International joint ventures (IJVs) are an important type of international strategic alliance
(ISA) and have been studied by scholars for decades, resulting in a plethora of empirical …

The choice of a mode of market entry is a critical component of the internationalization
strategy, and numerous empirical studies have focused on this topic. Prior research …

In a recent commentary published in this journal, Shaver raises the provocative question of
whether we need more entry mode studies. After assessing the reasons for Shaver's doubts …

This study assesses the role of human capital (HK) on FDI inflows to sub-Saharan Africa. It
uses panel data for the period 1980–2012 to asses if changing skill needs influence FDI …

As a major entry mode of global strategy of Chinese MNCs, Chinese cross‐border merger
and acquisition (M&A) is still a less understood phenomenon, in particular the post …

Globalization drives firms to develop product innovation through their global supply chains.
While innovations generated by supply channel members, as opposed to individual …

This study explores when wholly owned subsidiaries outperform joint ventures with local
partners. In order to avoid the endogeneity problem inherent in foreign subsidiaries' …

We review and analyze the growing body of literature that addresses the institutional context
of international strategy. By examining articles in eleven major journals from January 2008 …

We examine the effects of family control on entry mode choice by integrating Transaction
Costs Economics with the family business literature. Using a dataset of 951 foreign …

In this counterpoint paper we argue that the findings presented by the 'regional
strategy'literature do not capture the full array of global activities of the multinational …