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{"title":"The Impact of Institutional Orientation on Export Performance: Mediating Role of Firm Innovativeness","authors":"Abir Zouari,&nbsp;Romdhane Khemakhem","doi":"10.1002/tie.22418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22418","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In international marketing research, innovativeness is usually considered as an important element for firms that adopt an export orientation and that wonder about their success in foreign markets. It might help exporters to better ensure their international orientations. This study aims to test the relationship between institutional orientation, innovativeness, and export performance. It also aims to test the mediating effect of innovativeness in the relationship between institutional orientation and export performance. For this reason, a questionnaire was administered to 260 exporting companies. Results show that institutional orientation has an effect on export performance, especially through its dimension “conformity.” They also show that innovativeness can mediate the link between institutional orientation and export performance.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 2","pages":"181-192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143112097","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":"Adaptive Leadership for Multilevel Resilience in the Context of Disruptions","authors":"Marina Latukha,&nbsp;Polina Yakovleva,&nbsp;Kaifeng Yan","doi":"10.1002/tie.22416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22416","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper examines the relationship between adaptive leadership and three levels of resilience: individual, team, and organizational. Developing multilevel resilience enables organizations to better anticipate conflicts and respond to environmental disruptions. Through correlation and regression analysis based on 148 respondents from companies in Russia, we build the relationship between adaptive leadership and three levels of resilience, unpacking the new role of leadership in shaping managerial responses to contextual change. The results suggest that adaptive leadership can positively influence all three levels of resilience, with adaptive leadership having the most significant impact on team resilience, then organizational resilience, leaving employee resilience behind. Such findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how exactly managerial mechanisms should be redesigned to overcome disruptions and develop leadership capabilities.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 2","pages":"149-167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114980","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":"Impact of Sharia-Based Screening on Equity Risk: International Evidence","authors":"Ali Kafou","doi":"10.1002/tie.22411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22411","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper investigates the impact of mainstream Sharia-based screening methodologies on equity risk. The study is based on the daily returns of 23 pairs of stock indices belonging to different index providers, namely Dow Jones, FTSE, and S&amp;P. For risk measurement, the study uses five Value at Risk (VaR) methods. Moreover, the conditional VaR (CVaR) is used to analyze the tail behavior of return distributions. The results show that Sharia-based screening is a source of significant differences in risk. There is strong evidence that Islamic stock indices (ISIs) tend to be less risky than their conventional peers. Also, the screening process allows for keeping extreme negative returns at a lower level relative to unscreened indices. The analysis during the Dotcom and Subprime crises shows that, globally, the results are time-invariant. In sum, Islamic screening is tantamount to prudential rules that lead to low-risk portfolios; it is, in its essence, a risk-reduction strategy. Findings suggest that Sharia-compliant stocks would be of great attractiveness to risk-averse investors. They will find their claim in this asset class, as its riskiness is relatively low. For banks, a lower VaR of Islamic investing implies fewer capital requirements for market risk when holding portfolios that include Sharia-compliant stocks. Fewer capital requirements will enhance the banks' ability to invest and make profits, which will, in turn, result in reducing the cost of capital.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"115-138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869198","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":"Cross-National Knowledge Distance and Host Country Innovation—The Mediating Roles of Local Talents and Third-Country Exporting","authors":"Tianjiao Xia,&nbsp;Xiaohui Liu","doi":"10.1002/tie.22414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22414","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Drawing on embeddedness and learning perspectives, we examine and extend the learning-by-hiring (LBH) and learning-by-exporting (LBE) logics to better understand the innovation activities of advanced economy multinational enterprises (AEMNEs) in a dissimilar knowledge context where cross-national differences persist. We consider that the use of local talents manifests the LBH logic as a means of enhancing AEMNEs' local embeddedness. Likewise, third-country exporting is underpinned by the LBE logic as a way for MNEs to leverage third-country embeddedness. We propose that these two mechanisms act as mediators that shape and filter AEMNEs' access and integration of geographically distant knowledge for their emerging market innovation. Moreover, we predict a complementarity between employing local talents and third-country exporting. Our findings from an analysis of AEMNEs operating in China provide support for these predictions. This study offers important implications for managing multiple embeddedness across AEMNEs' global networks in order for their innovation to flourish in emerging markets.</p>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"99-113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/tie.22414","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869215","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":"Strategy and Performance of Family Businesses: Comparison of Pakistan and the Czech Republic","authors":"Muhammad Kamal Subhani,&nbsp;Marie Mikušová","doi":"10.1002/tie.22412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22412","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we observe how effective the use of strategies is in relation to the objectives of family businesses. Data collected in spring 2024 by interviews were processed using DEA. Respondents were owners of small family businesses; 169 valid responses were obtained from each country. The assessment reflected the differences between the countries. For Pakistani companies, the human resources management strategy and the growth and expansion strategy were found to be the most valuable and yielded high production. The most frequent outputs were the relationship between the family and their business, as well as family beliefs and religion. In the case of the Czech owner, there is only a strategy of competitiveness that provides equal output. The results here were related to economic performance. An innovative approach is the use of the DEA method, which sets the production-possibility frontier and thus determines which strategies are currently inefficient.