[HTML][HTML] The knowledge-based view in international business: A systematic review of the literature and future research directions

MC Stoian, JA Tardios, M Samdanis - International Business Review, 2024 - Elsevier
The knowledge-based view (KBV) has been particularly influential for developing and
shaping the international business (IB) field. IB scholars have used the KBV to explain a …

Taking two to tango: A comparative nationalism view of cross-border acquisitions

S Wu, D Fan - International Business Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Nationalism is an important yet underexplored issue in the international business strategy
literature. As a new reality, the resurgence and augmentation of nationalism in recent …

Does geographic distance to customers improve or inhibit supplier innovation? A moderated inverted-U relationship

S Wei, S Sheng - Industrial Marketing Management, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the geographic distance-innovation paradox, this study investigates how
geographic distance between a supplier and its customers influences supplier innovation …

[HTML][HTML] How do firms reach out to foreign universities? Inventors' personal characteristics and the multinational structure of firms

C Fassio, A Geuna, F Rossi - Journal of World Business, 2023 - Elsevier
We analyze the determinants of firm-based inventors' collaborations with universities
abroad, comparing them with collaborations with national universities. We propose a micro …

How does basic research improve innovation performance in the world's major pharmaceutical firms?

B Leten, S Kelchtermans, R Belderbos - Industry and Innovation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Employing a panel (1995–2015) of large R&D spending pharmaceutical firms,
we investigate how internal basic research increases a firm's innovative performance. We …

Proximity at a distance: The relationship between foreign subsidiary co-location and MNC headquarters board interlock formation

F De Beule, S Elia, J Garcia-Bernardo… - International Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
Corporations seek various relationships, such as board interlocks, with other firms to reduce
resource dependencies. The consistent theoretical expectation and empirical finding that …

Heterogeneous university research and firm R&D location decisions: research orientation, academic quality, and investment type

R Belderbos, N Braito, J Wang - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2024 - Springer
Universities play an important role in regional development and innovation and engage with
the industry through various channels. In this paper, we examine the role of heterogeneous …

Entangled modes: Boundaries to effective international knowledge sourcing through technology alliances and technology-based acquisitions

J Jacob, R Belderbos, B Lokshin - Technovation, 2023 - Elsevier
In today's globalized era, corporate technology strategy is increasingly oriented towards
accessing international sources of knowledge that can improve the novelty and variety of …

International inventor teams and technological variety in multinational enterprises

G Damioli, B Jindra, A Kristiansen - The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2023 - Springer
This study investigates the relationship between international inventor teams and the
technological variety of multinational enterprises. We frame this relationship conceptually by …

Multinational firms and the quest for global talent: Employing (skilled) foreign workers at home and abroad

R Belderbos, B Leten, NH Nguyen… - Journal of International …, 2023 - Springer
Multinational firms can access global talent in two ways: by employing migrants in their
home country, or by employing foreign workers in their overseas affiliates. Taking a …