We empirically analyse the determinants of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt employing a novel panel dataset of 26 Egyptian governorates for the period 1992 - 2008. Using the case of Arab FDI to Egypt, we also investigate whether FDI location determinants are different depending on...

This paper describes the main characteristics of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Egypt using an unpublished dataset for FDI in 27 Egyptian governorates covering the period 1972 - 2009. Special attention is given to the geographical distribution of FDI, both as an aggregate and at the sectoral...

The information and communications revolution has hastened the process of globalization in today's world of business. Consequently, businesses, even small and mid-sized companies, are confronted with cultural diversity when these companies become internationally active. Yet only few businesses...

Zu aktuellen Themen der internationalen Personalforschung zählen globale Karrieren, die sich deutlich von traditionellen Auslandsentsendungen unterscheiden. In den letzten Jahren ist eine Anzahl ausländischer Führungskräfte in die Unternehmenszentralen kulturell ferner Organisationen...

The significance of cultural factors in the international economic environment has recently increased thanks to economic, political and social aspects. The role of cultural elements has been emphasized by a wide range of studies, both from the theoretical as well as the empirical point of view....

Globalization is the gradual disappearance of territorial differences in economic activities and therefore understanding cross-cultural customs and business practices, working on promoting efficiency and optimizing profitability in a globalized environment is of paramount importance for budding...

The phenomenon of emerging market organizations appointing foreign executives from distant cultural contexts to headquarter positions has stirred public and academic interest. Emerging giants, aspiring multinationals, and even local organizations that focus entirely on domestic markets have...

Forty years have now passed since the economic relationship between Britain and Japan started to deepen beyond arms-length trading ties. This article presents an overview of research on the globalization of the Japanese firm by looking at work produced from the UK standpoint over the last four...

This paper explores new data sources on multi-lateral trade in films among EU countries and with the US in offline cinema and in online video-on-demand (VoD) distribution. We observe variations in trade patterns across countries and films and explore how they affect cultural diversity. We find...

This study addresses an apparent impasse in the research on organizations' responses to cultural distance. We posit that cross-country differences in egalitarianism - a cultural orientation manifested in intolerance for abuses of market and political power and support for protection of less...