Technological advancements are forcing firms to innovate quickly to sustain a competitive advantage. However, despite theoretical arguments and empirical findings, the mechanisms that influence the speed of innovation and firms' international performance are surprisingly unexplored in the...

This chapter examines resource management trend of top fortune global multinational enterprises from emerging markets. Drawing on the resource-based and competence-based strategic management theories, it is argued that firms that best manage their resources and possess hard-to-copy resources are...