Focusing on long-term buyer–supplier relationships, this article addresses two questions: (1)
What are the antecedents that lead to the adoption of formal control, social control, or both? …

This article, to date, is the first to consolidate, review, and integrate over 250 earlier studies
that examine the country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions. …

Relational ties between manufacturers and their suppliers serve as an important strategic
resource for value creation and realization. However, conflicting evidence exists regarding …

External networks provide important knowledge sources of innovation for firms. Drawing on
social network theory, this study examines how technological diversity in supplier network …

This study investigates how performance feedback––the discrepancy between aspiration
and actual performance––relates to firms’ relative strategic emphasis on value-creation (VC) …

Lots of studies suggest a positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and
firm performance; however, the empirical findings are inconclusive. There are two …

CEO duality, organizational slack, and ownership types have been found to affect firm
performance in China. However, existing work has largely focused on their direct relationships …

Although numerous studies analyze mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in and out of
developed economies (DE), a much smaller number of studies focus on M&As in and out of …

Traditional political risk theories often focus on a developing host country government's
ability to intervene in the activities of foreign multinationals in the extractive or infrastructure …

Understanding colloid transport in porous media under transient‐flow conditions is crucial in
understanding contaminant transport in soil or the vadose zone where flow conditions vary …