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Political ideology and the multinational enterprise: Broadening the epistemological lens 政治意识形态与跨国企业：认识论视角的拓宽

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101678

Yannick Thams , Luis Alfonso Dau , Jonathan Doh , Tatiana Kostova , William Newburry

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The Trojan horse of international entrepreneurship in the MENA region: Locus of control and the export of corruption 中东和北非地区国际创业的特洛伊木马：控制点和腐败的输出

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101677

Ahmad Al Asady , Sergey Anokhin

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Artificial intelligence in international business: IB theory under augmented decision-making 国际商业中的人工智能：增强决策下的IB理论

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101676

Thomas Lindner , Jonas Puck , Harald Puhr

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Political embeddedness and post-acquisition innovation in MNEs: The role of experiential learning 跨国公司的政治嵌入与收购后创新：体验式学习的作用

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101665

Yanze Liang , Axèle Giroud , Asmund Rygh , Zibang Chen

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Multinational corporations and inclusive supply chains: How conflicting social and market logics can coexist 跨国公司与包容性供应链：矛盾的社会逻辑与市场逻辑如何共存

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101663

Garry D. Bruton , Jorge H. Mejia-Morelos , David Ahlstrom

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How trade sanctions impact MNE subsidiaries in Russia: Responses to legitimacy concerns and performance 贸易制裁如何影响跨国公司在俄罗斯的子公司：对合法性问题和绩效的回应

IF 8.9 1区管理学

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101664

Sihong Wu, Snejina Michailova

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Unveiling signaling processes in early-stage cross-border investment: Evidence from South African entrepreneurs and European business angels 揭示早期跨境投资的信号过程：来自南非企业家和欧洲商业天使的证据

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101662

Sönke Mestwerdt , Matthias Mrożewski , Alisa Sydow , Nathalie Burkert

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Leveraging demand-side strategies on the digital platform for global success: The role of innovation speed in non-digital participant firms' internationalization 利用数字化平台上的需求侧战略实现全球成功：创新速度在非数字化参与企业国际化中的作用

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101661

Yihui Liu , Yi Li , Aiqi Wu , Vikas Kumar

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Female entrepreneurs and international entry mode choice: Evidence from entrepreneurial firms in China 女性企业家与国际进入模式选择：来自中国创业型企业的证据

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101650

Jongsoo Kim , Yeongsu Anthony Kim , Li-Qun Wei , Gaoguang Zhou

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Foreign small- and medium-sized enterprises and regional institutions 外国中小企业和地区机构

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Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101649

Chau M. Chu , Bach Nguyen

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