Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (108)

Negotiating the ethical terrain in global value chains on the road towards the SDGs (2025)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Hoque, S. F., Sinkovics, R. R., & Gunaratne, D. (online). Negotiating the ethical terrain in global value chains on the road towards the SDGs. Asian Business and Management, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41291-025-00287-8

This paper employs a pattern matching approach to explore the tensions arising from differences in the ethical dispositions of multinational enterprise (MNE) buyers and their suppliers within the Bangladeshi apparel manufacturing sector. It examines... Read More about Negotiating the ethical terrain in global value chains on the road towards the SDGs.

An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories (2024)
Journal Article
Tüselmann, H., Sinkovics, R. R., & Pishchulov, G. (2025). An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories. Journal of World Business, 60(2), Article 101609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101609

We re-examine and advance the landscape of academic journal publishing, specifically focusing on international business (IB) journals. While previous journal rankings have identified sixteen domain-specific IB journals, a renewed look at the journal... Read More about An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories.

Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business (2024)
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Jones, G. G., Lopes, T. D. S., Pananond, P., van Tulder, R., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2025). Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 21(2), 196-225. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-08-2024-0092

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the role of multi-national enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasising the need for integrating environmental and social aspects into business models. Drawing on the books of Geoffrey Jones (20... Read More about Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business.

The effect of business model innovation on SMEs’ international performance: The contingent roles of foreign institutional voids and entrepreneurial orientation (2024)
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Jean, R.-J. B., Kim, D., Sinkovics, R. R., & Cavusgil, E. (2024). The effect of business model innovation on SMEs’ international performance: The contingent roles of foreign institutional voids and entrepreneurial orientation. Journal of Business Research, 175, Article 114449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114449

Despite the growing trend of firms adopting innovative business models for internationalization, scholarly attention remains limited. Existing research provides inconclusive findings regarding the link between business model innovation and internatio... Read More about The effect of business model innovation on SMEs’ international performance: The contingent roles of foreign institutional voids and entrepreneurial orientation.

Game-changer business models for sustainable development (2023)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R., Gunaratne, D., & Sinkovics, N. (2023). Game-changer business models for sustainable development. Transnational corporations, 30(3), 119-127. https://doi.org/10.18356/2076099x-30-3-8

To address the grand challenges that society faces, incremental change and gradual organizational renewal are not sufficient. A radical transformation of business models is needed. In this paper, we explore game-changer business models that incorpora... Read More about Game-changer business models for sustainable development.

On-ramp or speed bump? How boards influence the internationalisation of international new ventures (2023)
Journal Article
Fiedler, A., Fath, B., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). On-ramp or speed bump? How boards influence the internationalisation of international new ventures. International Small Business Journal, 41(6), 590-622. https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426231172450

This article aims to explore how the boards of international new ventures (INVs) develop throughout the internationalisation and growth phases of the firm. Specifically, the study explores how the nature and extent of the board?s role changes over ti... Read More about On-ramp or speed bump? How boards influence the internationalisation of international new ventures.

Ethnocentrism in Austria – Historical data (2023)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). Ethnocentrism in Austria – Historical data. Data in Brief, 49, Article 109326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109326

This data article offers three inter-connected, historical datasets regarding consumer ethnocentrism in Austria. (1) The first dataset (cet-dev) was used for scale development. It replicates and extends the US-CETSCALE, developed by Shimp and Sharma... Read More about Ethnocentrism in Austria – Historical data.

A perspective on using partial least squares structural equation modelling in data articles (2023)
Journal Article
Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). A perspective on using partial least squares structural equation modelling in data articles. Data in Brief, 48, Article 109074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109074

This perspective article on using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is intended as a guide for authors who wish to publish datasets that can be analysed with this method as stand-alone data articles. Stand-alone data artic... Read More about A perspective on using partial least squares structural equation modelling in data articles.

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.

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?.

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.

