Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (5)

Enhancing the trustworthiness of qualitative research in international business (2008)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R., Penz, E., & Ghauri, P. N. (2008). Enhancing the trustworthiness of qualitative research in international business. Management International Review, 48(6), 689-714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-008-0103-z

Abstract and Key Results: Reliability, validity, generalisability and objectivity are fundamental concerns for quantitative researchers. For qualitative research, however, the role of these dimensions is blurred. Some researchers argue that these dim... Read More about Enhancing the trustworthiness of qualitative research in international business.

EU Harmonisation, managerial perceptions and SME export behaviour (2008)
Journal Article
Yamin, M., Sinkovics, R. R., & Hadjielias, E. (2008). EU Harmonisation, managerial perceptions and SME export behaviour. Journal of Euromarketing, 17(1), 7-21. https://doi.org/10.1300/J037v17n01_02

This paper examines the impact of EU harmonization on promoting exports by SMEs. The paper develops hypotheses on the positive impact of EU harmonization in enhancing stimuli and reducing barriers to exporting beyond the immediate or direct effect of... Read More about EU Harmonisation, managerial perceptions and SME export behaviour.

Japan - New business opportunities in an established market (2008)
Journal Article
Haghirian, P., Sinkovics, R. R., & Bamiatzi, V. (2008). Japan - New business opportunities in an established market. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 28(1), 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.20241

The recession during the last decade hit Japan’s image as an economic powerhouse hard. It added a layer of skepticism to the already existing difficulties in coping with tariff and non-tariff entry barriers as well as cultural and business difference... Read More about Japan - New business opportunities in an established market.

Information technology and organizational performance within international business to business relationships: A review and an integrated conceptual framework (2008)
Journal Article
Jean, R.-J. B., Sinkovics, R. R., & Kim, D. (2008). Information technology and organizational performance within international business to business relationships: A review and an integrated conceptual framework. International Marketing Review, 25(5), 563-583. https://doi.org/10.1108/02651330810904099

Purpose – Advanced information technology (IT) changes the way companies manage cross-border supply chains. This paper examines the role of IT in the context of international business to business (B2B) relationship and its contribution to supply chai... Read More about Information technology and organizational performance within international business to business relationships: A review and an integrated conceptual framework.

Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?: An examination of the implications of MNE strategy for economic development (2008)
Journal Article
Yamin, M., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2009). Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?: An examination of the implications of MNE strategy for economic development. Journal of World Business, 44(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2008.05.004

This paper explores the paradoxical relationship between MNE current strategies and economic development. There is evidence that positive developmental impacts of FDI flows are conditional on high levels of human capital and thus on the existence of... Read More about Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?: An examination of the implications of MNE strategy for economic development.