Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (9)

Enhancing Student Competency and Employability in International Business Through Master’s Dissertations (2015)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R., Richardson, C., & Lew, Y. K. (2015). Enhancing Student Competency and Employability in International Business Through Master’s Dissertations. Journal of Teaching in International Business, 26(4), 293-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/08975930.2015.1130107

A core component of International Business (IB) postgraduate programs around the world is the master's dissertation, which requires students to produce a written document, typically around 20,000 words in length, based on empirical research. While th... Read More about Enhancing Student Competency and Employability in International Business Through Master’s Dissertations.

Drivers and performance implications of international key account management capability (2015)
Journal Article
Jean, R.-J. B., Sinkovics, R. R., Kim, D., & Lew, Y. K. (2015). Drivers and performance implications of international key account management capability. International Business Review, 24(4), 543-555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.10.011

Key account management plays a pivotal role for managers and practitioners in the maintenance of successful customer–supplier relationships. Yet, little is known conceptually or empirically about how suppliers can move beyond market scanning and deve... Read More about Drivers and performance implications of international key account management capability.

The mirage of upgrading local automotive parts suppliers through the creation of vertical linkages with MNEs in developing economies (2015)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Lew, Y. K., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2015). The mirage of upgrading local automotive parts suppliers through the creation of vertical linkages with MNEs in developing economies. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 11(3/4), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-12-2012-0064

Purpose – This paper aims to explore inter-organizational linkages and the extent of technology transfer and develop propositions related to the linkages, technology transfer and upgrading of local suppliers in developing economies. Design/methodolog... Read More about The mirage of upgrading local automotive parts suppliers through the creation of vertical linkages with MNEs in developing economies.

A reconceptualization of social value creation as social constraint alleviation (2015)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Hoque, S., & Czaban, L. (2015). A reconceptualization of social value creation as social constraint alleviation. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 11(3/4), 340-363. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-06-2014-0036

Purpose – This paper has two interconnected objectives. The first is to provide a reconceptualisation of social value creation as social constraint alleviation. The second is to respond to the call put forward by Giuliani and Macchi (2014) to produce... Read More about A reconceptualization of social value creation as social constraint alleviation.

Rising power firms – The developmental promises and challenges: an introduction (2015)
Journal Article
Yamin, M., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2015). Rising power firms – The developmental promises and challenges: an introduction. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 11(3/4), https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-04-2015-0016

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of "rising power firms” and how these firms offer developmental promises and challenges to the face of international business (IB). We suggest that rising power firms offer novel capabili... Read More about Rising power firms – The developmental promises and challenges: an introduction.

Towards a consolidation of worldwide journal rankings – A classification using random forests and aggregate rating via data envelopment analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Tüselmann, H., Sinkovics, R. R., & Pishchulov, G. (2015). Towards a consolidation of worldwide journal rankings – A classification using random forests and aggregate rating via data envelopment analysis. Omega, 51, 11-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2014.08.002

The question of how to assess research outputs published in journals is now a global concern for academics. Numerous journal ratings and rankings exist, some featuring perceptual and peer-review-based journal ranks, some focusing on objective informa... Read More about Towards a consolidation of worldwide journal rankings – A classification using random forests and aggregate rating via data envelopment analysis.

Geography and history matter: International business and economic geography perspectives on the spatial and historical development of multinational enterprises (2015)
Book Chapter
Johns, J., Buckley, P., Campling, L., Cook, G., Hess, M., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2015). Geography and history matter: International business and economic geography perspectives on the spatial and historical development of multinational enterprises. In P. Konara, Y. J. Ha, F. McDonald, & Y. Wei (Eds.), The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Economies: Achieving a New Balance (51-80). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137473110.0010

Situated within the broader conference theme of historical change, this panel session brought together international business and economic geography perspectives on multinational enterprise (MNE) evolutionary trajectories. The panel session follows a... Read More about Geography and history matter: International business and economic geography perspectives on the spatial and historical development of multinational enterprises.

Antecedents of marketing integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia (2015)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R., Sinkovics, N., Lew, Y. K., Jedin, M. H., & Zagelmeyer, S. (2015). Antecedents of marketing integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia. International Marketing Review, 32(1), 2-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-07-2014-0211

Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to examine operational-level implementation issues regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in general, and resource combination and integration at the functional marketing level in particular. Design/methodol... Read More about Antecedents of marketing integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from Malaysia and Indonesia.

International joint ventures as boundary spanners: technological knowledge transfer in an emerging economy (2015)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Lew, Y. K., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2015). International joint ventures as boundary spanners: technological knowledge transfer in an emerging economy. Global Strategy Journal, 5(1), 48-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1089

We investigate how international joint ventures (IJVs) established in emerging economies help their local suppliers with technological knowledge transfer. Data from 50 Pakistani-owned Tier 1 suppliers, three of the major assemblers, and policy makers... Read More about International joint ventures as boundary spanners: technological knowledge transfer in an emerging economy.