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Technology catchup through knowledge-seeking acquisitions: Historical case of Taiwanese high technology firms 透过求知收购的技术追赶：台湾高科技企业的历史案例

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101353

Barclay E. James , Rajeev J. Sawant

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International market withdrawal of family-owned multinationals: Socioemotional wealth heterogeneity under uncertainty 家族式跨国公司的国际市场退出：不确定性下的社会情感财富异质性

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101367

Kaiyang Sun, Henry Shi

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Longstanding MNE subsidiaries: Toward a theory of subsidiary longevity 长期存在的跨国公司子公司：迈向子公司寿命理论

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101349

Felix Arndt , Christiaan Röell

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The impact of embeddedness (in)congruence on reverse knowledge transfer – An agency theory perspective 嵌入一致性对逆向知识转移的影响——一个代理理论的视角

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101351

Lei Wang , Yang Yu

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Where angels fear to tread: FDI into sanctioned locations 天使不敢涉足的领域：外国直接投资进入受制裁地区

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101352

Nigel Driffield , Saul Estrin , Chris Jones , Ha-Phuong Luong

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Friendshoring in international business: Theoretical Foundations and a Typological Framework 国际商务中的朋友支持：理论基础和类型框架

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101364

Hadi Zarea , Zhan Su

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Safeguard or shackle? The dual effect of extradition treaties on emerging market firms' host country location choice 保护还是束缚？引渡条约对新兴市场企业东道国区位选择的双重影响

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101315

Qi Wu , Shiqi Zhang , Qizhen Zhong , Hualin Chu

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More replication studies are needed in international management! 国际管理需要更多的复制研究！

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101369

Bin Liu , Eric W.K. Tsang , David Ahlstrom , Linda Hsieh

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Internationalization and data capabilities: An institutional void perspective 国际化和数据能力：制度空白的视角

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101371

Bibek Bhattacharya, Lakshmi Goyal, Rajarshi Mukherjee, Adrija Majumdar

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How innovation performance feedback influences R&D internationalization: Evidence from emerging economic firms 创新绩效反馈如何影响研发国际化：来自新兴经济体企业的证据

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101368

Mengya Li , Chen Hao

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