Despite rapid increase in cross-border acquisitions (CBAs), prior research has not examined ownership choice of foreign MNEs investing in the services sector in emerging economies. Drawing on multiple strands of literature, we posit acquirer's ownership choice (partial versus full acquisition)...

This paper presents a conceptual discussion and a theoretical framework explaining how the liabilities of newness, which are traditionally thought of as disadvantages that young companies face, contribute to early firm internationalization. Through a systematic analysis of the liabilities that...

For entrepreneurial firms (EFs), internationalization and innovation present two major avenues for growth. Prior research, based primarily on EFs from advanced economies, demonstrates mixed insights for the relationship between these strategies. A deeper understanding of the tradeoffs involved...

This special issue intended to bring together scholarly insights on the processes that under-lie the formation, growth, management and termination of interfirm cooperation (IFC).In this introductory paper, we highlight what we know about IFC and why fresh perspectives are warranted on this...

Scholarly interest in global value chain (GVC) has gained momentum in recent years, yet a comprehensive framework that elucidates how GVC affects an important firm-level outcome—innovation performance (IP)—is so far elusive. To address this gap, we develop a conceptual framework related to...

What barriers constrain internationalization of new technology-based firms (NTBFs) in emerging markets? This study addresses the question by analyzing perceptions of barriers to internationalization expressed by top executives of Brazilian NTBFs. The NTBFs belong to high technology, medium-high...

In this paper we explicate the role of external knowledge search motives and host country context (local embeddedness) in driving different knowledge outcomes in offshoring. Drawing on the offshoring/offshore outsourcing literature, we develop a classification scheme based on different knowledge...

The purpose of this article is to investigate how competitive intensity impacts the relationship between crucial firm resources (human capital, organizational capital, management capability) and firm performance. Using a sample of 105 service providers from the Indian Information...