Business group internationalization: choosing a host country according to institutional distance

Internationalization of Mobile Telecommunications Operators: Country Factors, Institutional Distance and Regional Effects

Entry of foreign mobile network operators (MNOs) increases competition and results in lower prices, which in turn can lead to increased levels of adoption. This study aims to systematically evaluate increasing international involvement (i.e., internationalization) of MNOs across several levels of analysis and consistently assess the impact of the regional dimension on MNO internationalization. ...

Business group attributes and internationalization strategy in China

Business groups play a critical role in the internationalization of Chinese firms, but empirical efforts on this topic are limited. This study aims to fill this gap by examining the impacts of group-specific attributes on the pursuit of different internationalization strategies. Our findings from 219 Chinese business group affiliates show that horizontal linkages among group affiliates are more...

Legitimacy, Interest Group Pressures and Institutional Change: The Case of Foreign Investors and Host Country Governments

In order to reflect more fully the conflict between the potential for mutual gain and the prospect of divergent interests that characterizes the relationship between foreign investors and host country governments, we add institutional context to the traditional bargaining power perspective. We propose that change in the regulative institutions embodying an initial bargain is more likely to occu...

Internationalization of a Distance Exam Web Environment

This paper describes an architecture to provide multilingual support for an exam Web environment with an emphasis on Arabic localization (or Arabization). Developing software products for populations with different cultures is a two-step process: internationalization followed by localization. Proper Arabization is particularly complex with many interesting challenges. In this context, we develo...

Creative Internationalization: The Importance of Institutional Culture