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- Adaptation to the international business environment: a resource advantage perspectivePublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando Antonio RibeiroThis paper discusses the importance of the adaptation of the firm to the International Business Environment. Using concepts from the literature on resource advantage, we posit that the firms' adaptation capability to different International Business Environments is a valuable, difficult to imitate, non-tradeable, rare but not scarce and path dependent resource. We further suggest that adaptation to International Business Environment is a non-substitutable core source of competitive advantage for the multinational enterprises, developed over time through the firms experiences and built into their routines. In line with this argument, some propositions are formulated. We conclude with a broad discussion and suggesting some avenues for future research\.
- Adaptation to the International Business Environment: a resource advantage perspectivePublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Serra, Fernando; Li, Dan; Armagan, SunguThis paper discusses the importance of the adaptation of the firm to the International Business Environment. Using concepts from the literature on resource advantage, we posit that the firms’ adaptation capability to different International Business Environments is a valuable, difficult to imitate, non-tradeable, rare but not scarce and path dependent resource. We further suggest that adaptation to International Business Environment is a non-substitutable core source of competitive advantage for the multinational enterprises, developed over time through the firms experiences and built into their routines. In line with this argument, some propositions are formulated. We conclude with a broad discussion and suggesting some avenues for future research.
- Composition of small and large firms' business networks in transition economiesPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando A. RibeiroRecent research has theorized on the composition of firms' business networks but has not empirically examined business networks in transition economies may vary for different firms. In this study, using firm level data from twenty six transition economies collected by the World Bank and the EBRD in 1999-2000, we conduct a set of logistic regression models to investigate the composition of small and large firms' business networks. The results show that, in contrast to smaller firms, larger firms are more likely to have formal business relationships, and relationships with national and foreign financial institutions, government, and foreign firms. In addition, in a subgroup analysis of seven transition economies we show that the composition of the firms' business networks varies substantially across countries but that the government is still a dominant client. Furthermore, we found a large variation on firms' reliance on informal ties and the extent to which firms exchange with foreign firms.
- Composition of small and large firms' business networks in transition economiesPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando Ribeiro; Armagan, SunguIn this study, using firm level data from twenty six transition economies collected by the World Bank and the EBRD in 1999-2000, we conduct a set of logistic regression models to investigate the composition of small and large firms’ business networks. The results show that, in contrast to smaller firms, larger firms are more likely to have formal business relationships, and relationships with national and foreign financial institutions, government, and foreign firms. In addition, in a subgroup analysis of seven transition economies we show that the composition of the firms’ business networks varies substantially across countries but that the government is still a dominant client. Furthermore, we found a large variation on firms’ reliance on informal ties and the extent to which firms exchange with foreign firms.
- Composition of small and large firms' business networks in transition economiesPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando RibeiroRecent research has theorized on the composition of firms' business networks but has not empirically examined business networks in transition economies may vary for different firms. In this study, using firm level data from twenty six transition economies collected by the World Bank and the EBRD in 1999-2000, we conduct a set of logistic regression models to investigate the composition of small and large firms' business networks. The results show that, in contrast to smaller firms, larger firms are more likely to have formal business relationships, and relationships with national and foreign financial institutions, government, and foreign firms. In addition, in a subgroup analysis of seven transition economies we show that the composition of the firms' business networks varies substantially across countries but that the government is still a dominant client. Furthermore, we found a large variation on firms' reliance on informal ties and the extent to which firms exchange with foreign firms.
