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The Cultural Relativity of Organizational Practices and Theories by Hofstede, Geert

“…This paper summarizes the author's recently published findings about differences in people's work-related values among 50 countries. In view of these…”
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Country-of-Origin Effects on Product Evaluations by Bilkey, Warren J., Nes, Erik

“…This article reviews the literature regarding the effect of country of origin on buyer evaluations of products. The issue is important for countries…”
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Methodological and Theoretical Issues and Advancements in Cross-Cultural Research by Sekaran, Uma

“…This paper summarizes the issues and concerns of critics of cross-cultural research, and discusses how they are being addressed by researchers. Given the state…”
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A Typology of Management Studies Involving Culture by Adler, Nancy J.

“…As a methodological review, this paper delineates 6 approaches to researching cross-cultural management issues: parochial, ethnocentric, polycentric,…”
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The Decision-Maker and Export Entry and Expansion by Reid, Stan D.

“…This paper examines the varied empirical findings of the relationship between firm, individual characteristics, and foreign entry expansion behavior. The…”
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Multinational Corporations: Control Systems and Delegation Issues by Baliga, B. R., Jaeger, Alfred M.

“…The paper has 2 major objectives: first, to identify control and delegation issues confronting multinational corporation managers; second, to develop a…”
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Patterns of Strategic Control within Multinational Corporations by Doz, Yves, Prahalad, C. K.

“…The management of multinational operations is often required to balance conflicting priorities between responsiveness at the national subsidiary level and…”
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The Location of Foreign Direct Investment Activity: Country Characteristics and Experience Effects by Davidson, William H.

“…This article reviews the role of host country characteristics as determinants of foreign direct investment location patterns. It then analyzes the effects of…”
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Control and Coordination in Multinational Corporations by Cray, David

“…The integration of French and British subsidiaries into U.S.-based multinationals is examined. A theory linking the use of control and coordination mechanisms…”
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The Transfer of Organizational Culture Overseas: An Approach to Control in the Multinational Corporation by Jaeger, Alfred M.

“…Organizational control has traditionally been described within the framework of the ideal type of Weberian bureaucracy, in which rules and regulations specify…”
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Normative Observations on the International Value-Added Chain and Strategic Groups by Kogut, Bruce

“…The formulation of strategy can be fruitfully viewed as placing bets on certain markets and on certain links of the value-added chain. The key to understanding…”
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Exporting: Does Sales Volume Make a Difference? by Czinkota, Michael R., Johnston, Wesley J.

“…This research examines the effect that the size of a firm has on export activities, perceived problems in exporting, and attitudes toward exporting. The…”
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Manufacturer-Overseas Distributor Relations and Export Performance by Rosson, Philip J., Ford, I. David

“…The export arrangement which makes use of overseas distributors is examined in this article. Although this method is important for many manufacturers operating…”
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A Theoretical Perspective on Political Risk by Simon, Jeffrey D.

“…One of the fastest growing areas of research in international business has been political risk assessment. Concerned primarily with the identification,…”
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A Cross-Cultural Study of "Made in" Concepts by Cattin, Philippe, Jolibert, Alain, Lohnes, Colleen

“…Cross-cultural studies of the perceptions of countries of origin by industrial users have been few, but they are important because of their managerial…”
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A Synthesis of Foreign Direct Investment Theories and Theories of the Multinational Firm by Calvet, A. L.

“…This paper first presents a taxonomy of the foreign direct investment theories following the market imperfections paradigm. It then focuses on recent…”
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Empirical Research in International Marketing: 1976-1982 by Albaum, Gerald, Peterson, Robert A.

“…This paper reviews empirical research in international marketing published during the period 1976-82. The review focuses on what has been researched and how…”
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Choosing between Direct Investment and Licensing: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Tests by Contractor, Farok J.

“…This paper focuses on the conditions under which an international firm would expand overseas via the transfer of technology and rights to its own controlled…”
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A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Managerial Job Attitudes by Kanungo, Rabindra N., Wright, Richard W.

“…Effective managerial performance is influenced by the types of rewards which managers seek in their work environment and by their perceptions of the degree to…”
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Foreign and Domestic Divestment and Investment Decisions: Like or Unlike? by Boddewyn, Jean J.

“…The managerial literature on foreign investment and divestment is much less developed than the economic literature on foreign direct investment theory…”
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