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A state-market interplay framework for strategic knowledge management in Chinese MNEs 中国跨国公司战略知识管理的国家-市场相互作用框架

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102572

Yulun Ma , Oli Mihalache , Arjen van Witteloostuijn , Peter Ping Li

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Multinational enterprises (MNEs), heterogeneity in corporate social responsibility (CSR), and subsidiary employment in host countries: A signaling perspective 跨国企业、企业社会责任异质性与东道国子公司就业：一个信号视角

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102560

Eunsuk Hong , Jae Chul Jung , In Hyeock (Ian) Lee , Shige Makino

{"title":"Multinational enterprises (MNEs), heterogeneity in corporate social responsibility (CSR), and subsidiary employment in host countries: A signaling perspective","authors":"Eunsuk Hong , Jae Chul Jung , In Hyeock (Ian) Lee , Shige Makino","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using a sample of 11,086 subsidiary-year cases from Japanese MNEs between 2002 and 2013, this study examines the heterogeneous impacts of social versus environmental commitment practices on employment levels at MNEs’ overseas subsidiaries from a signaling perspective, which are proposed to be contingent on the firms’ outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) motivations and geographic scopes. The empirical findings from the study are threefold: (1) both social and environmental commitment practices of MNEs positively relate to subsidiary employment in host countries, with the former’s effect stronger than the latter’s; (2) the positive impacts of social commitment practices on subsidiary employment are more pronounced for MNEs pursuing downstream market-seeking motivations with their outbound FDI projects and for those operating within their home region; however, (3) the positive impacts of environmental commitment practices on subsidiary employment are not significantly affected by MNEs’ outbound FDI motivations or geographic scopes. The study concludes with theoretical, empirical, and managerial implications for MNEs in the international business (IB) literature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 3","pages":"Article 102560"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146122564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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One-off export experiences and firms’ product- and country-scope export expansion: Evidence from two decades of monthly data 一次性出口经验与企业产品和国家范围的出口扩张：来自二十年月度数据的证据

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102554

Ingo Geishecker , Allan Sørensen , Philipp J.H. Schröder , Eliane Choquette

{"title":"One-off export experiences and firms’ product- and country-scope export expansion: Evidence from two decades of monthly data","authors":"Ingo Geishecker , Allan Sørensen , Philipp J.H. Schröder , Eliane Choquette","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102554","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102554","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One-off export sales – unprecedented and unrepeated shipments of a specific product to a specific destination – are widespread. We argue that, despite their brevity, such experiences can enhance firms’ ability to export and expand their product and destination scope, albeit less so than experience from recurrent export episodes. Analysing anonymized official business account data of monthly export records spanning two decades for over 5000 Danish firms, we identify 86,150 unique new firm-destination-product export spells. At this level of granularity, 48% of spells are one-off. We find that past one-off exporting indeed increases the probability of initiating new recurrent exports in later periods. We show that cumulative effects of one-off experiences can lead to a sustained expansion of a firm’s export portfolio across products and countries. These insights challenge the perception that one-off episodes are merely costly trial-and-error attempts, suggesting instead that they foster export expansion through experience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 3","pages":"Article 102554"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146192511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Navigating networks: The differential impact of government and market ties on the performance of traditionally internationalized SMEs 网络导航：政府和市场关系对传统国际化中小企业绩效的差异影响

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102555

Anisur R. Faroque , Peter Gabrielsson , Tomi Seppälä , Mika Gabrielsson , Jukka Partanen