- Culture in international business research: a bibliometric study in four top IB journalsPublication . Portugal Ferreira, Manuel; Li, Dan; Rosa Reis, Nuno; Ribeiro Serra, FernandoPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct a study on the articles published in the four top international business (IB) journals to examine how four cultural models and concepts – Hofstede’s (1980), Hall’s (1976), Trompenaars’s (1993) and Project GLOBE’s (House et al., 2004) – have been used in the extant published IB research. National cultures and cultural differences provide a crucial component of the context of IB research. Design/methodology – This is a bibliometric study on the articles published in four IB journals over the period from 1976 to 2010, examining a sample of 517 articles using citations and co-citation matrices. Findings – Examining this sample revealed interesting patterns of the connections across the studies. Hofstede’s (1980) and House et al.’s (2004) research on the cultural dimensions are the most cited and hold ties to a large variety of IB research. These findings point to a number of research avenues to deepen the understanding on how firms may handle different national cultures in the geographies they operate. Research limitations – Two main limitations are faced, one associated to the bibliometric method, citations and co-citations analyses and other to the delimitation of our sample to only four IB journals, albeit top-ranked. Originality/value – The paper focuses on the main cultural models used in IB research permitting to better understand how culture has been used in IB research, over an extended period.
- O efeito moderador da corrupção do país de origem sobre a capacidade do país receptor de atrair IEDPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Carreira, Helder Costa; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando RibeiroPesquisa anterior tem identificado um impacto negativo da corrupção sobre a capacidade dos países de atrair Investimento Estrangeiro Direto (IED), todavia tem sido escassa em avaliar os efeitos do país de origem dos investidores. Estendemos a pesquisa prévia distinguindo a corrupção generalizada e arbitrária do país receptor e seus efeitos sobre os influxos de IED. Também testamos se a corrupção no país de origem dos investidores afeta as decisões de IED. Os resultados indicam que a corrupção generalizada do país receptor influencia negativamente os influxos de IED, mas não a componente de arbitrariedade. Enquanto a corrupção no país de origem dos investidores impacta negativamente os fluxos de saída de IED globais, investidores de países com níveis elevados de corrupção não parecem dissuadidos por um alto nível de corrupção generalizada no país receptor. Esses resultados sugerem a possibilidade de haver algum tipo de capacidade de lidar com a corrupção pelo qual as empresas de países com corrupção elevada sejam mais sensíveis à corrupção do país receptor e, de fato, conseguem alavancar sua capacidade e investir mais em países receptores corruptos.
- Firm characteristics and country institutional development: business relationships with foreign firms in transition economiesPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, FernandoThe composition of firms' foreign business networks has been attended to in recent research but has seldom been subjected to empirical study in transition economies. In this study, we test hypotheses related to the composition of firms' foreign business relationships. First, we suggest that firms' characteristics matter for building a network of ties the foreign agents. Then, we consider the moderating effect of the degree of institutional development of the home country to assess to extent to which firms' foreign business relationships in transition economies are affected by the institutional development. We conduct a set of logistic regressions and one OLS regression to investigate the composition of firms' business relationships using firm-level data from 24 transition economies. The results indicate that firm size and membership in trade associations are good predictors of foreign business relationships – specifically, relationships with foreign investors, customers, and suppliers - and also of the diversity of foreign relationships. The country's institutional development radically changes which firms' characteristics matter in forming business relationships.
- Firm characteristics and country institutional development: business relationships with foreign firms in transition economiesPublication . Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando RibeiroThe composition of firms' foreign business networks has been attended to in recent research but has seldom been subjected to empirical study in transition economies. In this study, we test hypotheses related to the composition of firms' foreign business relationships. First, we suggest that firms' characteristics matter for building a network of ties the foreign agents. Then, we consider the moderating effect of the degree of institutional development of the home country to assess to extent to which firms' foreign business relationships in transition economies are affected by the institutional development. We conduct a set of logistic regressions and one OLS regression to investigate the composition of firms' business relationships using firm-level data from 24 transition economies. The results indicate that firm size and membership in trade associations are good predictors of foreign business relationships – specifically, relationships with foreign investors, customers, and suppliers - and also of the diversity of foreign relationships. The country's institutional development radically changes which firms' characteristics matter in forming business relationships.
- Firm characteristics and country institutional development: business relationships with foreign firms in transition economiesPublication . Li, Dan; Serra, Fernando A. Ribeiro; Ferreira, Manuel Portugal
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