...Jie Yu; Changjun Yi; Huiyun Shen Purpose This paper aims to study whether the adoption of an entry mode that fits the social trust level contributes to the improvement of foreign subsidiary performance. Design/methodology/approach The authors used the Probit model, linear regression, strategic...

.... Design/methodology/approach Based on survey data collected from 416 foreign subsidiaries operating in China, which was combined with several secondary data sources, this study examined the three-way interaction of political ties, entry mode and industry restriction. Findings The findings support...

... subsidiaries established through acquisition should promote communication with their parent firms for successful knowledge sharing. Originality/value This study demonstrates that the effect of intra-organizational communication on knowledge sharing differs among industries and among entry modes...