The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research

• Main Authors: Verbeke, Alain, van Tulder, Rob, Rose, Elizabeth L, Wei, Yingqi
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited 04.03.2021; Emerald Publishing; Emerald
• Edition: 1
• Series: Progress in international business research
• Subjects: Communication in management; Globalisierung; International business enterprises; International business research; Multinationales Unternehmen; Strategisches Management

This volume provides a fresh overview of many novel international business research challenges as they pertain to salient institutional dimensions with a locational component, with a focus on the 'new normal'.

Table of Contents:

• Interpretation of the classes -- Discussion -- Alliance Type 1: Small Partners in Global Cities -- Alliance Type 2: Non-Global Partners -- Alliance Type 3: Global Integrated but Cultural Distant Partners -- Alliance Type 4: Big Distant Partners -- Alliance Type 5: Non-Global and Experienced Partners -- Contributions to the Existing Literature -- Managerial implications -- Limits, Perspectives, and Concluding Remarks -- References -- WEBSITES -- Chapter 19: Successful and Unsuccessful Radical Transformation of Multinational Mobile Telephony Companies: The Role of Institutional Context -- Introduction -- The Disrupting Cycle -- Radical Transformation -- Organizational Approaches to Radical Change -- The Ambidextrous Solution -- Agile organization -- Spinouts -- Acquisitions -- Ecosystems -- Legacy removal -- Radical change at Telenor -- Radical Change 1: From Local Monopoly to MNMTC -- Legacy removal -- Eliminate Redundant Employees and Competences -- Closing-down Products, Services and Functions -- Cost-cutting and Process Efficiency -- Centralization to Remove Duplication -- Organizational solutions -- Spinning-off Business Units -- Acquisitions and ambidexterity -- Radical Transformation -- Discussion -- Radical Change 2: Transforming the MNMTC -- Methodology -- Initial Organizational Solutions -- Acquisitions -- Partnerships -- Post-2017 Organizational Solutions -- Ambidextrous Solutions and Legacy Removal -- Innovation Ecosystem Alliances -- Spinouts -- The Agile Solution -- Managerial Perspectives on Current Radical Change -- The Retreat From Radical Change -- The Impact of Post-2017 Organizational Solutions -- Explaining the Retreat from Radical Change -- Lack of Capabilities -- The Financial Markets -- Discussion -- References -- Interview guide -- Background -- Changes in customers and markets served -- Customer channels and relations
• Intro -- The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- D. Eleanor Westney: A Biography -- Chapter 1: Institutions 2.0: Which Institutions Matter in IB Research? -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part IV -- Part V -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: International Business and Multi-level Institutional Change: Looking Back and Facing Forward -- the "Time of Troubles" - The 1970s and Early 1980s -- IB in the "Time of Troubles" -- Goodbye Globalization -- Retrospection, Introspection, and Inspiration -- References -- Chapter 3: Global Strategic Analysis and Multi-level Institutional Change -- Introduction -- Appreciation for Eleanor Westney -- Institutions and International Strategic Analysis -- From Checklist to Managerial/Strategic Value Focus -- The Evolving Multi-level Strategic Context -- Reflections -- References -- Chapter 4: Is a Networked World Economy Sustainable? -- Cyclical -- Structural Change -- The Question -- References -- Chapter 5: Network Effects and Multi-level Dynamics in the Internationalization of Digital Platforms: A Reflection -- Digital Platforms and International Management -- Implications for International Management -- Diversification, Internationalization, and Network Effects -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Renewing the Relevance of IB: Can Some History Help? -- The Limitations of Intellectual Path Dependency in IB -- Contextual Intelligence and History -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Managing Around Populism -- Introduction -- Understanding Populism -- Populism and IB: Restricting Entry Strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Institutions, Corporate Governance, and Internationalization of State-owned Enterprises in a Varieties of Capitalism Framework1 -- 1. Introduction
