International Business Strategy
Perspectives on Implementation in Emerging Markets

Editors: S. Raghunath, Elizabeth L. Rose



Brings together informed discussions on phenomena central to inward and outward internationalization in a key emerging market: India

Considers a variety of perspectives on the complex issue of emerging-market internationalization: macro, meso, and micro

Offers deep insights, from authors fully embedded in the modern Indian business context

This volume fills a gap in the international business literature, offering the perspectives of researchers who are deeply embedded in one key emerging market, India. With the global economy changing dramatically, firms from emerging markets are playing increasingly important roles in both outward and inward internationalisation. International Business Strategy offers profound insights into international business activities in this rapidly-evolving environment, in which multinational corporations from emerging markets are now influential players. Reflecting the complex nature of India itself, the chapters employ a variety of theoretical lenses to shed light on a wide range of issues encountered by Indian businesses, from some of the world’s largest corporations to small, entrepreneurial firms.

Table of contents (20 chapters)

Front Matter
Pages i-xxi

International Business in the Context of Emerging Markets
Pages 1-14

International Strategy in the Emerging-Market Context: The Big Picture
Front Matter
Pages 15-15
Taking Stock of the Principal–Principal Agency Perspective: A Review and the Way Ahead
Pages 17-42
Internationalization of Emerging-Market Firms: The Contingent Role of Board Capability
Pages 43-67
Research in Multipoint Competition: What Do We Know and Where Are We Headed?
Pages 69-91

Strategic Changes in Organizational Forms
Front Matter
Pages 93-93
Internalization of IJVs and Institutions
Pages 95-127
Do Spin-Offs Really Create Value? Evidence from India
Pages 129-141
The Influence of Liabilities of Origin on EMNE Cross-Border Acquisition Completion
Pages 143-174
International Strategic Alliances for Innovation in the Indian Biotechnology Industry
Pages 175-190

Entrepreneurship and Exporting
Front Matter
Pages 191-191
Emerging-Market Born Globals: The Influence of Product-Related Factors on Internationalization Mode in the Indian Apparel Industry
Pages 193-213
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: Insights from the Ground Zero
Pages 215-239
Determinants of Export Performance: An Empirical Analysis of the Indian Pharmaceutical and Automobile Industries
Pages 241-257

Finance and Technology
Front Matter
Pages 259-259
FDI and Economic Growth Nexus for the Largest FDI Recipients in Asian Emerging Economies: A Panel Co-integration Analysis
Pages 261-275
Global Financial Markets Integration: A Comparative Study Between Developed and Emerging Economies
Pages 277-299
Vicious Cross-licensing Strategy for Technology Spread: Case Study of Samsung Electronics
Pages 301-315

Managing People in Emerging-Market Firms
Front Matter
Pages 317-317
Repatriates’ Organizational Commitment in the Indian Information Technology (IT) Environment
Pages 319-334
Challenges in Employee Engagement in Emerging Economies
Pages 335-359
The Combined Use of Formal and Informal Ethics Training in the Indian IT Companies
Pages 361-389
Leadership Excellence in Organizations in the Mekong Region: A Comparative Study of Thailand, Cambodia, Lao, and Vietnam
Pages 391-418

Doing Well or Doing Good? Two Views of CSR in India
Front Matter
Pages 419-419
Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility (mCSR): Implications in Context of Legislation
Pages 421-439
Connecting the Base of the Pyramid to Global Markets Through E-commerce: A Case Study of BAIF (India)
Pages 441-465

Back Matter
Pages 467-476