The globalization process has created considerable speculation on the impact of the home country environment to a firm's competitive advantage in international markets. Using a random effects model that is partly induced from the concept of comparative advantage and partly following the...

Paul Verdin and Peter Williamson construct links between 'inward-looking' strategies by companies -- which are governed by their existing assets, capabilities and core competencies -- and 'outward-looking' strategies which emphasise a more traditional market-competitor analysis. Two aphorisms...

This article, by Alice de Koning, Paul Verdin and Peter Williamson contributes to the debate on corporate European integration. The focus of their research is on how the process of transition from fragmented, nationally-dependent organizations towards more integrated, European regional networks...

Now that the Euro has been introduced and Europhoria is still running high, it is time to (re)consider the strategic question surrounding the Euro from a corporate perspective. Is the Euro really strategic? In what way? Or is it just an operational nuisance? Only a few months ago, most managers...

Purpose – Aims to explore the future challenges and opportunities for business schools. Design/methodology/approach – Reviews the existing situation for business schools, and draws inferences for the future. Findings – In rapidly developing markets the traditional business school model...