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  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,644 Views
26 Pages

27 February 2022

Based on the legitimacy theory, A-share-listed companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges from 2007 to 2018 are taken as the research sample. This paper explores the internal mechanism of how internationalization degree affects the greenw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,027 Views
22 Pages

SMEs’ International Strategic Groups and Top Managers’ Psychological Characteristics

  • Ângelo Miguel R. Cabral,
  • Fernando Manuel P. O. Carvalho and
  • José António Vasconcelos Ferreira

16 November 2020

This research analyzed the small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) international strategies concerning the scale and scope of the international activities. The major purpose was to study the international top managers’ psychological characteristic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,278 Views
24 Pages

International Performance of SMEs’ International Strategic Groups

  • Ângelo Miguel R. Cabral,
  • Fernando Manuel P. O. Carvalho and
  • José António Vasconcelos Ferreira

3 September 2020

The present research focuses on whether the different combinations of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) international scale and scope affect their international performance differently. The major purpose of this research is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,678 Views
18 Pages

Determinants of SME Internationalisation: An Empirical Assessment of Born Global Firms

  • Syed Khusro Chishty,
  • Sonia Sayari,
  • Amani Hamza Mohamed,
  • Asra Inkesar,
  • Mohammed Faishal Mallick and
  • Nusrat Khan

The research concentrates on determining the degree of internationalization of born global SMEs, believing that some push factors determine internationalization, pull factors, and internal firm-specific factors. Three important factors were found in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
9,773 Views
24 Pages

Internationalization, Strategic Slack Resources, and Firm Performance: The Case Study of Vietnamese Enterprises

  • Phuong V. Nguyen,
  • Hien Thi Ngoc Huynh,
  • Hoa Doan Xuan Trieu and
  • Khoa T. Tran

The study attempted to fill a gap in the research on international business by providing fresh evidence of the effect of the degree of internationalization on firm performance and the influence of organizational slack on this relationship. By applyin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,950 Views
30 Pages

14 March 2025

The internationalization process helps firms accumulate business knowledge and experience; however, firms also enjoy the benefit of decreasing risk due to diversification. The Taiwanese food industry has encountered some difficulties in international...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,807 Views
18 Pages

The objective of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between the firms’ ownership and control structure, in particular the presence of foreign capital, and their internationalization levels, measured in terms of intensity and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,043 Views
21 Pages

17 September 2025

Recent decades have witnessed contractors’ increasing investment in corporate social responsibility (CSR) to build constructive stakeholder relationships and better corporate reputation. However, due to the uncertain benefits of engaging in CSR...

  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,914 Views
15 Pages

Dental Academic Degrees in Germany Compared to the USA

  • Nikoletta Vargas and
  • Georgios E. Romanos

2 June 2022

There are different avenues for obtaining postgraduate doctoral/Ph.D. degrees in Germany and abroad. Depending on their interests and career plans, candidates can choose a postgraduate doctorate/Ph.D. that focuses on a career in academia or a doctora...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,142 Views
12 Pages

14 April 2024

The tourism industry, which is exposed to a turbulent environment, is one of the sectors that are the most vulnerable to any change (such as political, economic, environmental, or social). This makes it necessary to study firm resilience in this indu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,474 Views
10 Pages

24 December 2021

Recently, Japanese medical students are expected to acquire a high degree of English proficiency with the tacit understanding that it will feature in their future profession through interactions with non-Japanese patients and/or engagement with medic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,671 Views
15 Pages

6 February 2022

The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate financial performance (CFP) has been crucial in academia and business circles. Numerous construction firms have continued to internationalize construction business over time...

  • Article
  • Open Access
967 Views
21 Pages

26 October 2025

The digital transformation of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in emerging economies has gained increasing interest in academic circles and business communities. However, how and when digital transformation affects green innovation in MNEs remains un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,231 Views
19 Pages

20 October 2022

Internationalizing university studies can be something of a challenge for courses related to engineering and architecture because their content is mainly focused on the standards of the country. In this regard, the content of the degree programmes in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,180 Views
16 Pages

29 October 2024

This paper investigates the key drivers influencing the internationalization of agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SMEs) in Latin America, with a particular emphasis on the role of social and ethnic networks. Focusing on Argentina,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,113 Views
17 Pages

Previous research has emphasized the importance of entrepreneurial characteristics for international entrepreneurship, hence the application of concepts such as entrepreneurial orientation and global mindset to the study of entrepreneurial internatio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,571 Views
25 Pages

