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Fragmentation in international business: A geographic-and-political perspective 国际商业的碎片化：一个地理和政治的视角

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102458

Victor Cui , Xiaocong Tian , Rongjian Yu

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Institutional quality and investment disputes in emerging and frontier economies 新兴和前沿经济体的制度质量和投资纠纷

IF 6.1 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-05-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102462

Ricardo E. Buitrago R.

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Turning decision-making logic into international performance among SMEs: Revealing the importance of international entrepreneurial marketing 中小企业决策逻辑转化为国际绩效：揭示国际创业营销的重要性

IF 5.9 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102457

Man Yang , Peter Gabrielsson , Mika Gabrielsson , Seppo Pynnönen

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The evolution of stigmas facing Chinese MNEs abroad: From latecomer stigma to geopolitical stigma 中国跨国公司在海外面临的耻辱演变：从后来者耻辱到地缘政治耻辱

IF 6.1 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102456

Fengkai Zhou , Dan Prud’homme , Haijian Liu

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Two decades of research on digitalization, entrepreneurship, and internationalization: What foundations do they provide for research on digital entrepreneurial internationalization? 二十年的数字化、创业与国际化研究：为数字化创业国际化研究提供了什么基础？

IF 5.9 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102455

Dr Sara Fraccastoro , Dr Heini Vanninen , Prof Mika Gabrielsson

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Is bottom-of-the-pyramid orientation a new reason for product imitation in emerging markets? 金字塔底导向是新兴市场中产品模仿的新原因吗？

IF 5.9 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102452

Lianyong Xu , Zelong Wei , Paike Xie , Eric W.T. Ngai , Wengao Huang

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The effect of distance on persuasion in international e-mail marketing campaigns 国际电子邮件营销活动中距离对说服的影响

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102454

Peter Magnusson , Stanford A. Westjohn

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Financial constraints, institutional quality and import trade flows: An empirical investigation on Italian manufacturing SMEs 金融约束、制度质量与进口贸易流动：意大利制造业中小企业的实证研究

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International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102453

G. Falavigna , R. Ippoliti , G.B. Ramello

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Breaking trust? International partnership exit and learning about opportunities 打破信任?国际合作退出和学习机会

IF 5.9 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102451

Joanne Wright , Antje Fiedler , Benjamin P. Fath

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Cross-border innovation for global value chain orchestration 跨界创新促进全球价值链协调

IF 5.9 1区管理学

International Business Review Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102450

Ekaterina Turkina , Ari Van Assche , Ram Mudambi

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