Advanced technologies and international business: A multidisciplinary analysis of the literature (2021)
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Ahi, A. A., Sinkovics, N., Shildibekov, Y., Sinkovics, R. R., & Mehandjiev, N. (2022). Advanced technologies and international business: A multidisciplinary analysis of the literature. International Business Review, 31(4), Article 101967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101967

Advanced digital technologies, such as the Internet of Things, blockchain, big data analytics and augmented reality, are gradually transforming the way multinational firms do business. Due to the extent of this transformation many scholars argue that... Read More about Advanced technologies and international business: A multidisciplinary analysis of the literature.

Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Review, Analysis and Impact on Society (2021)
Journal Article
Molina-Castillo, F.-J., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2021). Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Review, Analysis and Impact on Society. Sustainability, 13(16), Article 8906. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168906

Sustainability issues are on the rise and companies are pressured to respond [1]. Arguably, company response is a rather reactive approach and insufficient given the evidence regarding broken planetary boundaries and the immediate need for business t... Read More about Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Review, Analysis and Impact on Society.

Sustainable Business Model Innovation: An Umbrella Review (2021)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Gunaratne, D., Sinkovics, R. R., & Molina-Castillo, F.-J. (2021). Sustainable Business Model Innovation: An Umbrella Review. Sustainability, 13(13), Article 7266. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137266

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an umbrella review of systematic literature reviews of sustainable business model innovation. Despite its relative novelty, sustainable business model innovation is a multifaceted phenomenon. Our aim is to capt... Read More about Sustainable Business Model Innovation: An Umbrella Review.

The Covid-19 pandemic: towards a societally engaged IB perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Dörrenbächer, C., Sinkovics, R. R., Becker-Ritterspach, F., Boussebaa, M., Curran, L., de Jonge, A., & Khan, Z. (2021). The Covid-19 pandemic: towards a societally engaged IB perspective. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 17(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-02-2021-0021

Purpose This viewpoint takes up the Covid-19 pandemic as a trigger for a research agenda around societally engaged international business (IB) research. Design/methodology/approach The paper is organized as a viewpoint. First, it provides an overview... Read More about The Covid-19 pandemic: towards a societally engaged IB perspective.

The dark side of trust in global value chains: Taiwan’s electronics and IT hardware industries (2021)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Liu, C.-L., Sinkovics, R. R., & Mudambi, R. (2021). The dark side of trust in global value chains: Taiwan’s electronics and IT hardware industries. Journal of World Business, 56(4), Article 101195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101195

This paper contributes to theory building efforts around the concept of knowledge connectivity and its role in suppliers’ new product innovation capability under different inter-firm knowledge pipeline conditions. We use the Taiwanese electronics and... Read More about The dark side of trust in global value chains: Taiwan’s electronics and IT hardware industries.

International relationships and resilience of New Zealand SME exporters during COVID-19 (2021)
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Fath, B., Fiedler, A., Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Sullivan-Taylor, B. (2021). International relationships and resilience of New Zealand SME exporters during COVID-19. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 17(2), 359-379. https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-05-2020-0061

Purpose This paper aims to empirically investigate how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have engaged with international network partners during COVID-19 and how the crisis has changed network relationships and resilience depending on pre-CO... Read More about International relationships and resilience of New Zealand SME exporters during COVID-19.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises and sustainable development: In the shadows of large lead firms in global value chains (2021)
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Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Archie-Acheampong, J. (2021). Small- and medium-sized enterprises and sustainable development: In the shadows of large lead firms in global value chains. Journal of International Business Policy, 4(1), 80-101. https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-020-00089-z

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the potential contribution of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and derive implications for policymakers based on the insights. Our findings indicate t... Read More about Small- and medium-sized enterprises and sustainable development: In the shadows of large lead firms in global value chains.

The business responsibility matrix: a diagnostic tool to aid the design of better interventions for achieving the SDGs (2020)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Archie-Acheampong, J. (2021). The business responsibility matrix: a diagnostic tool to aid the design of better interventions for achieving the SDGs. Multinational Business Review, 29(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-07-2020-0154

Purpose This paper aims to propose an integrative framework that enables the mapping of firm activities along two dimensions of responsible business behavior: a width and a depth dimension. Width includes associative, peripheral, operational and embe... Read More about The business responsibility matrix: a diagnostic tool to aid the design of better interventions for achieving the SDGs.