8 research outputs found
Resource dependency and institutional theory perspectives on direct and indirect export choices
Direct export, Indirect export, SMEs, Resource dependency theory, Institutional theory, L2, L26, M16,
Cross-Border Learning, Technological Turbulence and Firm Performance
Using knowledge-based view (KBV) and contingency arguments, we develop and test a model that investigates the relationship between the effectiveness and efficiency of cross-border knowledge gained from international business affiliates (IBAs) and the focal (recipient) firmâs performance. We argue that both of these dimensions of learning not only have a direct and positive effect on the performance of the focal firm but also a synergistic one. Also, we suggest that the direct and positive effect of both the effectiveness and the efficiency in learning from the IBA on focal firm performance is moderated by the technological turbulence of the context in which the focal firm operates. Results indicate that the effectiveness of learning, although not the efficiency in learning, positively impacts the focal firmâs performance. However, cross-border learning efficiency and effectiveness jointly improve the focal firmâs performance. Results show that the level of technological turbulence attenuates the positive effect of the effectiveness of learning on the focal firmâs performance. In fact, under high technological turbulence conditions, effective learning becomes detrimental to the focal firmâs performance