{"title":"Navigating networks: The differential impact of government and market ties on the performance of traditionally internationalized SMEs","authors":"Anisur R. Faroque , Peter Gabrielsson , Tomi Seppälä , Mika Gabrielsson , Jukka Partanen","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Drawing on resource-dependence theory, this study investigates the relationship between international entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) and the time-lagged performance of traditionally internationalized small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through their networking with external market partners and government entities. Using a sample of 243 traditionally internationalized SMEs in Finland, we examine how different types of networking influence the IEO-performance relationship. Our results reveal that government export support significantly enhances the IEO-performance link, while market networking does not contribute in the same way. Interestingly, as IEO levels rise, government networking becomes increasingly crucial for performance enhancement, while market networking holds more relevance for SMEs with lower levels of IEO. This configuration-based finding highlights the importance of aligning networking strategies with a firm’s entrepreneurial orientation. Taken together, these results provide a configuration-based explanation of how external ties shape the value of IEO. Notably, the negative moderating effect of market networking on the IEO-performance relationship becomes statistically significant only when governmental export support is included, underscoring the configuration-dependent nature of this substitution effect. The study also has practical implications for policymakers and managers, emphasizing the importance of government support for high-IEO firms and targeted market networking for those with lower IEO.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102555"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145841228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Co-evolved value transfer: Managing subsidiary managers’ reinterpretation of headquarter values 共同演化的价值转移：管理子公司经理对总部价值观的重新诠释

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102553

Meng Zhao , Seung Ho Park , Marie K. Harder

{"title":"Co-evolved value transfer: Managing subsidiary managers’ reinterpretation of headquarter values","authors":"Meng Zhao , Seung Ho Park , Marie K. Harder","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102553","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102553","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transferring headquarters’ (HQ) organizational values is crucial for multinational corporations (MNCs) to align subsidiary managers’ behavior with the global value system. However, subsidiary managers tend to reinterpret HQ values to advance local interests and agendas, potentially causing local behavior to deviate from global expectations. Drawing on a multiple-case study of value transfer activities in the Chinese subsidiaries of seven MNCs, we found that the impact of value reinterpretation on value transfer outcomes—whether constructive or destructive—depends on whether subsidiary managers, acting as either value senders or recipients, engage with one another to foster a <em>co-evolved</em> process of <em>anchoring, calibrating,</em> and <em>accommodating</em> value reinterpretation. This study reveals how intra-subsidiary interactions among subsidiary managers can transform value reinterpretation into a source of knowledge creation, enabling HQ values to continuously guide local behavior while adapting to local realities. Our findings also offer insights into how MNCs can reconcile competing demands in the internationalization process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102553"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145791307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bilateral geopolitical risk and equity ownership in cross-border mergers and acquisitions by emerging-market firms: Non-market strategies as legitimacy buffers 新兴市场企业跨境并购中的双边地缘政治风险和股权：非市场策略作为合法性缓冲

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102564

Xianming Wu , Qi Ni , Victor Cui

{"title":"Bilateral geopolitical risk and equity ownership in cross-border mergers and acquisitions by emerging-market firms: Non-market strategies as legitimacy buffers","authors":"Xianming Wu , Qi Ni , Victor Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102564","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102564","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With deepening international tensions and global disorder, geopolitical risk has become a key factor that multinational enterprises (MNEs) cannot ignore in their internationalisation process. In the context of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBM&As), the intensification of bilateral geopolitical risk (BGPR) exposes the firms to tougher legitimacy challenges. This study investigates the impact of BGPR on equity control in CBM&As by MNEs and distinguishes BGPR from global GPR, focusing on the specific interactions between two countries. Using Tobit regression models to analyse CBM&As panel data from Chinese listed companies between 2004 and 2022, this study finds that heightened BGPR leads to reduced equity control by Chinese MNEs, as they adopt strategies to mitigate asymmetric legitimacy penalties. Under the framework of institutional arbitrage, non-market strategies such as cross-listing, corporate reputation, and environmental disclosure are shown to offset the negative effects of BGPR on equity control. This study contributes to the international business literature by refining the categorisation of risks in corporate internationalisation, revealing the strategic use of non-market strategies under geopolitical pressure, and extending ownership strategy theory into the geopolitical context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102564"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From spark to sphere: The impact of positive innovation quality feedback on firms’ overseas R&D geographic scope 从火花到领域：积极创新质量反馈对企业海外研发地理范围的影响