</p>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"75-98"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/tie.22412","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868891","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":"Generative AI in International Business Research: A Guide to Ethical and Responsible Application","authors":"Mamoun Benmamoun","doi":"10.1002/tie.22415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22415","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes more prevalent in academic circles, this article probes its ethical and practical integration in international business (IB) research. It explores the different phases of the research process where GenAI can be effectively employed, including idea generation, data analysis, and writing and communication. Notably, the article emphasizes the critical importance of upholding responsible and ethical standards when incorporating GenAI into IB research, guaranteeing that its utilization not only contributes to knowledge advancement but also conforms to the highest research integrity benchmarks.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869089","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":"Stimuli Behind SMEs' Export Decisions: Evidence From an Emerging Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Murat Anil Mercan,&nbsp;Halit Keskin,&nbsp;Ozan Kalaycıoğlu,&nbsp;Doğan Başar","doi":"10.1002/tie.22410","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tie.22410","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Executive Summary</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, we focus on small and medium enterprise management's motivations for exporting and the effects of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic on exports. Turkish firms registered as exporter companies in official export unions as of March 2022 were surveyed. A total of 17 questions were included in the survey: seven questions on proactive reasons, six questions on reactive reasons, and four questions regarding the pandemic. One-way ANOVA was used for analyses. The results suggest that tax benefits are among the most important determinants of exporting for larger companies. Another important reason, according to managers, is that firms can achieve economies of scale through exporting. Additionally, our findings suggest that even if firms seek to take advantage of export opportunities created by the pandemic, exporting does not happen as expected. Our study makes several important contributions to the literature because it is the first to measure the effects of COVID-19 on exporting from the perspective of managers. Additionally, we investigate the management's motivations for exporting using microdata from Türkiye.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Managerial Implications of the Study</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study shows the importance of the determinants of exports from a managerial perspective. Therefore, our study will be of great help to managers when they decide to start exporting. It also provides them with an opportunity to understand what other managers consider important in exports.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Originality/Value</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study provides information about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on exporting from managers' perspectives and investigates management's motivations for exporting using microdata from Türkiye, which has not been previously studied.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"59-74"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222950","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":"Subnational Institutional Differences and FDI Spillovers Behind the R&D–Performance Relationship in Russia","authors":"Sergey Lebedev,&nbsp;Mike W. Peng","doi":"10.1002/tie.22413","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tie.22413","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores how subnational institutional differences in a large emerging economy—Russia—influence the relationship between research and development (R&amp;D), foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers, and firm performance. We find that the relationship between R&amp;D and firm performance is positively moderated by subnational institutional development. Furthermore, we find that FDI will more positively moderate the relationship between R&amp;D and firm performance if subnational institutional development is also higher, thus showing that subnational institutional development may foster the positive spillover effect of FDI on local firms.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"43-58"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222967","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":"Trapped in Grandiosity? Narcissistic CEOs and Risk-Taking in MENA Banks: The Moderating Effect of CEO Attributes","authors":"Imen Khanchel,&nbsp;Naima Lassoued,&nbsp;Sondes Ferchichi","doi":"10.1002/tie.22406","DOIUrl":"10.1002/tie.22406","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Utilizing a panel data set consisting of 144 Middle East and North African (MENA) banks covering the period 2014–2021, this study (a) explores the correlation between CEO narcissism and insolvency risk (risk-taking) and (b) investigates whether certain CEO attributes can moderate this association. We identify a significant positive relationship between CEO narcissism and insolvency risk, shedding light on the dark side of CEO narcissism as elucidated within the upper echelons theory. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the presence of returnee CEOs or politically connected CEOs strengthens the aforementioned relationship by increasing the likelihood of narcissistic CEOs contributing to amplify insolvency risk.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"19-42"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222965","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":"Enhancing Inclusive Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Collaborative Role of Economic Freedom and Innovative Facilities","authors":"Victoria Abena Nutassey,&nbsp;Bomi Cyril Nomlala,&nbsp;Mabutho Sibanda","doi":"10.1002/tie.22403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22403","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper gives insight into innovative facilities' role in the effect of economic freedom on inclusive finance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using data from 2008 to 2020. After using the generalized method of moment for the analysis, the study concluded that improving economic freedom promotes financial inclusion while expanding innovative facilities in SSA inhibits inclusive finance. The study also discovered that innovative facilities improve the impact of economic freedom on inclusive finance in SSA and subsequently diminish the effect of economic freedom on inclusive finance after certain thresholds (mobile usage 100.75, internet usage 34.1064, fixed broadband usage not applicable, telephone usage 13.3494, and innovative facility index 1.5619). Hence, policymakers are advised to increase freedom in SSA economies to boost financial inclusion by ensuring the bureaucracy for establishing financial institutions is minimized and institutions that ensure property rights and free will are instituted to encourage people to participate in financial services. When it comes to using innovative facilities to enhance freedom-induced inclusivity in finance, technical and financial knowledge should be enhanced in addition to lowering the cost of using innovative facilities to access financial services in order to eliminate the threshold levels at which innovative facilities reduce inclusive finance SSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":47515,"journal":{"name":"Thunderbird International Business Review","volume":"67 1","pages":"3-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/tie.22403","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868966","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}