This paper shows that value creation by multinational enterprises (MNEs) is the result of
activities where geographic distance effects can be overcome. We submit that geographic …

This report analyzes the specific factors that affect the competitiveness of developing
countries in global value chains (GVCs), and how these factors differ across four major …

The role of local clusters has been of interest to scholars and policymakers in international
business alike. Research found that clusters enable a region to develop faster compared to …

This article examines the entry into and survival in the US software market by a sample of
firms based in India, Ireland, and Israel, with a focus on the pre‐entry technological …

The Israeli software industry has been an indisputable success since the 1990s. This paper
utilizes the development of the Israeli industry to empirically explore the argument of the …

Building on an emerging literature of international new ventures, we suggest that new
ventures face two modes of internationalization: a direct mode and an intermediated means …

The paper investigates the factors instrumental in imparting a competitive edge to the Indian
IT-ITeS sector using Porter's diamond model. The paper ascertains the relative superiority of …

The mobility of workers from multinational enterprises (MNEs) to other local firms is
increasingly recognized as an important externality mechanism. However, MNEs have …

Following long-standing calls to investigate information and communication technology
(ICT) sector development in lesser-developed economies, this study examines the sector's …

The global innovation map is changing. Until a few years ago innovation activities were
concentrated in the US, Europe and Japan. Not anymore. The rising powers of China, India …