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Robotics and labor costs: Not a duel, but a dual advantage 机器人和劳动力成本：不是决斗，而是双重优势

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101347

Pavan Kulkarni , Snehal Awate , Amit J. Chauradia

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How does internationalization affect innovation of Chinese MNEs? A revisit amid the U.S.-China trade war 国际化如何影响中国跨国公司的创新？在中美贸易战中重新审视

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101345

Tianle Yang , Luobin Zhang , Lei Li , Ruiyi Luo , Qunyang Du

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Does transaction cost analysis explain virtual export channel choice? 交易成本分析能解释虚拟出口渠道的选择吗？

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2026.101329

Bin Chang , Dasol Sim

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Exploring self-assessment and other-assessment of cultural intelligence: An attribution theoretical perspective to surface potential bias blind spot 文化智力的自我评价与他人评价：潜在偏见盲点的归因理论视角

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101314

Alfred Presbitero

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When agency theory weds prospect theory! How does VC–entrepreneur's dyadic interplay impact internationalization of a born global firm? 当代理理论与前景理论结合！风投企业家的二元互动如何影响一家天生的全球化公司的国际化？

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101325

Rai Siddhant Sinha , M.K. Nandakumar , Martina Battisti

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Sustaining ecosystems amid geopolitical conflicts: Evidence from Chinese EMNEs 在地缘政治冲突中维持生态系统：来自中国新兴市场企业的证据

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101324

Yi Sun , Yong Lin , Yongjiang Shi

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How do international springboard acquisitions impact intangible asset creation in foreign target firms? An international comparative analysis of emerging and developed market MNE acquirers 国际跳板收购如何影响外国目标公司的无形资产创造？新兴市场与发达市场跨国公司收购者的国际比较分析

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101316

Ludan Wu , Dylan Sutherland , Qi Chen

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Supply backshoring as a strategy to reduce transaction costs in an era of global value chain reconfiguration 在全球价值链重构的时代，供应回流是一种降低交易成本的策略

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101313

Paolo Barbieri , Cristina Di Stefano , Stefano Elia , Luciano Fratocchi , Cristina Pensa

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Unravelling the interplay between institutional logics, organizational identity, and the embeddedness of MNE subsidiaries in host countries 揭示制度逻辑、组织认同和跨国公司子公司在东道国的嵌入性之间的相互作用

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101311

Xinxiang Li , Noelia-Sarah Reynolds , Le Bo

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Multicultural managers and competitive advantage: the second leg. Replicating the effect of managers' multicultural backgrounds on organizational performance 多元文化管理者与竞争优势：第二阶段。复制管理者多元文化背景对组织绩效的影响

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Journal of International Management Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2025.101317

Mike Szymanski, Junbeom Park

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