Multinationals and Global Consumers [electronic resource] : Tension, Potential and Competition /
Chan, T.editor.
Cui, G.editor.
International business (IB) research on Asian firms is on the rise, challenging conventional theories and providing opportunities for IB researchers to address several paradoxical issues such as ownership advantage and risk-returns. The book focuses on IB research in Asia and addresses some of these problems in several keys areas of IB research.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Notes on contributors -- International business research in Asia / Shige Makino, T. S. Chan and Geng Cui -- Multinationals and organizational management -- A test of agency costs in strategic alliances / Jung-Ho Lai, Sheng-Syan Chen and Shao-Chi Chang -- What drives the alliance formation of transition- economy SMEs? : the moderating role of intermediary organizations / Wiboon Kittilaksanawong, Xudong Chen and Chaoqun Duan -- Global firms competing locally : management localization and subsidiary performance in China / Geng Cui, T. S. Chan and Shengsheng Huang -- The influence of culture on budgetary characteristics and managerial effectiveness : an empirical investigation of national and multi-national companies in Thailand / Somboon Saraphat and Joseph Aiyeku -- International business and FDI -- Understanding the entrepreneurial process of learning through network dynamics : insights from China's young international firms / Lianxi Zhou, Bradley R. Barnes and T. S. Chan -- Does social capital always create value for firm internationalization? : the case of Chinese automakers in Russia / Zejian Li and Yue Wang -- MNE strategy, institutions, state capacity and inward FDI among ASEAN countries / Greg Mahony, Bilal Rafi and Chris Sadleir -- Marketing and consumer behavior -- Cross-cultural research on consumer responses to service failure : a critical review / Lisa C. Wan and Maggie Y. Chu -- Self-discrepancy and consumer responses to counterfeit products / Ling Peng, Lisa C. Wan and Patrick S. Poon -- Perceptions of Chinese and Indian brand personalities in Germany / Heidi Kreppel and Dirk Holtbrügge.
International business (IB) research on Asian firms is on the rise, challenging conventional theories and providing opportunities for IB researchers to address several paradoxical issues such as ownership advantage and risk-returns. The book focuses on IB research in Asia and addresses some of these problems in several keys areas of IB research.
International business enterprises.
Organization.
Planning.
Asia—Economic conditions.
International economics.
Marketing.
Public relations.
International Business.
Organization.
Asian Economics.
International Economics.
Marketing.
Corporate Communication/Public Relations.