• Chapter 12: Host Government Intervention and FDI Inflow: An Empirical Investigation -- Introduction -- Theory and Hypothesis -- The International Investment Dispute Settlement Process -- The effect of Host Government Interference on FDI decisions -- Empirics -- Independent variable - ICSID as a Source of Host Government Interference -- Control variables -- Estimation technique -- Results -- Income groups -- Robustness tests -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Stakeholder Responses and the Interplay Between MNE Post-entry Behavior and Host Country Informal Institutions -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- MNEs, Stakeholder Responses, and Changes in Informal Institutions -- Exploring the Interplay Between MNEs and Informal Institutions in the Host Industry -- Lidl, Finland -- Fazer Bakeries, Russia -- The Interplay Between the Companies in the Two Case Studies and Informal Institutions in the Host Industry -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Old Risks, New Reference Points? An Organizational Learning Perspective into the Foreign Market Exit and Re-entry Behavior of FIRMS -- Introduction -- Theoretical Development and Hypotheses -- Strategic Reference Point Theory and the Re-entry Phenomenon -- Trade-offs in Managing Re-entry Risks -- Re-entry Mode Risk and Risk Management Strategies -- Methods -- International Re-Entry Risk Variables -- Moderator -- Control variables -- Results -- Hypothesis 1: International Re-entry Risk Trade-offs -- H2, H3, and H4: Re-entry Mode Trade-offs at Different Levels of Experience -- Discussion and Future Research -- Ideas for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 15: Intangible Assets of MNE Foreign Subsidiaries: The Role of Internal Financial Resources and Host Country Institution -- Introduction -- Hypotheses Development -- Host Country Economic Freedom
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• Methodology -- Data Sources and Sample: Subsidiary-level and Parent-level Data -- Country-level Data -- Variable Definitions -- Dependent Variable: Intangible Assets -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Results -- Hypothesis Testing, Results, and Discussion -- Endogeneity tests -- Robustness tests -- The Content Analysis of an Example for Illustration -- Discussion -- Implications for practice -- Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16: How Do SMEs Face Institutional Challenges in China? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Institutional Challenges in the Chinese Context -- 2.1. Types of institutions -- 2.2. Political and cultural challenges in the Chinese context -- 3. Mixel Agitators, A French SME Expanding into China -- 3.1. Developing Export Activities to China -- 3.2. Establishing a Production and Sales Subsidiary in Beijing -- 4. Mixel Agitators, an SME Facing Institutional Challenges in China -- 4.1. Political Challenges -- 4.2. Cultural challenges -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: International Services: The Interface Between Service Characteristics, Policy, and Institutions -- Introduction -- Policies, Institutions, and International Services -- International Services Characteristics -- Connectivity -- Configuration -- Collaboration -- Creation of value -- Summary -- Concluding Discussion -- References -- Creating a Typology of International Alliances with City-level Distance Measures -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework and Typology -- ISAs predictors -- Location characteristics -- Firm characteristics -- The Dual Relationship Between the Firm and the Destination: The Importance of Distance -- Methods -- Data -- Operationalization and Variable Presentation -- Cultural distance -- Administrative distance -- Geographic distance -- Economic distance -- Findings
• 2. Understanding the Internationalization of Hybrid SOE -- 2.1. The Duality of the State as Owner -- 2.1.1. The "LoS" View -- 2.1.2. The "GaS" View -- 2.2. The Role of Relational Co-owners -- 2.3. The Varieties of Capitalism Framework -- 2.3.1. Liberal Market Economies -- 2.3.2. Coordinated market economies -- 2.3.3. State-Influenced Market Economies -- 2.4. Country Configurations Promoting Soe Internationalization: A Summary -- 3. Evidence in IB Literature and Future Research -- 3.1. Evidence -- 3.2. Future research -- References -- Chapter 9: Business Group Affiliation and Export Propensity in New Ventures -- Theoretical Background -- Network Characteristics and Firm Internationalization -- Hypothesis Development -- The Moderating Impact of Business Group International Orientation -- Impact of Firm Size on Business Group Affiliation-exporting Relationship -- Methodology -- Measures and Variables -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Product and Process Innovations and the Institutional Context of Transition Economies: The Effects of External Knowledge -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Product and Process Innovation: Technology Gaps and External Knowledge -- Product Innovations and Foreign and National External Knowledge -- Process Innovations and Foreign and National External Knowledge -- Empirical Analysis -- Variables -- Dependent Variables -- Explanatory Variables -- Control Variables -- Methodology -- Analysis and Results -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Corporate Anti-corruption Policy, Investment Motives, and Foreign Location Choice -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background and Hypotheses -- Investment motives -- Method -- Measures -- Estimation approach -- Results -- Discussion -- Contributions -- Limitations and Future Research -- References