This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...

This dissertation studies the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), firmperformance and the exchange rate using a newly assembled dataset on transaction-specific mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and firm-level accounting data for U.S. public firms during 1979–2007. Acquiring...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in the economic development strategies of several countries. FDI inflows bring in the latest technology, create employment and lead to tradable goods. FDI not only enables the transfer of intangibles to another country but also makes...

Enormous studies have gone deeper to understand internationalization of emerging markets multinationals and different views have emerged. Despite their best efforts and studies still the strategies on the internationalization of merging markets multinationals are found elusive and incomplete....

This paper integrates institution-, industry-, and resource-based views of internationalization and demonstrates that industrial characteristics, firm resources, and institutional factors can significantly explain the differences and similarities of international expansion of Chinese and...

There is little empirical research on how the Chinese Government should function in innovation management, particularly during its critical period of economic transition. This study explores and investigates the Chinese Government’s innovation management structure, procedures and functions by...

This dissertation investigates how institutional environments and firm resources influence firm scope. Building on strategy and international business literatures, I propose that institutional environments influence firm scope through the impacts on both the development of internal resources and...