Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (108)

Achieving relational governance effectiveness: An examination of B2B management practices in Taiwan (2020)
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Liu, C.-L. E., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2020). Achieving relational governance effectiveness: An examination of B2B management practices in Taiwan. Industrial Marketing Management, 90, 453-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2020.08.004

This study examines the antecedents of relational governance effectiveness in a country context where the prevalence of Confucian values is expected to create a culturally ingrained preference for relational governance. We also explore whether differ... Read More about Achieving relational governance effectiveness: An examination of B2B management practices in Taiwan.

The Internet and international marketing – from trigger technology to platforms and new markets (2020)
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Sinkovics, R. R., & Sinkovics, N. (2020). The Internet and international marketing – from trigger technology to platforms and new markets. International Marketing Review, 37(3), Article 437-446. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-07-2019-0185

Purpose: The authors critically examine the paper by Samiee (2019, this issue) “International marketing and the Internet: A research overview and the path forward” and offer an appraisal of its merits as well as thoughts for further development of re... Read More about The Internet and international marketing – from trigger technology to platforms and new markets.

Social value creation in International Business – Introduction to the special issue (2020)
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Sinkovics, R. R., Forsgren, M., Sinkovics, N., & Holmström Lind, C. (2020). Social value creation in International Business – Introduction to the special issue. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-03-2020-104

Abstract: Purpose – This editorial article sets the context and ambition for the special issue “Social value creation in International Business” and introduces the papers included. Design/methodology/approach – The editorial introduction provides a... Read More about Social value creation in International Business – Introduction to the special issue.

MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance (2019)
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Zagelmeyer, S., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2019). MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance. Transnational corporations, 26(3), 33-62. https://doi.org/10.18356/f8a180a3-en

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ascribe specific roles to business organizations and have thus invigorated discussions on the link between the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and int... Read More about MNEs, human rights and the SDGs – the moderating role of business and human rights governance.

The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs (2019)
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Kurt, Y., Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., & Yamin, M. (2020). The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs. Journal of World Business, 55(1), Article 101034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2019.101034

This paper sets out to investigate the role of religion and spirituality in a business network context, with an empirical focus on the international business development of Turkish SMEs. By drawing on the concept of homophily and tie strength, we arg... Read More about The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs.

Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers (2019)
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Sinkovics, N., Choksy, U. S., Sinkovics, R. R., & Mudambi, R. (2019). Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers. Management International Review, 59(1), 131-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-018-0372-0

This paper contributes to theory building efforts around the concept of knowledge connectivity and its relevance in buyer-supplier relationships in global value chains. We use the Pakistani IT industry as our study context. Pakistan suffered a signif... Read More about Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers.

Antecedents and Innovation Performance Implications of MNC Political Ties in the Chinese Automotive Supply Chain (2018)
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Jean, R.-J. B., Sinkovics, R. R., & Zagelmeyer, S. (2018). Antecedents and Innovation Performance Implications of MNC Political Ties in the Chinese Automotive Supply Chain. Management International Review, 58(6), 995-1026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-018-0370-2

The development of political ties represents a non-market strategy, which may substitute for formal contracts in safeguarding against transaction risks of innovation processes in emerging markets with weak institutions, such as China. Previous work h... Read More about Antecedents and Innovation Performance Implications of MNC Political Ties in the Chinese Automotive Supply Chain.

Rapid expansion of international new ventures across institutional distance (2018)
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Deng, Z., Jean, R.-J. B., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2018). Rapid expansion of international new ventures across institutional distance. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(8), 1010-1032. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-017-0108-6

Rapid export expansion into institutionally distant locations has become more possible in the era of digital economy. Will such rapid expansion bring desirable outcome to firms? In a context of international new ventures (INVs) from emerging markets,... Read More about Rapid expansion of international new ventures across institutional distance.

Supplier strategies and routines for capability development: implications for upgrading (2018)
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Sinkovics, N., Hoque, S. F., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2018). Supplier strategies and routines for capability development: implications for upgrading. Journal of International Management, 24(4), 348-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2018.04.005

This paper examines the strategies and routines adopted by small and medium-sized suppliers to develop capabilities that enable them to engage in upgrading, despite a precarious relational and institutional context. To this end, we investigate the st... Read More about Supplier strategies and routines for capability development: implications for upgrading.

Value co-creation in an outsourcing arrangement between manufacturers and third party logistics providers: resource commitment, innovation and collaboration (2018)
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Sinkovics, R. R., Kuivalainen, O., & Roath, A. S. (2018). Value co-creation in an outsourcing arrangement between manufacturers and third party logistics providers: resource commitment, innovation and collaboration. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 33(4), 563-573. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-03-2017-0082

Purpose: This paper aims to explore value co-creation between manufacturing firms and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). The specific focus is on resources and value co-creation with the aim to examine a set of relationships among the 3PL’s reso... Read More about Value co-creation in an outsourcing arrangement between manufacturers and third party logistics providers: resource commitment, innovation and collaboration.

The effect of matching on perceived export barriers and performance in an era of globalization discontents: Empirical evidence from UK SMEs (2018)
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Sinkovics, R. R., Kurt, Y., & Sinkovics, N. (2018). The effect of matching on perceived export barriers and performance in an era of globalization discontents: Empirical evidence from UK SMEs. International Business Review, 27(5), 1065-1079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.03.007

In this study we examine the effect of matching, a comprehensive networking concept, on the perceived export barriers and export performance of small exporting firms. We introduce matching as a moderating variable affecting the link of perceived inte... Read More about The effect of matching on perceived export barriers and performance in an era of globalization discontents: Empirical evidence from UK SMEs.

