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AI as a Strategic Driver in Foreign Direct Investment Flows: Evidence of OECD Countries 人工智能是外国直接投资流动的战略驱动力：来自经合组织国家的证据

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-06 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70057

Dafni Grigoriadi

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The Export and Financial Effects of Immigrant Team Composition in International New Ventures 国际新创企业中移民团队构成的出口和金融效应

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-19 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70059

Horatio M. Morgan, Sui Sui

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Insurance Development as a Catalyst for Productive Capacity Expansion in African Economies 保险发展作为非洲经济生产能力扩张的催化剂

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70060

Ekene ThankGod Emeka

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The Competitiveness of the Saudi Financial Sector: Analysis Within the Framework of Vision 2030 沙特金融部门的竞争力：在2030年愿景框架内的分析

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-14 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70056

Yousif Hassan Ahmed Balola

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Banking on Sustainable Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks for SME Finance in the EU and African Union 可持续创新的银行业：欧盟和非洲联盟中小企业融资制度和监管框架的比较分析

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-10-26 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70030

Priscilla Akua Vitoh

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Strategic International Marketing—Strategy Development and Implementation. By Carl Arthur Solberg and Håvard Huse, New York: Routledge, 2024. 418 pp. EUR 35.99 (ebook). ISBN: 978-1-03-246773-3 战略国际营销-战略制定与实施。卡尔·阿瑟·索尔伯格和哈瓦斯·豪斯著，纽约：劳特利奇出版社，2024年。418页，35.99欧元（电子书）。ISBN: 978-1-03-246773-3

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70049

Muhammad Noval

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Illicit Financial Flows, Violent Conflicts and Longevity in Power in Sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲的非法资金流动、暴力冲突和长期执政

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-08 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70055

Ahandi Vincent Lompo, Achille Augustin Diendere

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Not All That Glitters Is Gold! The Brokerage Role of Consulting Companies in Disseminating Information to Overcome the Barriers to Metaverse Adoption 闪光的不一定都是金子！咨询公司在传播信息以克服跨界采用障碍中的中介作用

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70052

Giulio Ferrigno, Nadia Di Paola, Giovanni Battista Dagnino

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Leveraging Green Capabilities and Digital Accounting Under ESG Pressure: Strategic Insights From an Emerging Market's Global Value Chains 在ESG压力下利用绿色能力和数字会计：来自新兴市场全球价值链的战略见解

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-07 Epub Date: 2025-11-07 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70058

Tipon Tanchangya, Kazi Omar Siddiqi, Bablu Kumar Dhar, Junaid Rahman, Naimul Islam, Shishir Das

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Leveraging Dynamic Capabilities to Develop Technological and Non-Technological Innovations to Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis: A Case Study of Emerging Market High-Tech Firms 利用动态能力开发技术和非技术创新以应对COVID-19危机：新兴市场高科技企业的案例研究

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Thunderbird International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-05 Epub Date: 2025-09-14 DOI: 10.1002/tie.70037

Sin-Pei Ng

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