Using an integration of agency theory with an institutional perspective, we investigate how business group affiliation, with-in firm governance and external governance environment affect firm performance in emerging economies. Using archival data on top 500 Indian and Chinese firms from multiple...

We investigate the impact of business group affiliation on the relationship between international diversification and firm performance for emerging economy firms. We develop the theoretical arguments based on an integration of the literature on international diversification with the...

Purpose: Cross-border flow of knowledge is fraught with many challenges. The complexity associated with the organization of multinational corporations (MNCs), and the information asymmetry in foreign locations poses particular challenges to knowledge flow. Yet, effective transfer of knowledge...