Drivers of virtual interfirm integration and its impact on performance in international customer-supplier relationships (2018)
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Kim, D., Jean, R.-J., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2018). Drivers of virtual interfirm integration and its impact on performance in international customer-supplier relationships. Management International Review, 58(3), 495-522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-018-0344-4

Consensus exists suggesting that advances in information and communication technologies are a major driver in restructuring Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and their cross-border supply chain activities. However, the role of virtual interfirm integr... Read More about Drivers of virtual interfirm integration and its impact on performance in international customer-supplier relationships.

Institutional Theory and MNEs’ Contributions to Social Safety Net in Local Markets: Subsidiary Perspective (2017)
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Sinkovics, R. R., & Park, B.-I. (2017). Institutional Theory and MNEs’ Contributions to Social Safety Net in Local Markets: Subsidiary Perspective. International Business Journal, 28(1.2), https://doi.org/10.14365/ibj.2017.28.1.2

Using institutional theory, this paper attempts to identify key external and internal institutional pressures that act to facilitate MNE subsidiaries' contributions to social safety nets in local markets. According to regression results, coercive law... Read More about Institutional Theory and MNEs’ Contributions to Social Safety Net in Local Markets: Subsidiary Perspective.

Exploring the relationship between upgrading and capturing profits from GVC participation for disadvantaged suppliers in developing countries (2017)
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Choksy, U. S., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2017). Exploring the relationship between upgrading and capturing profits from GVC participation for disadvantaged suppliers in developing countries. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 34(4), 356-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1455

The existing literature on global value chains (GVCs) suggests that functional upgrading is a key determinant of whether suppliers are able to capture higher profits in GVCs. However, it is unclear whether the same argument holds for disadvantaged su... Read More about Exploring the relationship between upgrading and capturing profits from GVC participation for disadvantaged suppliers in developing countries.

Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit (2016)
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Deng, Z., Jean, R.-J. B., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2017). Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit. Management International Review, 57(2), 243-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-016-0292-9

Extant research offers limited and inconclusive findings on the effects of early exporting by new ventures. This longitudinal study examines such effects, taking into consideration the roles of competition and adaptation in international venturing an... Read More about Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit.

Spirituality as an antecedent of trust and network commitment: The case of Anatolian tigers (2016)
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Kurt, Y., Yamin, M., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2016). Spirituality as an antecedent of trust and network commitment: The case of Anatolian tigers. European Management Journal, 34(6), 686-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2016.06.011

This paper investigates the role of spirituality in network commitment and trust building through a focus on the specific network context of Anatolian Tigers from Turkey. Despite the previous research employing utilitarian perspectives to explain the... Read More about Spirituality as an antecedent of trust and network commitment: The case of Anatolian tigers.

Drivers and customer satisfaction outcomes of CSR in supply chains in different institutional contexts: a comparison between China and Taiwan (2016)
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Jean, R.-J. B., Wang, Z., Zhao, X., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2016). Drivers and customer satisfaction outcomes of CSR in supply chains in different institutional contexts: a comparison between China and Taiwan. International Marketing Review, 33(4), 514-529. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-04-2014-0115

Purpose – While firms have widely adopted corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in their supply chains, there is little work simultaneously examining the drivers and outcomes of such initiatives. Specifically, it is not clear how differen... Read More about Drivers and customer satisfaction outcomes of CSR in supply chains in different institutional contexts: a comparison between China and Taiwan.

Antecedents and Outcomes of Supplier Innovativeness in International Customer-Supplier Relationships: The Role of Knowledge Distance (2016)
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Jean, R.-J. B., Sinkovics, R. R., & Kim, D. (2017). Antecedents and Outcomes of Supplier Innovativeness in International Customer-Supplier Relationships: The Role of Knowledge Distance. Management International Review, 57(1), 121-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-016-0291-x

The increasing competitive pressures and speed of R&D and product innovation is prompting many multinational enterprise customers to outsource their core activities to suppliers. Despite organizational challenges due to cultural and physical separati... Read More about Antecedents and Outcomes of Supplier Innovativeness in International Customer-Supplier Relationships: The Role of Knowledge Distance.

Interpartner learning, dependence asymmetry and radical innovation in customer-supplier relationships (2016)
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Jean, R.-J. B., Chiou, J.-S., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2016). Interpartner learning, dependence asymmetry and radical innovation in customer-supplier relationships. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 31(6), 732-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-10-2012-0185

Purpose: This study aims to explore how absorptive and joint learning can foster radical innovation. Furthermore, dependence asymmetry is investigated as a moderator of the effects of these factors on radical innovation. Radical innovation is an impo... Read More about Interpartner learning, dependence asymmetry and radical innovation in customer-supplier relationships.

Revisiting the standing of International Business journals in the competitive landscape (2016)
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Tüselmann, H., Sinkovics, R. R., & Pishchulov, G. (2016). Revisiting the standing of International Business journals in the competitive landscape. Journal of World Business, 51(4), 487-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2016.01.006

Journal rankings are contentious, proliferating and bring about a significant change to research productivity and quality assessment. This paper sets out to overcome methodological limitations of previous journal rankings and adopts a novel approach... Read More about Revisiting the standing of International Business journals in the competitive landscape.