...Ying Zhang; Cong Cheng Purpose This study seeks to explore the relationship between performance relative to aspiration and SMEs' internationalization speed, and moderating effects of top management's policy knowledge and institutional distance between the above relation. Design/methodology...

...Martin A. Goetz; Dirk Morschett Purpose This study combines institutional and organizational learning perspectives to investigate the impact of institutional distance and institution-specific cross-border acquisition experience in emerging markets on cross-border acquisition performance. Design...

...Donatella Depperu; Ilaria Galavotti; Federico Baraldi Purpose This study aims to examine the multidimensional nature of institutional distance as a driver of acquisition decisions in emerging markets. Then, this study aims to offer a nuanced perspective on the role of its various formal...

...Elyas Abdulahi Mohamued; Muhammad Asif Khan; Natanya Meyer; József Popp; Judit Oláh Purpose This study aims to analyse the efficiency effects of institutional distance on Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised the true fixed...

... and they usually follow an unconventional behavior derived from the institutional influence of their home government. Prior research reports that institutional distance between home and host countries has an impact on multinational enterprises’ (MNEs’) ownership level in their foreign subsidiaries. Therefore, our...

...Rishika Nayyar; Jaydeep Mukherjee; Sumati Varma Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of institutional distance as a determinant of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from India. The study combines a nuanced view of institutional distance, with traditional location factors...

... than a certain threshold level, the “advantages of foreignness” (AOF) effect plays a predominant role, and CD improves the efficiency of China's OFDI. Institutional distance results in the “LOF” effect significantly reduce the efficiency of China's OFDI. Research limitations/implications...

... of institutional distance on the return on assets (ROA) of 399 foreign subsidiaries in a previously understudied host market, that of Brazil during the period from 2008 to 2011. Regression analysis was carried out on panel data using weighted least squares as estimator. Findings Similar to research conducted...

...Desislava Dikova; Andrei Panibratov; Anna Veselova; Lyubov Ermolaeva Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance knowledge about factors that influence the location of Russian foreign direct investments. In particular, it focusses on the role of institutional distance (represented...

... innovation Integration Institutional distance Autonomy Foreign subsidiaries Headquarter support Reverse innovation is defined as a transfer of ideas developed in emerging markets to developed markets (Govindarajan and Ramamurti, 2011). When multinational companies learn how to create successful...