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102558

Weiwei Zheng , Xi Zhong , Xinming He

{"title":"From spark to sphere: The impact of positive innovation quality feedback on firms’ overseas R&D geographic scope","authors":"Weiwei Zheng , Xi Zhong , Xinming He","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates how positive innovation quality feedback (PIQF) influences firms’ overseas R&D geographic scope. By integrating the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF) with institutional theory, the paper argues that as PIQF increases, slack search motivation is strengthened, and firms are more likely to expand their overseas R&D geographic scope. Furthermore, the study investigates the moderating effects of formal and informal institutional factors in the home country on this relationship. Specifically, regional innovation policy support — through a series of R&D funding and technological support initiatives — weakens the positive relationship between PIQF and overseas R&D geographic scope. In contrast, Confucian culture strengthens this positive effect by fostering an open strategic vision in corporate decision-making. On the basis of panel data from Chinese listed firms between 2011 and 2022, the empirical analysis strongly supports the proposed hypotheses. This study is the first to focus on the relationship between PIQF and the overseas R&D geographic scope, offering new theoretical insights and empirical evidence for both behavioral theory and the field of overseas R&D.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102558"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145926043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A multilevel framework for analysing organisational misconduct in emerging economies 分析新兴经济体组织不当行为的多层次框架

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102563

Amitabh Anand , Daniel Rottig , Miklós Stocker , Virginia Bodolica

{"title":"A multilevel framework for analysing organisational misconduct in emerging economies","authors":"Amitabh Anand , Daniel Rottig , Miklós Stocker , Virginia Bodolica","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organisational misconduct in emerging economies (EEs) undermines trust in local markets, distorts competition, and creates considerable economic and societal costs, with implications that increasingly extend beyond national borders. International business scholarship on the topic has grown substantially and generated valuable insights, yet it remains fragmented and conceptually limited in important ways. Cumulative understanding of organisational misconduct in EEs is constrained by two critical issues. First, the literature is characterised by a persistent developed-country bias that relies on oversimplified dichotomisations between developed and emerging economies, obscuring institutional complexity and limiting theoretical insight. Second, existing studies predominantly adopt single-level analyses that fail to capture how organisational misconduct emerges from dynamic interactions across economy, organisation, and individual levels. To address these limitations, we advance a multilevel analytical framework that integrates economy-level institutional conditions, organisational processes, and individual behaviour, while drawing attention to the frequent misalignment between formal rules (de jure) and their enactment in practice (de facto). We conclude by outlining a research agenda for advancing understanding of organisational misconduct in EEs and by offering actionable guidance for managers and policymakers navigating the institutional complexities of emerging economies and interconnected environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102563"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146173282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of inward foreign direct investment bans on the configuration of global value chains 外来直接投资对全球价值链配置的影响

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102562

Peter J. Buckley , Niron Hashai

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Coopetition, digital innovation, and sustainable performance in international digital ventures: Moderating role of institutional environment 国际数字企业的合作、数字创新和可持续绩效：制度环境的调节作用

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102559

Piyush Ranjan , Shivam Rai

{"title":"Coopetition, digital innovation, and sustainable performance in international digital ventures: Moderating role of institutional environment","authors":"Piyush Ranjan , Shivam Rai","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While cooperation among competitors is a potential strategy for ventures seeking sustainability in unpredictable institutional conditions, there is less evidence of the impact of competition on sustainable performance during the international expansion of digital ventures. This research addresses the knowledge gap by creating a conceptual model to determine the differentiating effects of coopetiton on environmental and economic performance. The model also examines the mediating influence of digital innovation in the link between coopetition and sustainable performance and investigates the moderating role of institutional environments. The PLS-SEM analysis is performed on two-wave survey data collected from 496 Indian high-tech ventures. Our empirical results demonstrate coopetition has a dual impact on sustainable performance, with a positive significant effect on environmental performance and a non-significant effect on economic performance. Interestingly, digital innovation has a full mediating influence on the relationship between coopetition and economic performance. Moreover, regulatory turbulence was found to attenuate the positive effect of coopetition on digital innovation, while policy support amplifies it. These findings present both theoretical and managerial implications for coopetition in the internationalization of digital ventures context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"35 2","pages":"Article 102559"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145977330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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