Review of International Business and Strategy: Volume 28 Issue 1

Aztec multilatinas: characteristics and strategies of Mexican multinationals

Jose L. Huesca-Dorantes, Snejina Michailova, Christina Stringer

This paper provides an overview of the Aztec 13 – the top 13 multinational enterprises in Mexico. Different from research that groups countries and regions, the purpose of the…

Born global on blockchain

Tatiana Zalan

The purpose of this paper is to alert international business (IB) and international entrepreneurship (IE) researchers of a new phenomenon and novel research opportunities arising…

The role of knowledge in international expansion: Toward an integration of competing models of internationalization

Daniel Gulanowski, Nicolas Papadopoulos, Llynne Plante

This paper aims to critically review and integrate the literature available on Uppsala (incremental) and Born Global (rapid) internationalization models and propose an integrative…

Interconnecting exporter types with export growth and decline patterns: Evidence from matched mature Estonian and Spanish firms

Tiia Vissak, Oliver Lukason, Maria-Jesus Segovia-Vargas

This paper aims to find out if different exporter types dominate among matched mature Spanish and Estonian firms and whether these types are associated with specific export…

Export promotion programmes for assisting SMEs

Dafnis N. Coudounaris

This paper aims to shed light on how small- and medium-sized enterprises can use export promotion programmes (EPPs) to improve their performance. The proposed conceptual model…

Guanxi: competitive advantage or necessary evil?: Evidence from high-tech firms in Taiwan science parks

Chao-Hung Wang, Kuan-Liang Chen

Guanxi, an invisible aspect of many levels of interaction in economic life, has increased in importance in recent years; however, this subject has been underappreciated in…

Regional dynamics of ownership structure and their impact on firm performance and firm valuation: A case of Chinese listed companies

Awais Ali, Fu Qiang, Sadia Ashraf

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of ownership structure on firm valuation and performance across different geographical regions within mainland China.