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Chao Zhao is based at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. She is a PhD candidate at Massey Business School, Massey University, New Zealand. Her PhD thesis titled “Post-entry internationalization speed, managerial cognition, and firm performance: A dynamic capability perspective” has been submitted for examination.

Yuanfei Kang is based at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. He is Senior Lecturer at Massey Business School, Massey University, New Zealand. He is the author of more than 20 articles in refereed international journals such as Journal of World Business, Management and Organization Review, Industrial Management and Data Systems and Journal of Multinational Financial Management. His research interests include issues and factors related to outward foreign direct investment from emerging economies, including location choice and performance. He has also been conducting research in the area of environmental management and supply chain management.

Jeffrey C. Kennedy is based at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. He is Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at Massey University’s Auckland campus. His research has been published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Global Mobility, Academy of Management Executive and Asia Pacific Journal of Management. Jeffrey obtained a PhD in Organizational Behaviour from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.