..., an international business can take advantage of knowledge acquired in different areas and jointly improve CSR policies, while carrying out a strong knowledge transfer and learning process within the same firm. As stakeholders are able to have higher degrees of influence and there is a greater flow...

... Marketing capabilities Crisis International business INV The growth models of economies are based on two options: the internal demand incentivised by credit or the external sector, obtaining surpluses. At times of economic crisis, dynamic and strong external sectors mean a source of financing...

.... Qualitative methods International business Internationalisation is a topic of emerging interest in businesses and entrepreneurship literatures (Oviatt and McDougall, 2005). Firms of all sizes and ownership types try to expand their international operations (Zahra, 2003) in order to achieve vital...

... be contacted at: B_jin@uncg.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 China National cultures Values International business Business practices As the world's third largest country, home to one‐fourth of the world's population, and the fastest growing economy in the world, China offers...

...Shaista Nisar; Agyenim Boateng; Junjie Wu; Mary Leung Purpose What drives small to medium‐sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) internationalisation strategy remains a significant issue in international business research, despite the huge research efforts on this subject over the past three decades...

... planning International business Product range European Union Slovenia Slovenia, which has recently became a full member of the European Union, is a small emerging economy and a small country. Among all new and old EU Member States, only Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus and Estonia have lower...

... and Radebaugh, 2001). Burkina Faso and Senegal achieve political and economical risk ratings of B, defined as “high”, while the rest are rated C, “very high” (Clei and Greisman, 2001). West Africa International business Business environment Emerging markets Africa continues to register progress...

... for small and medium‐sized companies trying to build relationships in the local network. © MCB UP Limited 2001 1. P2. The company must have the internal capacity to overcome the difficulties connected with international business. This paper presents parts of the results from...