Professor Rudolf Sinkovics' Outputs (143)

Knowledge connectivity in an adverse context – global value chains and Pakistani offshore service providers (2019)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Advances in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Application of fuzzy set in business and management research (2018)
Book Chapter
Ott, U. F., Sinkovics, R. R., & Hoque, S. F. (2018). Advances in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Application of fuzzy set in business and management research. In C. Cassell, A. L. Cunliffe, & G. Grandy (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods: Methods and Challenges (414-430). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526430236

Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a set of techniques that are designed to transfer subjective data into numeric data. QCA has recently become popular, as it sets out to integrate the strengths of qualitative and quantitative methods while ov... Read More about Advances in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Application of fuzzy set in business and management research.

The use of global value chain/global production network related literature in international business research: investigating the nature and degree of integration (2018)
Book Chapter
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Hoque, S. F., & Alford, M. (2018). The use of global value chain/global production network related literature in international business research: investigating the nature and degree of integration. In G. Cook, J. Johns, F. McDonald, J. Beaverstock, & N. Pandit (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to the Geography of International Business. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315667379-16

In this chapter, the authors present a brief literature review on how the International Business (IB) literature has evolved and taken shape over the ten-year period since the mid-2000s, along with how global value chain (GVC)/global production netwo... Read More about The use of global value chain/global production network related literature in international business research: investigating the nature and degree of integration.

The effect of matching on perceived export barriers and performance in an era of globalization discontents: Empirical evidence from UK SMEs (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Exploring the link between management communication and emotions in mergers and acquisitions (2016)
Journal Article
Zagelmeyer, S., Sinkovics, R. R., Sinkovics, N., & Kusstatscher, V. (2018). Exploring the link between management communication and emotions in mergers and acquisitions. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 35(1), 93-106. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1382

News on merger and acquisition (M&A) activities frequently dominate the popular business press. While the announcement of an M&A usually elicits enthusiasm in the business community, it also results in increased levels of uncertainty, stress, and anx... Read More about Exploring the link between management communication and emotions in mergers and acquisitions.

Rana Plaza collapse aftermath: Are CSR compliance and auditing pressures effective? (2016)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, N., Hoque, S. F., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2016). Rana Plaza collapse aftermath: Are CSR compliance and auditing pressures effective?. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 29(4), 617-649. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-07-2015-2141

Purpose: The paper sets out to investigate the intended and unintended consequences of compliance and auditing pressures in the Bangladeshi garment industry. To explore this issue we draw on three medium sized suppliers. The institutional changes tha... Read More about Rana Plaza collapse aftermath: Are CSR compliance and auditing pressures effective?.

A critical look at the use of SEM in international business research (2016)
Journal Article
Richter, N. F., Sinkovics, R. R., Ringle, C. M., & Schlägel, C. (2016). A critical look at the use of SEM in international business research. International Marketing Review, 33(3), 376-404. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-04-2014-0148

Purpose – Structural equation modeling (SEM) has been widely used to examine complex research models in international business and marketing research. While the covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM) approach is dominant, the authors argue that the field’s dy... Read More about A critical look at the use of SEM in international business research.