The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
D. Eleanor Westney: A Biography
Chapter 1: Institutions 2.0: Which Institutions Matter in IB Research?
	Part I
	Part II
	Part III
	Part IV
	Part V
	Conclusion
PART I THE GREAT NEW CHALLENGES  FOR IB RESEARCH – ESSAYS IN  HONOR OF D. ELEANOR WESTNEY
	Chapter 2: International Business and Multi-level Institutional Change: Looking Back and Facing Forward
		the “Time of Troubles” – The 1970s and Early 1980s
		IB in the “Time of Troubles”
		Goodbye Globalization
		Retrospection, Introspection, and Inspiration
		References
	Chapter 3: Global Strategic Analysis and Multi-level Institutional Change
		Introduction
		Appreciation for Eleanor Westney
		Institutions and International Strategic Analysis
		From Checklist to Managerial/Strategic Value Focus
		The Evolving Multi-level Strategic Context
		Reflections
		References
	Chapter 4: Is a Networked World Economy Sustainable?
		Cyclical
		Structural Change
		The Question
		References
	Chapter 5: Network Effects and Multi-level Dynamics in the Internationalization of Digital Platforms: A Reflection
		Digital Platforms and International Management
		Implications for International Management
		Diversification, Internationalization, and Network Effects
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 6: Renewing the Relevance of IB: Can Some History Help?
		The Limitations of Intellectual Path Dependency in IB
		Contextual Intelligence and History
		Conclusion
		References
PART II HOME COUNTRY INSTITUTIONS  AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
	Chapter 7: Managing Around Populism
		Introduction
		Understanding Populism
		Populism and IB: Restricting Entry Strategies
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 8: Institutions, Corporate Governance, and Internationalization of State-owned Enterprises in a Varieties of Capitalism Framework1
		1. Introduction
		2. Understanding the Internationalization of Hybrid SOE
			2.1.1. The “LoS” View
				2.1.2. The “GaS” View
			2.2. The Role of Relational Co-owners
			2.3. The Varieties of Capitalism Framework
				2.3.1. Liberal Market Economies
				2.3.2. Coordinated market economies
				2.3.3. State-Influenced Market Economies
			2.4. Country Configurations Promoting Soe Internationalization: A Summary
		3. Evidence in IB Literature and Future Research
			3.2. Future research
		References
	Chapter 9: Business Group Affiliation and Export Propensity in New Ventures
		Theoretical Background
			Network Characteristics and Firm Internationalization
		Hypothesis Development
			The Moderating Impact of Business Group International Orientation
			Impact of Firm Size on Business Group Affiliation–exporting Relationship
		Methodology
			Measures and Variables
		Findings
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10: Product and Process Innovations and the Institutional Context of Transition Economies: The Effects of External Knowledge
		Introduction
		Theoretical Background
			Product and Process Innovation: Technology Gaps and External Knowledge
				Product Innovations and Foreign and National External Knowledge
				Process Innovations and Foreign and National External Knowledge
		Empirical Analysis
			Variables
				Dependent Variables
				Explanatory Variables
				Control Variables
		Methodology
		Analysis and Results
		Discussion and Conclusions
		References
PART III HOST COUNTRY INSTITUTIONS  AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
	Chapter 11: Corporate Anti-corruption Policy, Investment Motives, and Foreign Location Choice
		Introduction
		Theoretical Background and Hypotheses
			Investment motives
		Method
			Measures
			Estimation approach
		Results
		Discussion
			Contributions
			Limitations and Future Research
		References
	Chapter 12: Host Government Intervention and FDI Inflow: An Empirical Investigation
		Introduction
		Theory and Hypothesis
			The International Investment Dispute Settlement Process
			The effect of Host Government Interference on FDI decisions
		Empirics
			Independent variable – ICSID as a Source of Host Government Interference
			Control variables
			Estimation technique
		Results
			Income groups
			Robustness tests
		Discussion and Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 13: Stakeholder Responses and the Interplay Between MNE Post-entry Behavior and Host Country Informal Institutions
		Introduction
		Theoretical Framework
			MNEs, Stakeholder Responses, and Changes in Informal Institutions
		Exploring the Interplay Between MNEs and Informal Institutions in the Host Industry
			Lidl, Finland
			Fazer Bakeries, Russia
			The Interplay Between the Companies in the Two Case Studies and Informal Institutions in the Host Industry
		Discussion and Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 14: Old Risks, New Reference Points? An Organizational Learning Perspective into the Foreign Market Exit and Re-entry Behavior of FIRMS
		Introduction
		Theoretical Development and Hypotheses
			Strategic Reference Point Theory and the Re-entry Phenomenon
			Trade-offs in Managing Re-entry Risks
			Re-entry Mode Risk and Risk Management Strategies
		Methods
			International Re-Entry Risk Variables
			Moderator
			Control variables
		Results
			Hypothesis 1: International Re-entry Risk Trade-offs
			H2, H3, and H4: Re-entry Mode Trade-offs at Different Levels of Experience
		Discussion and Future Research
			Ideas for Future Research
		References
	Chapter 15: Intangible Assets of MNE Foreign Subsidiaries: The Role of Internal Financial Resources and Host Country Institution
		Introduction
		Hypotheses Development
			Host Country Economic Freedom
		Methodology
			Data Sources and Sample: Subsidiary-level and Parent-level Data
			Country-level Data
			Variable Definitions
				Dependent Variable: Intangible Assets
				Independent Variables
				Control Variables
		Results
			Hypothesis Testing, Results, and Discussion
			Endogeneity tests
			Robustness tests
			The Content Analysis of an Example for Illustration
		Discussion
			Implications for practice
			Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
		Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 16: How Do SMEs Face Institutional Challenges in China?
