Review of International Business and Strategy: Volume 33 Issue 3

Institutional quality, unemployment, economic growth and entrepreneurial activity in developed countries: a dynamic and sustainable approach

Wided Ragmoun

This paper aims to analyse the impact of institutional quality, economic factors and unemployment on entrepreneurial activity. The dynamic approach adopted in this study permits…

Economic development levels and ease of doing business: is there a relationship?

Edgar Nave, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues

Entrepreneurship is a phenomenon strongly associated with economic growth, development and employability, leading countries to compete and often produce reforms to ensure good…

When do ethnic networks help with foreign direct investment location?

Jorge Alcaraz, Elizabeth Salamanca

The purpose of this paper is to identify how the cultural attributes of ethnic networks affect foreign direct investment (FDI) location.

The impact of institutional distance in export management: insights from Peruvian agro-exporting SMEs

Oscar Malca, Jorge Luis Rubio Donet, Miguel Marcilla-Vigo, Francisco J. Acedo

This study aims to analyse the joint impact of institutional distance (ID) and the generation of commercial intelligence (GCI) on export proactivity and coordination capacity, as…

When degree of integration mediates level of acquired ownership and post-acquisition innovation performance: evidence from cross-border technological acquisitions

Nadia Hanif, Jianfeng Wu, Kenneth A. Grant

The purpose of this study is to test a model for cross-border technological acquisitions (CBTAs) focusing on the level of ownership acquired in the target firm and the acquiring…

The impact of foreign directors and firm performance on strategic change

Ihssan Samara, Ibrahim Yousef

This study aims to investigate the joint effect of foreign directors (FDs) and firm performance on the corporate strategic change.

The mediating role of investment image in the effect of country image on investment intention: an empirical study on Egypt

Aya Mohamed Izzularab, Farouk Radwan, Ramadan Gad, Peter Björk

This study aims to investigate the effect of country image on investment intention and the role of investment image as a mediating factor. Both cognitive and affective country…

Role of formal and informal networks in the relationship between government support and Ghanaian indigenous firms’ degree of internationalisation

Lydia Nyankom Takyi, Vannie Naidoo, Courage Simon Kofi Dogbe, Edward Akoto

This study aims to assess the potential mediating effects of formal and informal networks in the relationship between government support and Ghanaian indigenous firms’ degree of…