Innovation Transfer Processes....Pages 156-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Hybrid Competitive Strategies for Achieving Superior Performance During Global Expansion: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Originating in SMOPECs....Pages 181-192
Standardization versus Adaptation of the Marketing Mix Strategy in SME Exports....Pages 193-211
Knowledge Management and Growth Strategies: Evidence from Chinese Knowledge-Intensive New Ventures....Pages 212-232
A Conceptualization of e-Risk Perceptions and the Offline-Online Risk Trade-Off for Small Firm Internationalization....Pages 233-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Resources and Performance in Foreign Markets: The Case of High-Technology SMEs in Portugal....Pages 249-267
The Internationalization of Knowledge-Based Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises from Syria....Pages 268-293
Using the Resource-Based View to Advance International Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Review on How Far Have We Come since Peng’s 2001 Predictions?....Pages 294-309
Barriers to the Internationalization of SMEs: An Analysis from the Perspective of Support Service Providers....Pages 310-326
Back Matter....Pages 327-333