Review of International Business and Strategy: Volume 32 Issue 4

The effect of change readiness of economies on international M&A flows

M. Mahdi Moeini Gharagozloo, Chen Chen, Farinaz Sabz Ali Pour

The purpose of this paper is to examine how a country’s change readiness impacts international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) capital flows on a national level toward host…

Toward epistemological identification of the four major mindscapes

Kamal Fatehi, Gita Taasoobshirazi, Jose Sanchez-Gutierrez

Japanese American philosopher Magoroh Maruyama (1969) proposed the Mindscape theory, a macro model of cultural differences identification. The theory suggests inter-and…

Conceptualizing international positioning strategies for Indian higher education institutions

Sudhir Rana, Shubhangi Verma, Moon Moon Haque, Gouher Ahmed

The manuscript reflects on the future of higher education from an emerging country perspective. The authors specifically answer how new education policies, ranking and…

Organization development and cultural values of trust in international contexts

Namporn Thanetsunthorn

The purpose of this study is to address the call for empirical research on trust and culture highlighted in the existing literature. This study empirically investigates the…

Strategic responses to crisis: a review and synthesis of promising research directions

Ekaterina Kozachenko, Amitabh Anand, Galina Shirokova

A strategic response to crisis research is a critical and growing area of study in management and business literature. Consequently, the sudden rise of COVID-19, that has a…

Analysing stimuli and barriers, failure and resilience in companies’ internationalization: a systematic and bibliometric review

Rui Martins, Luis Farinha, Joao J. Ferreira

This study aims to systematize and analyze the internationalization of companies in an attempt to identify the main themes explored in the literature – What does the current state…

What do we know about capabilities and early internationalization? A review and synthesis

Eldrede T. Kahiya, Caitlin Warwood

The purpose of this study is to organize and assess knowledge on the capabilities pertinent to the early internationalization of born globals (BGs) and international new ventures…

Internationalisation strategies of emerging market firms: evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia

Yaa Serwaa-Akoto Amoah, Fidella Nga Huong Tiew, Ching Seng Yap

This study aims to explore the internationalisation paths and strategies adopted by firms from an emerging market and serves as a step towards examining the suitability of…

Investigating the impact of full-term experiential learning project on management graduates: an emerging economy perspective

Etinder Pal Singh, Jyoti Doval, Sanjeev Kumar, Malik Muhammad Sheheryar Khan

The gaps between what is taught in the classroom and what is required from the management graduates are evident globally. This research suggests that experiential learning has the…