Renminbi Internationalization Process: A Quantitative Literature Review

  • Ramona Orăștean and
  • Silvia Cristina Mărginean

As China’s position in the global economy has gradually improved, the importance of debates on the role of the renminbi in the international monetary system has significantly increased. This paper uses bibliometric methods—Bibliometrix R-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,312 Views
22 Pages

Does Maintaining Resources, Diversification, and Internationalization Matter for Achieving High Firm Performance? A Sustainable Competitiveness Strategy for China Taipei Firms

  • Ali Akbar Anggara,
  • Yudhistira Pradhipta Aryoko,
  • Rhis Ogie Dewandaru,
  • Alfato Yusnar Kharismasyah and
  • Ilham Nuryana Fatchan

14 February 2025

This study evaluates the performance of China Taipei firms in the global business environment, focusing on the role of firm-level factors, the geographical setting context, internationalization, and product diversification. These variables are chosen...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,963 Views
21 Pages

28 September 2022

The present text illustrates the methods developed by Italian scholars to delimit rural areas in the period 2005–2020 and compares the relative territorial representations graphically and quantitatively. In that period, Italian scholars experim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,445 Views
28 Pages

Economic globalization implies a growing interdependence of resources across countries. Technological R&D and cross-border collaboration are often identified as the primary driving forces in the process. This study aims to holistically analyze gl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,519 Views
16 Pages

26 February 2022

Although existing research has explored the main effects of the sustainable investment climate, including political and legal environments, on the performance of firms’ geographic diversification, most studies neglect the role of strategic lead...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
10,230 Views
19 Pages

4 July 2022

This paper empirically investigates the impact of digital transformation on corporate international strategy. With a dataset of the Chinese stock market from 2014 to 2020, our empirical results reveal that digital transformation has a positive impact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,634 Views
13 Pages

In this study, we provide the outcomes of a survey with Brazilian and German students about two main topics: (1) students’ willingness and motivation to work abroad; and (2) the students’ awareness about current industrial challenges, their knowledge...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,161 Views
23 Pages

1 March 2021

Central and East European (CEE) countries are attractive among emerging markets due to a combination of factors such as economic growth and market potential. Although the CEE countries as a whole have a very high degree of connectivity, each country...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,843 Views
29 Pages

An Empirical Study on the Mismatch Phenomenon in Utilizing Urban Land Resources in China

  • Liyin Shen,
  • Lingyu Zhang,
  • Haijun Bao,
  • Siuwai Wong,
  • Xiaoyun Du and
  • Xiaoxuan Wei

7 June 2023

Effective land use contributes to sustainable urban development. However, there are various reports suggesting that urban land resources used mismatch to different extents in many Chinese cities. This study measures the degree of the mismatch phenome...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,738 Views
18 Pages

12 March 2021

Many Korean universities grant undergraduate and graduate school degrees in part on coursework, theses, and dissertations that explore Taekwondo through various academic lenses in Taekwondo Studies programs, yet only a few individuals have traveled t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,820 Views
32 Pages

1 July 2025

The impact of climate risk on corporations is both complex and systemic. This study finds that an increase in climate risk exposure prompts firms to restructure their strategies, primarily leading to a strengthening of their strategic defensiveness a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,088 Views
14 Pages

6 November 2024

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) displays a high degree of similarity to the inorganic components that make up roughly 70% of human hard tissue, and it possesses exceptional biological activity and biocompatibility. It is currently internationally recognized as...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,571 Views
21 Pages

10 February 2025

Under global economic integration, firms are active in transnational operations, prompting all sectors to deepen their awareness of the role of enterprises and pay attention to the fulfillment of their social responsibility. Although the existing lit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,031 Views
16 Pages

RETRACTED: Implementation of Stochastic Analysis in Corporate Decision-Making Models

  • Jin-Biao Lu,
  • Zhi-Jiang Liu,
  • Dmitry Tulenty,
  • Liudmila Tsvetkova and
  • Sebastian Kot

The stochastic approach as a method for modeling factor systems of interrelationships of economic activity aspects allows minimizing managerial errors against the background of company growth and expansion of operating activities. The purpose of this...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,760 Views
12 Pages

15 August 2023

Colon cancer is a common disease internationally. Outcomes have not improved to the same degree as in rectal cancer, where the focus on total mesorectal excision and pathological feedback has significantly contributed to improved survival and reduced...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,175 Views
15 Pages

This study investigates the effects of harmful bearing currents on the service life of rolling bearings and introduces a model to predict service life as a function of surface roughness. Harmful bearing currents, resulting from electrical discharges,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,956 Views
18 Pages

10 October 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health emergency that has caused significant global devastation. However, it has also fostered unprecedented worldwide solidarity. During this crisis, we have witnessed large-scale donations and assistance both...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,009 Views
18 Pages

