Understanding sequential resource allocation decisions within organizations is central to strategic management and organization theory. However, little is known about the management of sequential investments, and the performance implications thereof. This study aims to contribute to the...

In recent years, venture capital firms have increasingly turned to foreign countries in search of investment opportunities. The cross-border expansion of venture capital firms presents an interesting case of internationalization, because they are at variance with both conventional portfolio and...

We examine differences in the risk-mitigation practices of venture-capital investors in managing both US and non-US ventures. The analysis focuses on actions taken by investors to manage the risks in venture firms. In particular, we evaluate whether investors disburse an average dollar to non-US...

<DIV>In this book, Mauro F. Guillén explores differing historical patterns in the adoption of the three major models of organizational management: scientific management, human relations, and structural analysis. Moving beyond Reinhard Bendix's classic <I>Work and Authority</I>, <I>Models of Management</I> takes a...</i></i></div>

This paper conceptualizes how organized labor in newly industrialized countries both responds to and shapes the presence of foreign multinationals. Four images of multinationals—as “villains,†“necessary evils,†“arm's length collaborators,†and...