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Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business (2025)
Journal Article
Kang, Z., Kou, H., Zhou, D., Shi, X., Parente, R., & Rong, K. (online). Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business. International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102386

The rise of platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs) driven by the digital economy has increasingly provided new implications for international business (IB) theories. IB scholars have begun to explore alternative research streams that provi... Read More about Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business.

International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society (2024)
Book
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Boussebaa, M., & Fletcher, M. (Eds.). (2024). International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46802-5

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The twelve associated targets call for action in a number of interconnected domains... Read More about International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society.

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.

Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry (2024)
Journal Article
Amankwah‐Amoah, J., Nyame-Asiamah, F., & Ayiine-Etigo, D. (online). Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry. Thunderbird International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22423

The present study examines the evolution and dynamics of temporary competitive advantage (TCA) in the volatile airline industry. This is illustrated by using the context of COVID‐19 pandemic to understand the risk faced by the global airline industry... Read More about Navigating Temporary Competitive Advantage: Pandemic‐Driven Strategies in the Global Airline Industry.

How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal (2024)
Journal Article
Aguzzoli, R., Śliwa, M., Lengler, J., Brewster, C., & Quatrin, D. (online). How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal. Journal of International Business Studies, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00754-y

The literature on expatriation typically assumes that cultural and institutional familiarity facilitates expatriate adjustment. This assumption underplays the role of the historical context, especially the influence of painful colonial pasts that oft... Read More about How does colonial history matter for expatriate adjustment? The case of Brazilians in Portugal.

Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, G. G., Lopes, T. D. S., Pananond, P., van Tulder, R., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (online). Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 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.

Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations (2024)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., De Silva, M., Khan, Z., Tarba, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., & Wood, G. (2025). Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations. International Journal of Production Economics, 279, Article 109461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109461

Recent years have seen the extensive use of big data analytics, related technological infrastructure, and machine learning applications for digital transformation. The resource dependency related to data-driven applications elicits public-private col... Read More about Digital transformation in public-private collaborations: The success of humanitarian supply chain operations.

Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, S., He, X., Ma, B., & Zuo, W. (2025). Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects. Journal of Business Research, 186, Article 115009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115009

Building on resource dependence theory (RDT) and attention-based view (ABV), this research examines the impact of customer concentration on firm R&D investment and the conditional factors. We argue a firm with heavy reliance on a high number of major... Read More about Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects.

Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda (2024)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Wu, J., Khan, H., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Czinkota, M., & Zahoor, N. (2024). Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda. European Management Journal, 42(5), 653-657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2024.07.004

This Management Focus section aims to provide insights into the concept of periphery–core dynamics in international business and management. In this Management Focus section, we introduce several studies that illuminate various core issues situated w... Read More about Exploring periphery–core dynamics in international management: A review, characterizations, and future research agenda.

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.

Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain (2023)
Book Chapter
Andrews, K., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain. In R. van Tulder, E. Giuliani, & I. Álvarez (Eds.), International Business and Sustainable Development Goals: Volume 17 (309-323). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220230000017016

This chapter investigates the coffee value chain in Latin America. By drawing on the concept of just transitions as a “connective tissue” between the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the discussion zooms in on the promise of agroforestry for env... Read More about Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain.

Product development capabilities-based export channel selection and export performance (2023)
Journal Article
Li, M., He, X., & Sousa, C. (2023). Product development capabilities-based export channel selection and export performance. International Marketing Review, 40(2), 385-411. https://doi.org/10.1108/imr-12-2022-0268

Purpose: Drawing on the resource-based view and institutional theory, this study explores how firms select export channels to realise the value of their product development capabilities (PDC) and improve export performance by aligning PDC, entreprene... Read More about Product development capabilities-based export channel selection and export performance.

In the Name of the Family: The Effect of CEO Clan Culture Background on Firm Internationalization (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, F., He, X., & Wang, T. (2023). In the Name of the Family: The Effect of CEO Clan Culture Background on Firm Internationalization. Journal of Business Research, 161, Article 113837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113837

Clan culture is a traditional culture that is widespread in Asian countries, yet little is known about its impact on crucial firm decisions, such as internationalization. Drawing on upper echelons theory and imprinting theory, we suggest that a CEO’s... Read More about In the Name of the Family: The Effect of CEO Clan Culture Background on Firm Internationalization.

When is R&D Beneficial for Family Firms? The Concurrent Roles of CSR and Economic Conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Hu, Q., Hughes, P., Hughes, M., Chapman, G., & He, X. (2023). When is R&D Beneficial for Family Firms? The Concurrent Roles of CSR and Economic Conditions. R&D Management, 53(3), 524-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12580

How family firms innovate has captivated scholars for over a decade. However, an investigation into the benefits of research and development (R&D) for family firm value under differing economic conditions has received little attention in the family f... Read More about When is R&D Beneficial for Family Firms? The Concurrent Roles of CSR and Economic Conditions.

Institutional Distance and the International Market Entry Mode: A Meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., He, X., Wang, T., & Wang, K. (2023). Institutional Distance and the International Market Entry Mode: A Meta-analysis. Journal of International Management, 29(1), Article 100990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2022.100990

With increasing interest in the internationalization of multinational enterprises, recent studies have focused on the differences between institutions in home and host countries and how they affect the strategic entry decisions of multinational enter... Read More about Institutional Distance and the International Market Entry Mode: A Meta-analysis.

Changes in Service Quality of Sharing Accommodation: Evidence from Airbnb (2022)
Journal Article
Zuo, W., Bai, W., Zhu, W., He, X., & Qiu, X. (2022). Changes in Service Quality of Sharing Accommodation: Evidence from Airbnb. Technology in Society, 71, Article 102092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102092

As consumers' perceptions of quality change over time, service providers should track the dynamic changes in service quality and adjust their services to adapt to these changes. In the context of sharing accommodation, although many studies have focu... Read More about Changes in Service Quality of Sharing Accommodation: Evidence from Airbnb.

Spinning Straw into Gold: Innovation Recycling, Innovation Sourcing Modes, and Innovation Ability in Sub-Saharan Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Li, R. Y., Sousa, C. M., He, X., & Hu, Y. (2022). Spinning Straw into Gold: Innovation Recycling, Innovation Sourcing Modes, and Innovation Ability in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 39(5), 583-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12643

As innovation is inherently risky and uncertain, it is common for firms to suspend or abandon new product/service development projects that cannot achieve pre-defined objectives. Multiple cases exist where firms have attempted to resume the developme... Read More about Spinning Straw into Gold: Innovation Recycling, Innovation Sourcing Modes, and Innovation Ability in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Workforce size adjustments as a strategic response to exchange rate shocks: A strategy-tripod application to Chinese firms (2021)
Journal Article
He, X., Rizov, M., & Zhang, X. (2022). Workforce size adjustments as a strategic response to exchange rate shocks: A strategy-tripod application to Chinese firms. Journal of Business Research, 138, 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.013

How firms use workforce size adjustment as a strategic response to external shocks such as exchange-rate fluctuations is an important but not yet fully understood topic. To address the void in the literature, we apply the strategy tripod theoretical... Read More about Workforce size adjustments as a strategic response to exchange rate shocks: A strategy-tripod application to Chinese firms.