9 February 2023

Mariculture offers enormous potential for providing sustainable food, playing a key role in achieving nutrition security, employment, and Blue Growth. This is particularly true in geographical areas where the dependence of local economies on fishery...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,757 Views
16 Pages

14 September 2024

Statistics modules are included in most university degrees, independent of the degree area, and this means that many students face these modules underprepared and struggle because of a lack of statistics knowledge. The Maths Support Centre (MSC) in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,411 Views
19 Pages

6 July 2022

This paper proposes a multicriteria decision-making model based on a three-layer virtual internet of things (IoT) algorithm to automatically track and evaluate professional football players’ performance over the Internet. The three layers were...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,260 Views
15 Pages

1 December 2021

Chongli, an internationally renowned ski mecca, is famous for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. As a booster of local economic development, ski tourism facilitates Chongli in moving away from poverty, and provides a new model for the economic develop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,179 Views
13 Pages

13 November 2017

“Standard” roundabouts, for example those designed in some European countries, can often be characterized by low levels of safety or capacity and a high degree of sustainability. Given the proliferation of newer layouts, it is of interest to explore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,042 Views
10 Pages

Radiocarbon Dating of Marine Samples: Methodological Aspects, Applications and Case Studies

  • Gianluca Quarta,
  • Lucio Maruccio,
  • Marisa D’Elia and
  • Lucio Calcagnile

3 April 2021

Radiocarbon dating by AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) is a well-established absolute dating technique widely used in different areas of research for the analysis of a wide range of organic materials. Precision levels of the order of 0.2–0.3% in t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,958 Views
23 Pages

Process of Introduction of Australian Braford Cattle to South America: Configuration of Population Structure and Genetic Diversity Evolution

  • Araceli Rocío Marisel González,
  • Francisco Javier Navas González,
  • Gustavo Ángel Crudeli,
  • Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo,
  • María Esperanza Camacho Vallejo and
  • Celia Raquel Quirino

23 January 2022

This study analyzes the evolution of the population structure and genetic diversity of Braford cattle in South America from 1949 to 2019 to suggest effective strategies for breeding in the future. The percentage of bulls historically increased. The a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,571 Views
19 Pages

7 December 2021

With the internationalization of RMB and the openness of China’s capital account, the amount of foreign institutions investing in China has increased significantly. Based on China’s daily data from January 2007 to September 2021, this stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,507 Views
15 Pages

29 July 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of international faculty members on their life in higher education institutions (HEIs). The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only most citizens’ lives but also the international facult...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,249 Views
13 Pages

The debate about ‘linguistic injustice’ centers on whether or not English as an additional language (EAL) writers face challenges in writing academically that are qualitatively different from those of novice academic writers irrespective...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
14,276 Views
20 Pages

1 June 2010

Fifty years ago, the secrecy surrounding magnetically controlled thermonuclear fusion had been lifted allowing researchers to freely share technical results and discuss the challenges of harnessing fusion power. There were only four magnetic confinem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
8,176 Views
12 Pages

18 February 2016

Coastal tourism is the largest segment of global leisure tourism and it is firmly linked to the destination’s natural resources—with climatic resources chief among them. Through observations and survey responses of beach users, studies have evaluated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,536 Views
17 Pages

Corrosion Prediction of Weathered Galvanised Structures Using Machine Learning Techniques

  • Marta Terrados-Cristos,
  • Francisco Ortega-Fernández,
  • Guillermo Alonso-Iglesias,
  • Marina Díaz-Piloneta and
  • Ana Fernández-Iglesias

13 July 2021

Galvanised steel atmospheric corrosion is a complex multifactorial phenomenon that globally affects many structures, equipment, and sectors. Moreover, the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) standards require specific pollutant deposi...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,708 Views
8 Pages

Torkildsen’s Ventriculocisternostomy First Applications: The Anthropological Evidence of a Young Slavic Soldier Who Died in the Torre Tresca Concentration Camp (Bari, Italy) in 1946

  • Sara Sablone,
  • Massimo Gallieni,
  • Alessia Leggio,
  • Gerardo Cazzato,
  • Pasquale Puzo,
  • Valeria Santoro,
  • Francesco Introna and
  • Antonio De Donno

25 November 2021

Human skeletal remains are considered as real biological archives of each subject’s life. Generally, traumas, wounds, surgical interventions, and many human pathologies suffered in life leave identifiable marks on the skeleton, and their correc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,000 Views
19 Pages

14 January 2021

The influence of spatial aspects on people’s health is internationally proven by a wealth of empirical findings. Nevertheless, questions concerning public health still tend to be negotiated among social and health scientists. This was different...

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