		1. Introduction
		2. Institutional Challenges in the Chinese Context
			2.1. Types of institutions
			2.2. Political and cultural challenges in the Chinese context
		3. Mixel Agitators, A French SME Expanding into China
			3.1. Developing Export Activities to China
			3.2. Establishing a Production and Sales Subsidiary in Beijing
		4. Mixel Agitators, an SME Facing Institutional Challenges in China
			4.1. Political Challenges
			4.2. Cultural challenges
		5. Conclusion
		References
PART IV MULTI-COUNTRY AND BELOW- COUNTRY LEVEL INSTITUTIONS  AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
	Chapter 17: International Services: The Interface Between Service Characteristics, Policy, and Institutions
		Introduction
		Policies, Institutions, and International Services
		International Services Characteristics
			Connectivity
			Configuration
			Collaboration
			Creation of value
			Summary
		Concluding Discussion
		References
	Chapter 18: Creating a Typology of International Alliances with City-level Distance Measures
		Introduction
		Theoretical Framework and Typology
			ISAs predictors
				Location characteristics
				Firm characteristics
				The Dual Relationship Between the Firm and the Destination: The Importance of Distance
		Methods
			Data
			Operationalization and Variable Presentation
				Cultural distance
				Administrative distance
				Geographic distance
				Economic distance
		Findings
			Interpretation of the classes
		Discussion
			Alliance Type 1: Small Partners in Global Cities
				Alliance Type 2: Non-Global Partners
				Alliance Type 3: Global Integrated but Cultural Distant Partners
				Alliance Type 4: Big Distant Partners
				Alliance Type 5: Non-Global and Experienced Partners
			Contributions to the Existing Literature
			Managerial implications
			Limits, Perspectives, and Concluding Remarks
		References
			WEBSITES
	Chapter 19: Successful and Unsuccessful Radical Transformation of Multinational Mobile Telephony Companies: The Role of Institutional Context
		Introduction
		The Disrupting Cycle
		Radical Transformation
		Organizational Approaches to Radical Change
			The Ambidextrous Solution
			Agile organization
			Spinouts
			Acquisitions
			Ecosystems
			Legacy removal
		Radical change at Telenor
		Radical Change 1: From Local Monopoly to MNMTC
			Legacy removal
				Eliminate Redundant Employees and Competences
				Closing-down Products, Services and Functions
				Cost-cutting and Process Efficiency 
				Centralization to Remove Duplication
			Organizational solutions
				Spinning-off Business Units
				Acquisitions and ambidexterity
				Radical Transformation
			Discussion
		Radical Change 2: Transforming the MNMTC
		Methodology
			Initial Organizational Solutions
				Acquisitions
				Partnerships
			Post-2017 Organizational Solutions
				Ambidextrous Solutions and Legacy Removal
				Innovation Ecosystem Alliances
				Spinouts
				The Agile Solution
		Managerial Perspectives on Current Radical Change
			The Retreat From Radical Change
			The Impact of Post-2017 Organizational Solutions
			Explaining the Retreat from Radical Change
				Lack of Capabilities
				The Financial Markets
		Discussion
		References
			Interview guide
				Background
					Changes in customers and markets served
					Customer channels and relations
					New service offerings
					Improved operations/capabilities
					Develop partnership models
				Organizing Change
	Chapter 20: A Note on Changing Regulation in International Business: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Artificial Intelligence
		Introduction
		Patents
			Issue 2: Patentable Subject Matter and Patentability Guidelines
				(a) Sectors
					(b) Degree of internationalization
					(c) Regions
		Closing Remarks
		References
PART V INSTITUTIONS AND  SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
	Chapter 21: Environmental Sustainability Strategy and International Performance: A Review of Literature and a Conceptual Model
		Introduction
		Theoretical Currents on the Adoption of Environmental Sustainability Strategies
			Institutional Theory
			Resource-based Theory
		Methods
		Findings
			Conceptualization of Environmental Sustainability Strategies
			Determinants of the Adoption of Environmental Sustainability Strategies
			Impacts on International Performance Resulting from the Adoption of Environmental Sustainability Strategies
			Control variables
		Proposal of Conceptual Model and Respective Theoretical Propositions
		Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 22: Embeddedness and Interactions in New Public Environmental Management Governance: International and Intertemporal Evidence on Voluntary Standards
		Introduction and Literature Review
		Propositions
		Data and Method
		Results
		Discussion and Conclusions
		References
	Chapter 23: Environmental Concerns – Uniting Generations for a Global Cause in Turbulent Times
		1. Introduction
		2. Generational Cohorts
		3. The Millennial Generation
		4. The Millennial Consumer
		5. Marketing to Millennials
		6. Proposed Model and Hypothesis
			6.1. Technology Savviness
			6.2. Social and Environmental Concern
			6.3. Status Consumption
			6.4. Brand loyalty
		7. Methodology
			7.1. Survey
			7.2. Sample
		8. Results
			8.2. Hypotheses Testing
		9. Discussion and Conclusions
		10. Managerial Implications
		11. Limitations and Further Research
		References
	Chapter 24: The Diffusion of Corporate Sustainability in Global Supply Networks: An Empirical Examination of the Global Automotive Industry
		Introduction
		Theoretical Background
		Hypotheses Development
			Resource Dominance
			Resource Substitutability
			Network Centrality
		Methods
			Dependent variable
			Independent Variables
			Control Variables
		Results
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
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