Multinational Business Review: Volume 31 Issue 3

Striking a balance? Finance perspectives on international business research

Jakob Müllner, Igor Filatotchev, Thomas Lindner

The purpose of this paper is to bridge the disciplinary divide between international finance and international business (IB) to realign academic research with business reality in…

Fleeing from systemic risk at home through cross-border acquisitions

Liang Shao, Liang Wang, Zaiyang Xie, Hua Zhou

Viewing the domestic downside risk as a “pushing” factor for outward foreign direct investment (OFDI), this study aims to examine the surge in Chinese cross-border acquisitions…

Internationalization under attack: the external threat of short sellers

Le Xu, Netanel Drori

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of short sellers in foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions. Drawing on threat rigidity theory, the authors argue that short…

The role of national context in the relationship between founder CEO and IPO performance

Christina Tupper, Anju Mehta

Although founders are often replaced with external CEOs prior to firms making IPOs, firms that do retain founder CEOs generally perform better at IPO. However, this relationship…

Global fintech trends and their impact on international business: a review

Douglas Cumming, Sofia Johan, Robert Reardon

This paper aims to provide an in-depth examination of the emergent state of financial technology (fintech), particularly emphasizing capital-raising innovations and their…