The current international business environment is characterized by two contradictory but at times mutually supplementary trends. Regionalization is part of the process of globalization, but it can also be a counter force to globalization as stakeholders act to protect their perceived interests. This book expands the debate on this interesting topic
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PART I REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES The relation between alliance entrepreneurship, alliance capability and foreign market performance an empirical investigation S. Khalid & J. Larimo Foreign direct investment in emerging Asia: implications of the international production network J. Jongwanich From federations to global factories: Assessing the contribution of the subsidiary middle manager in today's MNE D. O'Brien , P. Sharkey-Scott & P. Gibbons Regional multinational enterprises and the international financial crisis A. M. Rugman & C. Hoon Oh PART II OUTWARD FDI The persistence of outward foreign direct investment from German manufacturing industries H-J. Tüselmann , F. McDonald , M. T. Bohl , S. Voronkova & P. Windrum Multinational performance and intellectual property rights: Evidence from 46 countries Y. Yang & P. S. Martins The influence of exports on outward foreign direct investment: the case of India R. Verma & L. Brennan PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL FIRMS: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE Contingency factors in international entrepreneurial orientation-performance relations of firms with different levels of internationalization S. Sundqvist , O. Kuivalainen & J. W. Cadogan Forging the link between business model and value chain constructs in the context of an internationalizing entrepreneurial firm a case study L. M. Sainio , S. Saarenketo , N. Nummela & T. Eriksson Entrepreneurial marketing strategies during the growth of international new ventures J. Hallbäck & P. Gabrielsson PART IV HUMAN RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE Interpersonal relationships in transnational, virtual teams A. Zimmermann Intercultural ethical leadership competence: Contrasting Ireland and Germany M. A. Keating , G. S. Martin & C. J. Resick Is it a matter of time? Analysing the impact of timing, duration and intensity of training programmes on expatriate adjustment M. Kittler PART V KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS Subsidiaries as learning engines: Understanding middle managers' search for knowledge asmicro-foundation E. Tippmann , P. Sharkey-Scott & V. Mangematin Converging themes: Networks, international performance and the telecoms sector B. Kenny & J. Fahy The link between born global growth, network evolution, and firm performance F. Sepulveda & M. Gabrielsson PART VI INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES Conceptual, operational, and methodological considerations in studying the trust-performance relationship: A critical review of empirical research in international strategic alliances T. Ali & J. Larimo Asset specificity, asset opacity and ownership structures in domestic and cross-border joint ventures S. Golesorkhi & M. Yamin PART VII CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION Economic organization and social solidarity: Keiretsu as a local/global concept T. Oikawa Institutional determinants of good corporate governance: The Case of Nigeria E. Adegbite & C. Nakajima Socially entrepreneurial behaviour of multinational companies: Are MNCs 'social entrepreneurs'? M. Tasavori & R. R. Sinkovics 'Imported' management practices: The disclosure of individual executive compensation and firm performance A. Chizema
