Management International Review

A Linguistic-Based Measure of Cultural Distance and Its Relationship to Managerial Values1

Measuring culture is a central issue in international management research and is traditionally accomplished using indices of cultural values. Herein the researchers present a new linguistic-based measure of cultural distance (based on linguistic genealogical classification) that is both more fundamental and more widely applicable than values surveys. Structural equation modeling techniques are used to show links to the cultural values dimensions delineated by Hofstede (1980) to show the key r...

The Competitive Positioning of Foreign Mnes in Domestic Markets: Theoretical Extensions and Evidence From the Israeli Market

The paper offers a model of the competitive positioning of foreign MNEs (FMNEs) in less-developed countries. The model acknowledges that FMNEs and their domestic counterparts engage in strategic interactions and reference points positioning with the objective of maximizing customers' satisfaction, and that customers respond to this strategic behavior. The analysis is based on a survey of 406 Israeli customers of 104 FMNEs and domestic firms. A structural equations model suggests that industry...

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Intel-nationalization in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by Marin A. Marinov, is reviewed.

The Effect of Regulative and Normative Distances On Mne Ownership and Expatriate Strategies1

Researchers have used cultural distance to explain strategic and operational control mechanisms of the multinational enterprise, yet the construct has failed to yield consistent results. This study proposed two new measures of country differences, regulative and normative distances, from an institutional perspective, and examined their effect on MNE ownership and expatriate strategies. The results of this study show that larger regulative and normative distances were associated with a lower l...

The Competition of International Corporate Governance Systems - a German Perspective

Corporate governance theory deals with the optimal organization of management and control in companies with many stakeholders. Corporate governance systems are shaped by national laws, capital market requirements, and individual corporate decisions. For historical reasons, there are large differences between international corporate governance systems. But due to the globalization of product, labor, and capital markets, a competition of international governance systems has evolved. In the long...

Quantitative Evaluation of German Research Output in Business Administration: 1992-2001

The study presents a quantitative analysis of publications of business scholars and practitioners in six major German-speaking journals over the period from 1992 to 2001. The measure of research output is used as an indicator of research performance of scholars and institutions. The present analysis replicates and extends a previous study conducted ten years ago. Results suggest that the share of full professors and practitioners who contribute to the major journals has decreased while the sh...