Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (6)

E-commerce policy and the global economy: A path to more inclusive development? (2022)
Journal Article
Ahi, A. A., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). E-commerce policy and the global economy: A path to more inclusive development?. Management International Review, 63(1), 27-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-022-00490-1

The advancement of digitalization is gradually transforming the existing structure of the global economy. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, almost all cross-border transactions had a digital component in 2016. This is also reflected by the... Read More about E-commerce policy and the global economy: A path to more inclusive development?.

Digitalization of cross-border R&D alliances: Configurational insights and cognitive digitalization biases (2022)
Journal Article
Bouncken, R. B., Fredrich, V., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). Digitalization of cross-border R&D alliances: Configurational insights and cognitive digitalization biases. Global Strategy Journal, 13(2), 281-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/gsj.1469

Abstract Research Summary Firms implement digital technology for improving coordination and communication in cross-border R&D alliances. However, there is great ambivalence regarding how digitalization influences cross-border knowledge transfers. Our... Read More about Digitalization of cross-border R&D alliances: Configurational insights and cognitive digitalization biases.

Business-Civil Society Collaborations in South Korea: A Multi-Stage Pattern Matching Study (2022)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Kim, J., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2022). Business-Civil Society Collaborations in South Korea: A Multi-Stage Pattern Matching Study. Management International Review, 62(4), 471-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-022-00476-z

In this study, we use an empirical example to demonstrate how a multi-stage pattern matching process can inform and substantiate the construction of partial least squares (PLS) models and the subsequent interpretation of and theorizing from the findi... Read More about Business-Civil Society Collaborations in South Korea: A Multi-Stage Pattern Matching Study.

The Role of Emotions in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions: A Systematic Review of the Inter-Disciplinary Literature and Future Research Agenda (2022)
Journal Article
Zahoor, N., Khan, Z., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2022). The Role of Emotions in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions: A Systematic Review of the Inter-Disciplinary Literature and Future Research Agenda. Journal of International Management, 28(4), Article 100958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.100958

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are highly emotional events for the employees of involved organizations. The strength and directionality of emotional reactions can result in positive or negative employee outcomes contributing to success... Read More about The Role of Emotions in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions: A Systematic Review of the Inter-Disciplinary Literature and Future Research Agenda.

Megatrends in International Business: Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally (2022)
Book
Batas, S., Kuivalainen, O., & Sinkovics, R. R. (Eds.). (2022). Megatrends in International Business: Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95527-4

This book presents the main trends in International Business, with special emphasis on how these trends can shape and help propel the field forward. Covering a variety of timely topics, from AI to the belt and road initiative, the book enhances our u... Read More about Megatrends in International Business: Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally.

The Paradox of Distance – New Zealand Businesses During Covid-19 (2022)
Book Chapter
Fath, B., Fiedler, A., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2022). The Paradox of Distance – New Zealand Businesses During Covid-19. In R. van Tulder, A. Verbeke, L. Piscitello, & J. Puck (Eds.), International Business in Times of Crisis: Tribute Volume to Geoffrey Jones (431-447). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220220000016023

The Covid-19 pandemic has quickly transformed the notions of crises and of living in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world into a lived experience. This chapter offers a perspective on how New Zealand businesses experienced and r... Read More about The Paradox of Distance – New Zealand Businesses During Covid-19.