{"title":"Standards-based hierarchical governance of a digital trade network","authors":"Lijuan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2023.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tncr.2023.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Standards are the cornerstone of digital trade; however, the ideal method of governance of digital trade networks using technical standards remains underexplored. This study establishes a theoretical framework by investigating the effect of technical standards on a digital trade network and exploring the policy implications of technical-standards-based hierarchical governance. The findings reveal the heterogeneous patterns of digital trade networks and their governance characteristics. Furthermore, international, regional, and national technical standards are integral to the hierarchical governance of digital trade networks. Digital trade flow diffuses through a digital trade network, wherein technical standards have different levels of compatibility and security, and digital-trading countries make trade-offs. The results highlight that digital-trading countries need to explicitly incorporate the compatibility and security of technical standards into trade agreements, promote the harmonization of digital standards, and advance international cooperation to guarantee the flow of digital trade and reap its benefits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 4","pages":"Pages 42-49"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1925209923000608/pdfft?md5=34ee1909d5bf726200dec9928bb75c60&pid=1-s2.0-S1925209923000608-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138739281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Business climate and global value chains: Insights from Africa","authors":"Folorunsho M. Ajide","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tncr.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper provides insights on how business climate affect global value chains (GVC) participation in the panel of African nations. The study explores country-level data spanning over a period of 2006–2018. Using the novel method of moments (MM)-Quantile regression, system generalized methods of moments (SYSGMM) and Panel spatial consistent correlation (PSCC) techniques, the study finds that all aspects of business environment have significant impacts on GVC participation in Africa. In specific, information and communication facilities, getting electricity, getting credit, trading across border, enforcing contract, protecting investors and business start-up registration have positive and significant impact on GVC. We also discover that tariff reduces GVC participation while strong political institutions enhance participation. The study concludes that business environment factors are fundamental to ensure high level of GVC participation. Political institutional framework needs to be strengthened to further encourage GVC participation in Africa.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 4","pages":"Pages 79-89"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1925209923000645/pdfft?md5=1616d8d3efd81cedb6c3c1fc46358b0e&pid=1-s2.0-S1925209923000645-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138739257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Export performance: a study of labour and capital intensive manufacturing industries in India","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2022.2116898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2022.2116898","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 105-115"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71749399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does foreign aid influence economic growth? Evidence from South Asian countries","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2021.1974257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2021.1974257","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 72-85"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Facebook advertising on sustainable brand loyalty and growth: case of Thai start-up businesses","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2021.1986340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2021.1986340","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 60-71"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolving transnational consumer behaviors under COVID-19: determinants of students’ intention to use Web 3.0","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2021.1993678","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2021.1993678","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the influence of ICT innovation in the finance-tourism nexus in Asia","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2022.2107331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2022.2107331","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 43-59"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of political stability, oil prices and financial uncertainty on real economic growth of Gulf cooperation council countries","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2021.1996192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2021.1996192","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 116-129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Consumers purchase intention in consumer-to-consumer online transaction: the case of Daigou","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2022.2077059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2022.2077059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 15-31"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71761889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysing export quality and ecological footprint nexus: evidence from South Asian countries","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19186444.2022.2108270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2022.2108270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 86-104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71749400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}