This paper uses a social network approach to explain the diverging access to home-country specific advantages and the propensity to engage in resource-seeking internationalisation. The density of social networks between firm elites and political elites is used as an explanation for the type of...

The emergence of MNEs from countries such as India characterised by unique institutional and resource environments as important players in the global economy has been a distinctive development in the global economy. In this context, this paper profiles the role of the international...

This paper seeks to show the development potential of different regions of Sao Paulo State based on an analysis of its science, technology and innovation infrastructure. In the last ten years, public and private investments in S%T%I grew in Brazil. This new institutional climate opened several...

This article contributes to the existing knowledge on the difficulties and critical aspects of the post-acquisition phase of an emerging market multinational. To establish the context, a literature review on multinational companies from emerging countries, and specifically on the...

The article assesses the pathway of neoliberal globalisation for its impact on firm-specific innovation patterns, the ties under formation for the acquisition of resources and assets and the emerging limits to learning for the Indian pharmaceutical multinationals. Evaluation indicates the...

The growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has been a distinct feature of globalisation. This paper empirically studies the impact of internationalisation on performance of SMEs. This paper also explores the effects of geographic scope and international experience on SME performance....

In Indonesia, no systematic study of Chinese FDI has been undertaken to date. This paper contributes to filling this research gap and analyses the current composition as well as the historical evolution of Chinese FDI in Indonesia, relying on a survey conducted in 2008 among Chinese invested...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an integral part of national development strategy throughout the developing world. However, while traditionally strategies have focused on the role of inward flows only, today, outward FDI is used on a larger scale and more deliberately to access markets and...

Because of cultural, historical and geopolitical differences, Chinese and Indian businesses have exhibited noteworthy differences in their operations in the economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Drawing on theories related to institutions and dynamic capabilities, we analyse the China-India...