Management International Review

The Influence of Industry and Home Country Characteristics On Firms' Pursuit of Innovation

This study examines the influence of industry and home country characteristics on domestic firm innovation investment and considers whether these relationships are more pronounced if the firm is competing in global versus multidomestic industries. Hypotheses are developed and tested using data from 625 firms in eight industries, across 31 countries. The findings generally support the hypotheses that industry structure and national context have significant direct influence on firm innovation i...

Applicability of Management Theories to Developing Countries: A Synthesis

In 1983, Kiggundu/Jorgensen/Hafsi published in ASQ a synthesis on issues related to the applicability of management theories to developing countries. They found that theory was applicable only where the organization could behave as a closed system. The authors argue that isomorphic trends and new theoretical developments support the hypothesis that their findings should not hold anymore. This article reviews 170 articles published in the 1983-2002 period to replicate their study and tests the...

National Culture and Ethical Climates: A Comparison of U.S. And Japanese Accounting Firms

The authors investigated the effects of Japanese and US national cultures on ethical climates within accounting organizations. They hypothesized that national cultural differences would lead to the observation of different ethical climates. The results support the national culture hypothesis for the principled climates. However, contrary to expectations based on national culture arguments for egoism and benevolence, the findings suggest that key institutional factors, specifically the account...

Decision-Making and Market Orientation in the Internationalization Process of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Mental maps are used to represent the risk-perceptions and foreign market orientations of decision-makers within a sample of dynamic small firms in the UK. Quantitative and qualitative analyses help identify factors that influence top managers' perceptions of their spatial environment and link these to the resulting patterns of internationalisation. International experience and network relationships are found to strongly influence managerial cognition and thereby internationalization decision...

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European Union and the Race for Foreign Direct Investment in Europe, edited by Lars Oxelheim and Pervez Ghauri, is reviewed.

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World Congress - New Frequency - New Editorship