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Thoughts on Sustainable Business, Circular Economy, and Circular Supply Chain Management by Kotabe, Masaaki

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Emerging market multinational companies’ evolutionary paths to building a competitive advantage from emerging markets to developed countries by Kotabe, Masaaki, Kothari, Tanvi

“…One significant emerging phenomenon of global competition is the increasing number of Emerging Market Multinational Companies (EMNCs) that have survived and…”
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Japanese management and the climate of the time by Kotabe, Masaaki

“…Management practices and orientation need to change when the climate of the time in which firms operate change. In the 1980s–early 1990s when the world enjoyed…”
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Market orientation and performance of export ventures: the process through marketing capabilities and competitive advantages by Murray, Janet Y., Gao, Gerald Yong, Kotabe, Masaaki

“…Our study focuses on the internal process through which market orientation influences performance in export markets, and develops a model of market…”
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The determinants and performance of early internationalizing firms: A literature review and research agenda by Jiang, Guohua, Kotabe, Masaaki, Zhang, Feng, Hao, Andy W., Paul, Justin, Wang, Cheng Lu

“…•This paper seeks to systematically review and synthesize extant research on the determinants and performance of early internationalizing firms.•The authors…”
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Gaining from vertical partnerships: knowledge transfer, relationship duration, and supplier performance improvement in the U.S. and Japanese automotive industries by Kotabe, Masaaki, Martin, Xavier, Domoto, Hiroshi

“…We study sources of operational performance improvement in supplier partnerships. We argue that supplier performance will benefit most where time-bound…”
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Founder ethnic composition, early internationalization, and new venture performance by Jiang, Guohua, Kotabe, Masaaki, Zhang, Feng

“…This study empirically examines the role of founder ethnic composition in international new venture (INV) strategy choice and performance. We find that new…”
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Concurrent sourcing strategy of multinational firms in China: Drivers and performance implications by Ju, Min, Murray, Janet Y., Gao, Gerald Yong, Kotabe, Masaaki

“…Concurrent sourcing is critical to multinational firms’ operations in emerging economies, such as China. Despite its prominence, research is lacking on the…”
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Determinants of Cross-National Knowledge Transfer and Its Effect on Firm Innovation by Kotabe, Masaaki, Denise Dunlap-Hinkler, Ronaldo Parente, Harsh A. Mishra

“…This study examines the determinants of international knowledge flow. From a resource-based perspective, it evaluates the impact of cross-national knowledge…”
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Global sourcing strategy and sustainable competitive advantage by Kotabe, Masaaki, Murray, Janet Y.

“…Global sourcing strategy has been one of the most hotly debated management trends in the last 20 years. In its early years, global sourcing was examined mostly…”
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Outsourcing and financial performance: A negative curvilinear effect by Kotabe, Masaaki, Mol, Michael J.

“…This study asks how a firm's degree of outsourcing across all activities influences financial performance. We argue there is an optimal degree of outsourcing,…”
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A Dynamic Process of Building Global Supply Chain Competence by New Ventures: The Case of Uniqlo by Usui, Tetsuya, Kotabe, Masaaki, Murray, Janet Y.

“…In today's volatile global marketplace, firms should pursue flexible asset distribution and high-quality, low-cost manufacturing operations simultaneously…”
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Marketing-Industrial Design Integration in New Product Development: The Case of China by Zhang, Dan, Hu, Peng, Kotabe, Masaaki

“…Despite the acknowledgement of functional integration as an important driver of new product development (NPD) success and the growing recognition of the…”
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Bia Brazil: Activewear Made in Brazil to the World by Kotabe, Masaaki, Nunes, Moema Pereira, Steinbruch, Fernanda Kalil

“…ABSTRACT This teaching case presents the company Bia Brazil, one of the leading Brazilian exporters of activewear, founded in 1994 by a former gymnast,…”
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A story of breakthrough versus incremental innovation: corporate entrepreneurship in the global pharmaceutical industry by Dunlap-Hinkler, Denise, Kotabe, Masaaki, Mudambi, Ram

“…Breakthrough innovations are difficult to create, yet they are critical to long‐term competitive advantage. This highlights the considerable opportunities and…”
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Multinationality and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of R&D and Marketing Capabilities by Kotabe, Masaaki, Srinivasan, Srini S., Aulakh, Preet S.

“…Researchers in international business have long been interested in understanding the relationship between the multinationality of a firm and its market…”
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Strategic Alliance-Based Sourcing and Market Performance: Evidence from Foreign Firms Operating in China by Murray, Janet Y., Kotabe, Masaaki, Zhou, Joe Nan

“…Although foreign multinational firms from the Triad regions increasingly use mainland China as both a sourcing and a marketing location, no study has directly…”
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Appreciation to the previous Editorial Board and Welcome to the new Editorial Board by Kotabe, Masaaki “Mike”

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Efficiency vs. Effectiveness Orientation of Global Sourcing Strategy: A Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Multinational Companies by Kotabe, Masaaki

“…During most of this decade, Japan has been mired in its longest post-war recession. Some pundits predict that this will be the end of the Japanese corporate…”
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Outsourcing, performance, and the role of e-commerce: A dynamic perspective by Kotabe, Masaaki, Mol, Michael J., Murray, Janet Y.

“…In a highly competitive global environment, many manufacturers respond by setting up outsourcing relations for components and finished products with lower-cost…”
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