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Book SynopsisThis volume of Progress in International Business Research includes a selection of 13 papers from the 35th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, which was held in Valencia (Spain) from the 13th to the 15th of December 2009.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Introduction. The globalization of high-value activities: Why do firms offshore advanced tasks?. Reshaping the boundaries of the firm: global value chains and lead firm strategies. Comparative evolution of Japanese–European joint ventures in Japan and Europe. New models of internationalization in small traditional manufacturing firms. The influence of environmental international diversification on the proactive environmental strategy of small and medium enterprises. Networks in internationalisation. Limitations of the network organization in MNCs. Subsidiary contribution to firm-level competitive advantage – disentangling the effects of MNC external embeddedness. Influence of subsidiary business networks on the performance of inter-subsidiary innovation transfer in MNCs. The role of globally dispersed knowledge in explaining performance outcomes. Cooperation and innovation in the internationalisation of knowledge-intensive business services. Entrepreneurial orientation and international performance: A contingent approach. Technological resources, external research partners and export performance: A study of Italian high-tech SMEs. Progress in international business research. Progress in international business research. Copyright page.
