Actors within organizations commonly must make choices armed with incomplete and
asymmetrically distributed information. Signalling theory seeks to explain how individuals …

A large and growing body of empirical research shows that social relationships and the
networks these relationships constitute are influential in explaining the processes of …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a basis for a systematic development of signaling
theory on CSR initiatives. The paper (i) proposes signaling theory as a framework supportive …

The central argument of network research is that actors are embedded in networks of
interconnected social relationships that offer opportunities for and constraints on behavior …

In today's knowledge economy, clusters are a key driver of a country's competitiveness. Yet
a cluster's technological base is now more than ever influenced by constituent firms' actions …

Research and development (R&D) internationalization is on the rise for advanced economy
multinationals (AMNEs) as well as emerging economy multinationals (EMNEs). We study …

Past literature on foreign direct investment generally supports an economics perspective that
there is a direct relationship between firm-specific ownership advantages and international …

Schumpeter's conjecture that large monopolistic firms were the key source of innovation in
modern industrial economies has been the underpinning for much work on the topic of …

Describing new techniques and novel applications, Handbook of Research Methods in
Public Administration, Second Edition demonstrates the use of tools designed to meet the …

Network–based resource capital such as political capital, social capital, and reputational
capital are critical in providing firms with special access to various resources and legitimacy …