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Book SynopsisA volume that concentrates on the substantive gaps in the IB/IM field and addresses whether these gaps are resolvable with the theoretical and methodological toolkit.
Table of ContentsScientific mindfulness: A foundation for future themes in international business. Behavioral elements in foreign direct investments. Exploring the role of managerial intentionality in international business. The past, present and future of managing distance: stakeholders and development. Cultural intelligence and all that Jazz: A cognitive revolution in international management research?. Walking the cultural distance: in search of direction beyond friction. Software, distance, friction, and more: a review of lessons and losses in the debate for a better metaphor on culture. The liabilities of origin: an emerging economy perspective on the costs of doing business abroad. Country level corruption as a liability of foreignness: effects on staffing, incentives, and activities. Liability of foreignness: new insights from capital markets. Editors' Biography. Institutional distance in international business research. Building competitive advantage in a global environment: leadership and the mindset. Top management teams and societal context: the international dimensions of top management. Managing the fragmented value chain of global business: exploitative and explorative offshoring toward emerging market economies. Global marketing strategy: past, present, and future. Technological clusters and multinational enterprise R&D strategy. Management innovation and the multinational corporation. Innovation and the multinational enterprise. A multilevel approach to understanding the multinationality–performance relationship. Nonlinear internationalization: a neglected topic in international business research. List of Contributors. Diasporas as drivers of national competitiveness. Internationalization of emerging market firms: a case for theoretical extension. Introduction to Section 1 Booz & co./strategy+business eminent scholar in international management 2009. Editors' introduction. Introduction to Section 2 The past, present and future of international business & management. From culture and behavior to culture and self-deception. Culture, psychology, management, and Harry Triandis. Self-deception and the ideal culture: implications for international management research.
