... Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social media Neoinstitutional theory Corruption International business Social norms Corrupt practices by companies and government officials remain common in many parts of the world, leading to significant societal...

... Complementary perspectives Basic-and applied research Complex and discrete product International business Innovation Motivations for emerging market multinational enterprises’ (EMNEs’) foreign direct investment (FDI) are mainly twofold: acquisition of strategic assets in foreign markets and foreign...

... Indexed to Web of Science( WoS) database until 2021, from 52 journals, 130 articles were selected, applying content analyses techniques to identify the main research lines. Findings The results reveal that IE presents four conceptual themes/clusters: (1) international business networks...

...Richard Franciscus Johannes Haans; Arjen van Witteloostuijn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the geographic dissemination of work in International Business (IB) by investigating the extent to which research topics tend to see mostly local use – with authors from the same...

... demonstrates the need for a comprehensive research program on gender and international business. Practical implications The authors provided useful statistics that could possibly be picked up by newspapers. The paper also highlights the need for a more sustained research program on gender and development...

... within societies. In related work, Geert Hofstede (1998) studied somewhat different cultural attributes, but numericized societal “masculinity/femininity,” which he call the “taboo dimension of national culture” due to the gender generalizations implied. International business Operations...

... of women and gender in international business and management. Findings The authors encourage future work on the role of women and gender (including gay, lesbian, and transgender) in cross-cultural management, and the influence of cross-cultural matters on gender. In addition to new research...

...Arjen van Witteloostuijn Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that the time is ripe to establish a powerful tradition in Experimental International Business (IB). Probably due to what the Arjen van Witteloostuijn refers to as the external validity myth, experimental laboratory designs...

...Yingying Zhang; Joaquín Lopez‐Pascual Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically identify two types of cultural perspective in cross‐cultural management studies: dynamic versus static perspectives, in particular their interaction in the international business of the firm. Design...

... as a surrogate for cultural knowledge which is necessary for successfully formulating and implementing an international strategy (Sambharya, 1996). United States of America Europe Chief executives Senior management International business Top management teams Boards International experience CEO...

... a higher ranking which indicates that these economies provided a better climate for international business ventures. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 1. starting a business; 2. dealing with licenses; 3. employing workers; 4. registering property; 5. getting credit...

...Gary A. Lombardo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a hypothetical case study which provides an opportunity for students to conduct realistic business analysis applying subject material related to cross‐cultural issues presented in the international business, international management...

... International business Culture Income Corruption The issue of bribery in international business has been receiving increasing attention from national governments, inter‐governmental bodies, non‐governmental organizations, chambers of commerce, civic institutions, business executives, and civil...

...Gary A. Lombardo Purpose The purpose of this case study is to provide an opportunity for students to conduct realistic business analysis applying subject material related to cross‐cultural issues presented in the international business and international management courses. Design/methodology...

... of globalization and the geocentric approach to the IHRM. France National cultures International business Human resource management Multinational companies Ethnocentrism Globalization processes during the past decades has led to the development of the large multinational companies expanding...

... in Malaysia has been investigated in this way before. This paper's findings should be useful to many expatriate managers in Malaysia. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Japan Malaysia Employee attitudes International business Expatriates Corporate strategy Japan remains...

... wellbeing skills and intra‐cultural interaction strategies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 International business Managers Expatriates Private sector organizations Australia South East Asia The 14 items for personal wellbeing were identified as: Nevertheless, each...

... flows is a major element of international business research into the concept of psychic distance (Johanson and Wiedersheim‐Paul, 1975). Much of this research supports the view that cultural and other differences have a significant effect on the country selection outcomes of exporters and foreign...

...Yunxia Zhu; Bernard McKenna; Zhu Sun Purpose Negotiating with the Chinese is an important topic in international business and cross‐cultural management since China is playing an increasingly active role in doing business with the western countries. The purpose of this paper is to study initial...

... and redesign their international business establishment processes and the future direction of their more effective and competitive international investment strategies. Originality/value In contrast with earlier findings, pricing in the Mexican industrial market is found to be one of the major competitive...