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The impact of cultural distance on the performance of foreign subsidiaries : evidence from the korean market

Park, Hyunjun; Han, Kyungsu; Joon, Woojin - In: Organizations and markets in emerging economies 9 (2018) 1, pp. 123-134

independent variable in the context of globalization through foreign direct investments in Korea. Focusing on the possible …

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The interplay of formal institutional and cultural distances and the financial performance of foreign subsidiaries in Latin America

Cunha, Henrique Correa da; Amal, Mohamed; Andersson, Svante - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 11 (2023) 2, pp. 1-18

We investigate how formal institutional distance (FID) moderates the cultural distance (CD) and financial performance relationships of foreign subsidiaries of firms. Following recent research, we estimate the asymmetric effects of CD by considering its size and direction towards host countries...

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Cultural distance and entry modes in emerging markets : empirical evidence in Vietnam

Nguyen Minh Ha; Quan Minh Quoc Binh; Pham Phi Dang - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 1/14, pp. 1-11

Cultural distance is acknowledged as a crucial factor that significantly affects the entry mode selection of multinational enterprises. The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between cultural distance and entry mode choice by exploring a novel dataset of 5236 firms in Vietnam...

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Emerging markets and internationalization of retail : the case of BRIC countries

Mladenović, Svetlana Sokolov; Mladenović, Igor; … - In: Ekonomske teme 58 (2020) 4, pp. 479-500

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the emerging markets and retail internationalization, with a special focus on the markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China, also known as BRIC countries. The paper relies on the fact that the emerging markets, especially...

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Formal vs. informal institutional distances and the competitive advantage of foreign subsidiaries in Latin America

Cunha, Henrique Correa da; Amal, Mohamed; Viminitz, … - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 5, pp. 1-25

By focusing on the tacit and explicit characteristics of informal and formal institutional distances, this study investigates the competitive advantage of foreign subsidiary firms from developed countries and emerging markets operating in Latin America. Following recent research on distances in...

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The interplay of subsidiary performance and cultural distance in international downsizing decisions

Flickinger, Miriam; Zschoche, Miriam - In: Schmalenbach journal of business research : SBUR 75 (2023) 2, pp. 127-147

Existing literature has primarily identified financial and/or strategic considerations as drivers of international downsizing decisions. A subsidiary's performance seems to have a superior meaning among those considerations. Cultural distance is also an important factor, although its influence...

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Entering new markets and diversifying business : the role of Amazon's acquisitions in international growth and development

Schmid, Stefan; Baldermann, Sebastian - ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule <Berlin> - 2019

E-commerce has grown considerably in recent decades and has had a disruptive impact on the retail industry. In this context, Amazon, one of the major players in (online) retailing and beyond, has been able to expand its business activities continuously in many countries. The present case study...

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Exploring cultural orientation on the entrepreneur competencies in the globalization era

Mutiara, Mira Rochimi; Primiana, Ina; Joeliaty; … - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 20 (2019), pp. 379-390

The existence of globalization concept absolutely brings consequences for business environment. Based on international … literature, cultural orientation was required on business management in the globalization era. Nevertheless, there have been few … Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneur competencies in facing the globalization era. For this purpose, the survey …

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"Stepping out of the ordinary" : exploring cross-cultural challenges of expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dousin, Oscar; Rini Suryati Sulong - In: Rajagiri management journal 16 (2022) 2, pp. 131-143

Purpose - In the study of expatriation and expatriate adaptation, there are limited studies that focus on issues faced by expatriates working in foreign countries with very distinct cultures. This study aims to explore this idea through the experiences of western expatriates working in the...

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Short-term foreign trips correlates of the four factors model of cultural intelligence

Bhardwaj, Bhawana - In: Rajagiri management journal 16 (2022) 3, pp. 213-225

Purpose: In today's global business environment, international assignments have become integral part of employee's job profile. Adaptation to a different cultural environment plays a role in affecting employee's performance. In such a situation, cultural intelligence plays an important role. In...

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