...Vincent E. Kunst Purpose Should we prefer parsimony or multidimensionality when operationalizing institutional distance? In this paper, I explore the debate on whether current institutional distance operationalizations are too narrow, or if adding complexity in the operationalization needlessly...

... between 2006 and 2016. Findings Our results indicate that the innovation capabilities of MNC subsidiaries initially underperform those of local firms but improve over time, eventually surpassing the capabilities of their local counterparts. Furthermore, our findings reveal that institutional distance...

... KCBs earn more domestic profit from client firms, the potential Korean market in the host country is greater, and the institutional distance between the host country and Korea is smaller. Practical implications In addition to the critical role of a bank-centered financing system in advancing...

...Gwyneth Edwards; Abdulrahman Chikhouni; Rick Molz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the relative institutional distance of the subsidiary from the multinational enterprise (MNE) headquarters influences job satisfaction in the subsidiary. The authors argue that job...