Review of International Business and Strategy: Volume 34 Issue 2

An industry’s international connectedness and knowledge-sourcing behavior: a study of the Korean case

Se Ho Cho, John Cantwell

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of an industry’s connectedness to foreign countries on knowledge sourcing.

Taking on the world: the internationalisation of City Football Group

Christopher Richardson

Football is at once both a global sport and one that is defined by fiercely guarded local boundaries. For a firm operating within this highly lucrative industry and with ambitions…

The evolution of corporate parenting styles of multinational corporations under anticipated trajectories of development in global industries

Igor Gurkov, Michael J. Morley

This paper aims to present the impact of several likely trajectories of development for global industries, namely, re-shoring, regionalization, diversification and replication…

The effects of digital platforms on customers’ satisfaction in international shipping business

Hui Shan Loh, Jia Le Lee, Yimiao Gu, Helen Shanyin Chen, Huay Ling Tay

The introduction of digitalisation in the shipping industry has fundamentally transformed traditional business models. This necessitates an investigation of its impact on customer…

Equity ownership structure and internationalization of firms: the role of international experience of board chairs

Henry Xie, Jane Xie

This study aims to investigate the impact of equity ownership structure (i.e. CEO ownership, board chair ownership and institutional ownership) on internationalization of firms…

Export performance and international resources and capabilities: a quantitative study on born globals

Dafnis N. Coudounaris, Peter Björk

This paper aims to investigate the internal factors of resources and capabilities of five born globals (BGs) from Estonia. It explores quantitatively the internal factors between…

Role of green innovation and sustainable supply chain management in firm internationalization

Najam Akber Anjum, Zubair Ali Shahid, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Ummad Mazhar

Purpose of this study is to explore the nature of relationship between internationalization of firms, sustainability of their supply chains, and the extent of their green…

The patterns of the past and future agenda in international branding: a literature review

Manoella Antonieta Ramos

The purpose of this study is to, first, analyze the past years of research on international branding and, second, building on an early literature review, to analyze patterns in…