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Multinational Enterprises Are Regional, Not Global
Alan M. Rugman, Cecilia BrainA paradox of international business is that the multinational enterprises (MNEs) – which are the agents of international business – largely operate within their home‐base markets…
An Investigation of Asymmetric Earnings Forecasts of Japanese Financial Analysts
Vivek Mande, Mark E. Wohar, Richard F. OrtmanA number of U.S. studies have documented an optimistic bias in analysts’ forecasts of earnings. This study investigates whether the optimistic bias and asymmetric behavior of…
Propensity for Participative Decision‐Making, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Intentions to Leave Among Egyptian Managers
John A. Parnell, William “Rick” CrandallRelationships among job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior, propensity for participative decision‐making (PPDM), and intentions to leave…
Environmental Scanning and Strategic Decisions in Multinational Corporations
Raman MuralidharanThis paper reports on an empirical study of the strategic decision consequences associated with environmental scanning by MNCs at the HQ‐FS level. The study focuses on decisions…
Global Industry Profiling: Machine Tool Industry
John S. Hill, Louis D. Marino, Myung‐Su ChaeAs their businesses globalize at increasing rates, managers need frameworks for analyzing industry activities on a worldwide basis. In this paper, a framework for global industry…
Analysis of North Korea’s Foreign Trade: 1970‐2001
Sang T. Choe, Suk‐Hi Kim, Hyun Jeong ChoIn the first years following the Korean War (1950‐1953), the centrally‐directed economy of North Korea had been larger in per capita income and had grown more rapidly than the…
Bankruptcy Perils in China: The GITIC Tale
Thomas H. BottiniThe 1999 bankruptcy of Guangdong International Trust & Investment Corporation (GITIC) remains as China’s largest bankruptcy of a state owned enterprise. Passive foreign investors…
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1525-383XOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Irina Surdu-Nardella
- Tazeeb Rajwani