We argue that higher-status organizations, those facing a greater network constraint, and those whose network partners have already expanded abroad are more likely to pursue opportunities in foreign markets. We also argue that social networks affect how the organization reacts to uncertainty in...

We propose that home-country network advantages shape the pattern of foreign expansion of firms. We argue that social status advantage is transferable from one market to another as a signal of quality, while brokerage advantage is more context-specific and difficult to transfer. Furthermore, the...

In this paper, we examine how the configuration of intra-organizational networks, and in particular, cohesion among members of an organization, influences organizations' innovative output. We argue that the cohesion among R&D scientists could be at a local level or a global level, and that local...

We examine the institutions that facilitate the growth of organizations. Following a Weberian approach, we argue that organizations prefer institutions that create an environment rich in technological opportunities, legally secure, financially vibrant and politically predictable, and that they...