Does FDI bring knowledge externalities for host country firms to develop complex technologies? The catalytic role of overseas returnee clustering structures

L Ning, R Guo, K Chen - Research Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Prior research has extensively studied FDI spillovers on broadly defined technological
innovation but offered inconclusive evidence. Relatively little is known about how the …

[HTML][HTML] Organizational scaling: The role of knowledge spillovers in driving multinational enterprise persistent rapid growth

M Belitski, J Martin, T Stettler, W Wales - Journal of World Business, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on insights from the spillover, international business, and knowledge management
literatures, we study factors that enhance multinational enterprise (MNE) scaling and growth …

An institutional perspective on application programming interface development and integration

J Ofoeda, R Boateng, J Effah - Information Technology & People, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Digital platforms increase their function and scope by leveraging boundary
resources and complementary add-on products from third-party developers to interact with …

Knowledge acquisition in international strategic alliances: The role of knowledge ambiguity

MHW Ho, PN Ghauri, M Kafouros - Management International Review, 2019 - Springer
Although prior research has emphasized the importance of international strategic alliances,
we have incomplete understanding of how and why some firms succeed in acquiring …

Knowledge centralization and international R&D team performance: Unpacking the moderating roles of team-specific characteristics

JY Lee, BC Choi, PN Ghauri, BI Park - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of a centralized knowledge structure on the performance of
international R&D teams in multinational corporations (MNCs) and moderating effects of …

R&D internationalization and innovation performance of Chinese enterprises: The mediating role of returnees and foreign professionals

Y Si, Y Zhang, T Teng - Growth and Change, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the innovation‐driven economy of the 21st century, the emerging global innovation
landscape is one of geographically concentrated centers of excellence in developed …

Micro and macro factors of firm scaling

DB Audretsch, M Belitski, C Theodoraki - Technological Forecasting and …, 2024 - Elsevier
While firm scaling has been overlooked in previous management literature, this study
provides an in-depth examination of the micro-and macro-level factors that enhance firm …

Executives' foreign work experience and international knowledge spillovers: Evidence from China

G Feng, X Hu, K Wang, S Yan - Emerging Markets Finance and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study conducts a quantitative study on international knowledge spillovers by executives
with foreign work experiences at Chinese firms. We use companies' foreign patent citations …

Returnee managers as an asset for emerging market multinational enterprises: Chinese cross-border acquisitions (2008–2017)

Z Xie, L Wang - Journal of World Business, 2022 - Elsevier
Returnee managers, a scarce human resource for emerging market multinational
enterprises in the past, are becoming increasingly abundant, and their value is at risk of …

Strategic divestment of emerging market firms: the influence of returnee managers and CEO characteristics

K Kalasin - Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the role of returnee managers that can affect the
strategic-divestment decision of emerging-market firms (EM firms). Drawing on arguments …