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International Business Management: New Perspectives on Leadership, Strategy and Marketing
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International Business Management: New Perspectives on Leadership, Strategy and Marketing

A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 8538

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Dr. Ghulam Mustafa

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Department of International Business, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: learning; management; leadership; corporate social responsibility; team dynamics; international business and management; organization theory and behavior
Dr. Ender Demir

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Department of Business Administration, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland
Interests: finance; investment; empirical finance; financial economics; markets; exchange rates; behavioral finance
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Dear Colleagues,

International business plays a vital role in today’s business world. Doing business in an international environment is much more complex than doing business in a domestic setting for a number of reasons, such as the differential impact of cultural and institutional forces on leadership patterns, managing human resources and other cross-border operations, and devising and implementing marketing strategies. In view of the nature of the challenges organizations face in an international environment, scholars have shown a keen interest in developing a deeper understanding of managing business activities in various global settings. As a result, a substantial amount of literature has accumulated on a variety of topics related to international business. Nonetheless, many questions remain and more research on both the theoretical and empirical fronts is needed to provide more updated and sophisticated insights into issues including the complex role of culture, evolving organizational forms, multi-country strategy formulation, and international transfer and recontextualization of management practices. The complexity associated with the management of international operations has always warranted the revisiting of existing theoretical rationales and searching for new management solutions, but this demand has intensified in the wake of increased globalization, the impact of digitalization on international business, the growing importance of emerging markets, and the emergence of new international enterprises such as born globals. The role of digitalization in international business has increased after the recent pandemic, which has created several topics of discussion pertaining to the theory, research, and practice of management in international business. In this regard, scholars need to pay close attention to the new developments and advance our existing understating of global/cross-border business management.

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish research that focuses on the challenges organizations face in an increasingly globalized/internationalized environment. Theory development papers/conceptual works, review papers, and empirical studies that advance existing research and/or offer novel insights/new perspectives on all topics related to international business are welcome. Papers utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods can be submitted from all subfields of International Management/International Business such as global/cross-cultural leadership, international HRM, international marketing, international/multi-country strategy, business governance and ethics, international business competence, and global sourcing and supply chain management.

Dr. Ghulam Mustafa
Dr. Ender Demir
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Keywords

  • international business management 
  • global and cross-cultural leadership 
  • international business strategy 
  • international marketing

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Analysis of the Influence of the Moment the Internationalization Process Begins on the Internationalization Intensity of Family and Nonfamily Businesses: An Approach Using a Tobit Model
by Oscar Javier Varas-Fuente, Raquel Arguedas-Sanz and Beatriz Rodrigo-Moya
Adm. Sci. 2022, 12(4), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040133 - 10 Oct 2022
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The specific characteristics of family businesses as well as the internationalization path followed can influence the intensity of the internationalization process. Many studies have analyzed how family character can influence the internationalization process of family businesses, and the results obtained have not been [...] Read more.
The specific characteristics of family businesses as well as the internationalization path followed can influence the intensity of the internationalization process. Many studies have analyzed how family character can influence the internationalization process of family businesses, and the results obtained have not been conclusive. Nevertheless, previous research has not sufficiently addressed the influence that the moment of initiation of the internationalization process has on the levels of internationalization achieved. Based on the behavioral agency model, the unique set of business resources (familiness), and the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective, this study examines, the internationalization intensity of family and nonfamily businesses in two defined groups (early internationalization and internationalization from the local market). Likewise, the effect that the entry of the second generation has on the internationalization of these companies is analyzed. To perform this analysis, Tobit regression models are estimated from a data set of panel data from the Spanish Survey on Business Strategies for small and medium-sized Spanish family businesses from 2005 to 2016, finding that family ownership and management have a negative influence on the intensity of exports, regardless of the path of internationalization followed, and that the entry of new generations has a positive relationship with the level of internationalization of these businesses. Finally, implications of the findings for research and management are discussed. Full article
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Mapping Internal Knowledge Transfers in Multinational Corporations
by Rita Castro and António Carrizo Moreira
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13010016 - 6 Jan 2023
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Managing multiple knowledge transfers between headquarters and subsidiaries, among subsidiaries, and also within each of these units is crucial for multinational corporations’ (MNCs) survival. Therefore, this article aims to uncover the main factors influencing internal knowledge transfers in MNCs—including intra-unit knowledge transfers and [...] Read more.
Managing multiple knowledge transfers between headquarters and subsidiaries, among subsidiaries, and also within each of these units is crucial for multinational corporations’ (MNCs) survival. Therefore, this article aims to uncover the main factors influencing internal knowledge transfers in MNCs—including intra-unit knowledge transfers and transfers between units, namely, conventional, horizontal, and reverse knowledge transfers. To achieve this goal, a systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to synthesize the content of 85 articles. From a set of 1439 papers, only 85 related to knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing were considered. Based on an inductive thematic approach, eight different research categories and 97 topics were identified. Four different internal knowledge transfers (intra knowledge transfer (IKT), horizontal knowledge transfer (HKT), conventional knowledge transfer (CKT), and reverse knowledge transfer (RKT)) are compared across eight thematic categories and 97 topics. According to the results obtained, the depth of the topics analyzed varies, as does the variety of categories, with RKT being more deeply analyzed than IKT. There is a clear dominance of vertical knowledge transfer (CKT + RHT) over HKT. The exercise of power (e.g., size, knowledge base) still dominates CKT and RKT in most of the studies analyzed, which are traditionally affected by the characteristics of MNCs, HQs and subsidiaries. The debate on HKT is affected by the classical perspectives of power-based relations (e.g., expatriates, size, knowledge base) among subsidiaries. Although important, intra-unit knowledge transfer is greatly influenced by characteristics. Full article
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The Internationalization of Nongovernmental Organizations: Characteristics and Challenges
by Beatriz Gaspar, António Carrizo Moreira, Carolina Cercas, Rafaela Queirós and Salomé Campos
Adm. Sci. 2022, 12(4), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040140 - 17 Oct 2022
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Although the internationalization of business firms has been intensively studied, the internationalization of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) is still in a growing-up stage as NGOs are focused on serving specific social interests. They may not only be influenced by social, political, and economic goals, [...] Read more.
Although the internationalization of business firms has been intensively studied, the internationalization of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) is still in a growing-up stage as NGOs are focused on serving specific social interests. They may not only be influenced by social, political, and economic goals, but also cater to social or humanitarian services dealing with health, environmental protection, and human rights. Based on the importance of NGOs and the lack of previous studies on their internationalization process, this paper analyzes the results of a systematic literature review (SLR) on the internationalization of NGOs. It is possible to conclude that this topic is under-researched and fragmented and has been dealt with by following qualitative studies. Moreover, the internationalization of NGOs is far from similar to the models that explain the internationalization of for-profit businesses. NGOs are clearly tuned to the services they provide and seek complementary resources from governmental sources and state agencies so that they are capable of providing a variety of human and financial resources. The main limitation of this study is that it is based solely on two academic databases: SCOPUS and WoS. Full article
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