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Constructing a strategy on the creation of core competencies for African companies (2017)
Journal Article
Li, S., Clark, T., & Sillince, J. (2018). Constructing a strategy on the creation of core competencies for African companies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 131, 204--213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.08.008

A growing number of studies on economic development have relied on the premise that international technology transfer provides a mechanism for developing competitive advantages for companies of developing countries, and Africa in particular. In this... Read More about Constructing a strategy on the creation of core competencies for African companies.

How to get published in the best Management Journals (2016)
Book
Clark, T., Wright, M., & Ketccrahen, D. (Eds.). (2016). How to get published in the best Management Journals. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784714680

An increasing number of universities around the globe are rewarding faculty who place their work in top management journals. Drawing on the insights from top journal editors and leading scholars in the field, this book is a treasure trove of tips for... Read More about How to get published in the best Management Journals.

Tapping the power of local knowledge: A local-global interactive perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Li, S., Easterby-Smith, M., Lyles, M., & Clark, T. (2016). Tapping the power of local knowledge: A local-global interactive perspective. Journal of World Business, 51(4), 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.04.001

Existing theories of international business and strategy do not fully explain how local knowledge disadvantage faced by foreign investors can be mitigated. We conducted an in-depth qualitative study into four MNCs to investigate the micro-processes o... Read More about Tapping the power of local knowledge: A local-global interactive perspective.

Conveying the Adaptation of Management Panaceas: The Case of Management Gurus (2015)
Book Chapter
Clark, T., Bhatanacharoen, P., & Greatbatch, D. (2015). Conveying the Adaptation of Management Panaceas: The Case of Management Gurus. In A. Örtenblad (Ed.), Handbook of research on management ideas and panaceas : adaptation and context (223-242). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475605.00028

In this chapter we examine how management gurus through the telling of epiphanic and non-epiphanic stories convey the level of adaptability of their ideas. We argue that for their ideas to leave the auditorium with the audience members they have to p... Read More about Conveying the Adaptation of Management Panaceas: The Case of Management Gurus.