The <scp>M C</scp>urve and the Performance of <scp>S</scp>panish International New Ventures

Almodóvar, Paloma; Rugman, Alan M.

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“…MNEs (Al-Aali and Teece, 2014;Almodóvar and Rugman, 2014;Cantwell et al, 2010;Teece, 2014a;Vahlne and Ivarsson, 2014). However, applying the dynamic capabilities view in IB studies is still a "black box" that needs to be clearer.…”

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“…Obviously, both strategies are important, but the focus of this study is limited only to the firm-specific advantages (FSAs) as a firm-level phenomenon. The FSAs refer to strategic intangible resources, such as unique organizational capabilities possessed by the firm (Almodóvar and Rugman, 2014;Hillemann and Gestrin, 2016). In line with this definition, Rugman and Verbeke (2008) argued that the concept of organizational capabilities is the reinvented form of the FSAs concept.…”

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“…Focusing on the firm-specific advantages (FSAs) as an internal factor or factors could be an effective strategy to explain the differences in the internationalization of a firm for the following reasons: (1) the FSAs, as the unique source of superiority, could be critical to overcome the firm's (large and small) liability of forgiveness (LOF) (Almodóvar and Rugman, 2014;Hymer, 1960Hymer, , 1976Zaheer, 1995); (2) a firm that possesses sustainable FSAs, on the one hand, would be able to apply international market opportunities, and on the other, to neutralize its competitive threats; (3) the FSAs are vital to address the highly dynamic IB business environment (Dunning, 2000); (4) timely development and deployment of the FSAs by a firm ensure its SCA in today's global economy across national borders (Teece, 2014a;Verbeke et al, 2014); and (5) those firms with strong FSAs would be able to create market imperfection rather than looking for it (Bukley 2009).…”

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“…It is also important to note that IE studies have been affected by developments in the fields of entrepreneurship, strategic management, and IB. The results of these studies have enriched the IE field and led to the development of new definitions, models and theories in the IE field (Almodóvar and Rugman, 2014;Coviello et al, 2011;Coviello and Jones, 2004;Covin and Miller, 2014;Dimitratos and Jones, 2005;Jones et al, 2011;Jones and Coviello, 2005;Keupp and Gassmann, 2009;Knight and Cavusgil, 2004;McDougall and Oviatt, 2000;Oviatt and McDougall, 2005;Peiris et al, 2012;Zahra and George, 2002a). In this regard, the IE field has experienced a considerable evolutionary path for the past 21 years, and there is a substantial movement toward theoretical integration among IE scholars (Jones et al, 2011;Rialp et al, 2005).…”

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“…Similarly, Chandra et al (2009) suggested that the U-M is able to explain SMEs' internationalization behavior in comparison with other IB theories. However, other international entrepreneurship scholars (Almodóvar and Rugman, 2014;Coviello and McAuley, 1999;Madsen and Servais, 1997;McDougall et al, 1994;Oviatt and McDougall, 1994;Rialp and Rialp, 2001) markets is strongly associated with its ability to enter the network of business relationships; in this manner, internationalization is the by-product of the firms' efforts to establish its positioning within the business network or networks (Johanson and Vahlne, 2009;Schweizer et al, 2010). Vahlne (1977, 2009) and Vahlne and Johanson (2013 (Schweizer et al, 2010).…”

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Pluripotent Dynamic Capabilities in the Internationalization of Firms: Focus on Learning, Innovating and Networking in SMEs from Sweden

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy; therefore, their internationalization has been a considerable concern for international business (IB) scholars.Particularly, for those economies such as Sweden with small local markets, internationalization of SMEs could be fundamental. The firm-specific advantages (FSAs), including what the firm has and does, are crucial for SMEs to overcome in the face of their numerous different obstacles including liability of smallness (LOS), liability of newness (LON) and liability of foreignness (LOF).Examining the extant literature on the evolution of IB theories indicates that over time, IB scholars have been reaching to dynamic-based FSAs (what the firm does) as the source of developing and protecting sustainable competitive advantages (SCA) across national borders in a changing business environment. Recently, the leading IB researchers have also argued that the nature of the dynamic-based FSAs could be similar to dynamic capabilities. But, when it comes to determining specific component factors of the dynamic-based FSAs (as dynamic capabilities), there has been little agreement between IB researchers. In other words, the room of the dynamic capabilities is still dark. In this respect, shedding light into this room, particularly in the area of IB studies, is crucial. In addition, after determining the component factors of the dynamic-based FSAs, it is also critical to know the likely relationships between the identified component factors as well as their impact on the SMEs' international performance (IP) as an important outcome of the internationalization. This means that there is a potential theoretical gap associated with the conceptualization of the component factors of the dynamic-based FSAs on one hand, and a potential empirical gap on the other. Given both theoretical and empirical research gaps, the purpose of this study is to examine, from a theoretical perspective, the nature of the dynamic- Further analysis showed that ACAP, as an endogenous latent variable, additionally has a positive indirect association with SMEs' international performance (IP). Moreover, the results also indicate that innovative capability (IC) is directly and positively affected by ACAP (the innovating-by-learning effect). It was also empirically revealed that ACAP is a very strong predictor for networking capability (NC), which is labeled as the networking-by-learning effect.Another major finding was that in internationalized SMEs, NC is strongly, directly and positively affected by IC; this effect also is termed as the networking-by-innovating effect. The IX SammanfattningMindre och medelstora företag (SME-företag) utgör ryggraden i ett lands ekonomi; därför har SME-företagens internationalisering varit en mycket viktig frågeställning för forskare inom internationellt företagande. Speciellt för de ekonomier, som likt Sverige har en liten hemmamarknad, kan internationaliseringen av SME-företag vara av fundamental betydelse. De företagsspecifika fördelarn...

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Does internationalization matter for corporate social performance of Chinese firms?

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The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the internationalization of Chinese firms and their corporate social performance (CSP), a topic that remains largely unexplored for Chinese firms. Based on a sample of 325 firms listed on the China A-shares market from 2010 to 2017, we find a positive relationship between the degree of internationalization (DOI) and CSP of Chinese firms. A positive relationship is also confirmed between corporate financial performance (CFP) and CSP in Chinese firms. However, we find that the interaction between CFP and DOI correlates negatively with CSP, indicating that during internationalization, CFP might not be conducive to improving CSP. Most listed firms in China are state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and we find that their CSP is inferior to that of non-SOEs. Finally, we find that hiring one of the four major accounting firms to conduct audits is conducive to a significant improvement in CSP. Managerial and policy implications derived from the results are discussed.

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Effects of Geographic, Institutional and Linguistic Regions on FDI Performance

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The M Curve and the Performance of Spanish International New Ventures

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Pluripotent Dynamic Capabilities in the Internationalization of Firms: Focus on Learning, Innovating and Networking in SMEs from Sweden

Does internationalization matter for corporate social performance of Chinese firms?

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