Cross Cultural & Strategic Management

Hide and seek: the patterns, antecedents and underlying mechanisms of knowledge hiding by MNE expatriates

Ruoting Zhi, Martin Lockett, Abby Jingzi Zhou

In the knowledge-based view, knowledge is a valuable source of enterprise success. Its transfer through expatriates is a key mechanism in the value proposition of outward foreign…

How far can I trust you? Understanding the social identity perspective of trust development in global virtual teams

Sana Mumtaz, Sadia Nadeem

New technologies, digitalization tools, and the changing world of work have created a virtual, multicultural, and crossborder environment within organizations. Consequently, a…

Effects of entrepreneurial bricolage on innovation performance and firm performance: perspectives from Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Abdul Jelil Abukari, Wenyuan Li, Abdul Rasheed Akeji Alhassan Alolo, Pomegbe Wisdom Wise Kwabla, Ingrid Ruth Epezagne Assamala, Ibrahim Sulemana

The study constructs a novel theoretical model based on resource orchestration theory and examines it using data from Ghanaian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Are discrete dimensions of corporate social responsibility disclosures global, regional or hybrid?

Rakesh B. Sambharya

We test whether six individual components of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures in the form of environmental, employee, anticorruption, non-governmental…

Creating enhanced work environments for global virtual teams: using CQ as the strongest link in the team

Zandra Balbinot, Wendy Farrell, William H.A. Johnson, Seema Pissaris, Eric David Cohen, Jiang Chun, Vas Taras

This study investigates how the maximum cultural intelligence (Max CQ) within a team – defined as the highest cultural intelligence level of an individual member – affects…

Does it pay to be angry in intercultural negotiations: depends on the power and personality orientation of the counterpart

Steffen Bertram, Revti Raman Sharma

Though anger as an emotion is an important determinant of negotiation outcomes, the extant literature presents mixed and contradictory findings. We propose that the effect of…

The impact of marketing assets of foreign subsidiaries on marketing dynamic capabilities of multinational enterprises (MNEs): the mediating effect of customer orientation

Hui Li, Lei Xu, Junwei Zhang, Yingwen Duan

The purpose of this paper is to explore mechanisms of the overseas marketing assets needed for marketing dynamic capability in Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) settings…

The roles of entrepreneurial orientation and government support in the open innovation of manufacturing firms: empirical evidence from South Korea

Jungwon Yoon, Soo Jung Oh

This study investigates the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and government support on the innovation openness of South Korean manufacturing firms. By compartmentalizing…

Unpacking the relationship between cultural diversity and workgroup creativity

Gechinti Bede Onyeneke, Tomokazu Abe

This study aimed to illustrate the conditions under which cultural diversity enhances workgroup creativity. It does so by investigating the impact of ethnic diversity on workgroup…

When the well is full, it will run over: the double-edged sword effect of corporate lobbying activities on firm performance

Shufeng Xiao, Alfredo Jiménez, Sukyoon Jung, Byung Il Park, Seong Jin Choi

How much variance in firm performance can be attributed to firms’ corporate political activities (CPA)? Under what conditions does CPA contribute to firm performance? To theorize…

“Without trust, we can’t really do any work”: workplace trust and communication among expatriates and host nationals

Mizuki H. Wyant, Ioana A. Cionea

Scholars acknowledge that trust relationships between expatriates and host nationals are important; however, previous research has demonstrated that one’s culture affects how…

The effect of intellectual property rights on firm performance in service firms: the role of process and organizational innovation

Anna Pak, Donghwi Josh Seo, Taewoo Roh

This paper aims to examine the effects of intellectual property rights (IPRs) on firm performance, considering the mediating effect of process innovation and the moderating effect…

Artificial intelligence has become your co-worker! Exploring changes related to corporate culture and innovation capability

Chengxiang Chu, Sihan Cheng, Cong Cao

There is currently a gap in the research regarding the effect of corporate culture on corporate innovation capability. Based on cultural hierarchy theory, in this paper, we…

The manner in which you craft your job depends on the context: evidence from Poland and China

Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek, Dariusz Turek, Le Tan, Hanyu Gao

Drawing on the job demands-resources theory (JD-R), this study aims to discuss the relationship between paradoxical leadership and job crafting (approach and avoidance)…

Complementary perspectives on knowledge-and market-seeking outward FDI of EMNEs: a review and agenda for future research

Byungchul Choi, Taewoo Roh, Byung Il Park, Jinho Park

The foreign direct investment (FDI) motivations of emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) are mainly twofold: acquisition of strategic assets in foreign markets, and…

Consumer emotions and behaviors: double moderation of sign value and source market

Amr Al-Ansi, Hossein Olya, Sara Dalir, Hee Yul Lee, Alina Abdul Rahim

The contribution of this study is two-fold. First, we draw on attribution theory to develop a model for predicting how the knowledge, emotions, and satisfaction that consumers…

Cross-cultural arbitrage through acculturation: the opportunity lens of transnational entrepreneurs

Daniel R. Clark, Dan Li

This study aims to integrate entrepreneurship theories and acculturation perspectives into a unified lens to understand opportunity development by transnational entrepreneurs…

Adapting innovation capabilities in emerging economies: the role of learning and cultural and institutional distance in MNC subsidiaries in Korea

Chulhyung Park, Kyuho Jin

The rise of emerging economies in the innovation landscape has often been attributed to the positive spillovers of innovation capabilities from multinational corporations (MNCs)…

Like minds think alike: impacts of cultural and trust congruences on joint innovation

Mingjie Fang, Mengmeng Wang

Engaging suppliers in joint innovation can be an effective means for buyer firms to overcome internal resource/capability limitations. The purpose of this research is to…

Innovation knowledge exchange within Chaebols and the ownership structure of their foreign subsidiaries

Hyoungjin Lee, Jeoung Yul Lee

This study examines how the characteristics of innovation knowledge exchanged among affiliate firms affect the ownership strategies adopted for their foreign subsidiaries.

Does inclusive leadership influence employee innovation? A multilevel investigation

Ping Bao, Zhongju Liao, Chao Li

The purpose of this research is to investigate the cross-level effects and mechanisms of inclusive leadership on employee innovation in team contexts, and further explore the…