scholarly journals Benefitting from immigration: The value of immigrants’ country knowledge for firm internationalization

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Kunczer ◽  
Thomas Lindner ◽  
Jonas Puck
Keyword(s):  
Model Specification ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
International Business Theory ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Firm Internationalization ◽  
Resource Commitment ◽  
Foreign Operations ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Migrants are able to provide firms with knowledge about their country of origin. This can become a valuable source of knowledge for firms in the process of internationalization. Relating to a Knowledge-Based-View perspective, this paper explains how the resource commitment of firms to foreign countries is contingent on immigration from those countries: Immigrants’ country knowledge reduces uncertainty and makes the governance of foreign operations more efficient. Moreover, this paper connects the relevance of knowledge for firm internationalization to institutional characteristics in immigrants’ home and host countries, both of which policymakers can shape. We test predictions on more than 13,000 observations over a 14-year period (2003–2016). The paper identifies economically significant contingencies of a positive effect of immigration, which are robust to changes in model specification, measurement, and sampling. The results indicate how immigration can shape firms’ investments abroad and have implications for developing policy as well as international business theory.

The Economic Consequences of Hosting the Olympic Games: International Evidence from Cross-Listings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Tsang ◽  
Kun Tracy Wang ◽  
Nathan Zhenghang Zhu ◽  
Li YU
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
International Evidence ◽  
Cross Listing ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
International Reputation ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
The Olympic Games

Based on evidence from nine countries that hosted the Olympic Games, we show that relative to firms domiciled in non-Olympics-hosting countries, firms domiciled in Olympics-hosting countries engage in more cross-listing in the years following the Olympics. The effect of hosting the Olympics on firms’ cross-listing activities is more pronounced for firms domiciled in host countries with better performance in the Games; for firms domiciled in countries hosting the Summer Olympics; and for domestic firms. We also find that cross-listing firms domiciled in an Olympics-hosting country tend to cross-list in foreign countries with a greater institutional distance from the host country after the Olympics. Finally, we document a positive effect of Olympics-hosting on the consequences of cross-listing. Taken together, our findings suggest that hosting the Olympics improves the international reputation of the host country, which helps firms domiciled in that country to overcome the liability of foreignness when making cross-listing decisions.

scholarly journals IPR Law Protection and Enforcement and the Effect on Horizontal Productivity Spillovers from Inward FDI to Domestic Firms: A Meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danai Christopoulou ◽  
Nikolaos Papageorgiadis ◽  
Chengang Wang ◽  
Georgios Magkonis
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Productivity Spillovers ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractWe study the role of the strength of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) law protection and enforcement in influencing horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms in host countries. While most WTO countries adopted strong IPR legislation due to exogenous pressure resulting from the signing of the Trade-Related Aspects of IPR (TRIPS) agreement, public IPR enforcement strength continues to vary significantly between countries. We meta-analyse 49 studies and find that public IPR enforcement strength has a direct positive effect on horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms and a negative moderating effect on the relationship between IPR law protection strength and horizontal productivity spillovers from inward FDI to domestic firms.

scholarly journals Learning Social Media Content Optimization: How Can SMEs Draw the Users' Attention on Official WeChat Accounts?

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueyun Zeng ◽  
Xuening Xu ◽  
Yenchun Jim Wu
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Technology ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Content Optimization

Application of artificial intelligence is accelerating the digital transformation of enterprises, and digital content optimization is crucial to take the users' attention in social media usage. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate how social media content reaches and impresses more users. Using a sample of 345 articles released by Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on their official WeChat accounts, we employ the self-determination theory to analyze the effects of content optimization strategies on social media visibility. It is found that articles with enterprise-related information optimized for content related to users' psychological needs (heart-based content optimization, mind-based content optimization, and knowledge-based content optimization) achieved higher visibility than that of sheer enterprise-related information, whereas the enterprise-related information embedded with material incentive (benefits-based content optimization) brings lower visibility. The results confirm the positive effect of psychological needs on the diffusion of enterprise-related information, and provide guidance for SMEs to apply artificial intelligence technology to social media practice.

scholarly journals BİLGİ TABANLI YENİ EKONOMİDE BİLGİ YÖNETİMİ VE YENİLİKÇİ İŞLETMELER

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saadet Ela PELENK
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Continuous Learning ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Economic, social, cultural and technological changes increase the importance of information. It is possible for organizations to adapt to change, by sharing up-to-date information. Knowledge-based new economies which consist dynamic market conditions, network-based organizational structure, continuous learning, digitalization, innovations and innovative businesses as competitive advantage source, corporate knowledge management has a strategic importance. Th eaim of this research is to determine the relationship among innovation and sub-dimensions of knowledge management as "information acquisition” and “education and communication". For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 120 employees of 3 innovative organizations that operate in various sectors. According to the results of the research, the acquisition of information has a significant positive effect on organizational innovation (β=0,29; t=3,10; p<0,05); education –training and communication variables have no significant effect on organizational innovation (p>0,05).

Refugees and Votes: The Impact of Refugee Influx and Internet on Voting Decisions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Karacuka
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Party System ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Voting Decisions ◽  
Political Governance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract The effects of refugee influx in recent years have been mostly analysed in terms of social and economic dimensions. However, the effects are especially important on the party system of the host countries that shape the political governance. In this study, we analyse the effects of massive refugee inflow from Syria to Turkey using regional data for the party votes in the 2015 parliamentary elections. The results show that the refugee crisis significantly increased the votes of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) in the June election in the regions with higher refugee ratios. Due to the fact that public perceptions towards the refugees are shaped via media, and mostly new digital media, I also test whether Internet usage has an effect on the votes. I find a similar positive effect for the MHP when Internet and refugee variables are interacted. Furthermore, we find that the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) did not lose many votes as voters appraised economic growth in the regions.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Knowledge-Based Network Structure Hole on Enterprise Innovation Performance: The Threshold Effect of R&D Investment Intensity

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6155
Author(s):  
Jiajia Hao ◽  
Chunling Li ◽  
Runsen Yuan ◽  
Masood Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Asif Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Structure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Threshold Effect ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
D Investment ◽  
Positive Effect

The purpose of innovation is to consume fewer natural resources in order to create sustainable performance; therefore, innovation can ease the pressure of the ecological load and promote the sustainable development of the economy. Taking the 269 enterprises listed on the main board of the electronic information industry from 2010 to 2019 as samples, using the threshold panel data model, the nonlinear relationship between the knowledge-based network structure hole and the short-term and long-term innovation performance of the enterprises were studied, and the threshold effect of R&D investment intensity was discussed. When the R&D investment intensity is from 1.96% to 15.96%, the knowledge-based network structure hole has a significant positive impact on short-term innovation performance. When the R&D investment intensity is from 5.72% to 10.64%, the knowledge-based network structure hole has a significant positive effect on long-term innovation performance. Lower R&D investment intensity can make the knowledge-based network structure hole promote the increase of short term innovation performance, but to make the knowledge-based network structure hole have a positive impact on long term innovation performance, the R&D investment intensity should be increased by more than 5.72%. When R&D investment intensity is not higher than 15.96%, the knowledge-based network structure hole has a significant positive impact on short term innovation performance, but to make the knowledge-based network structure hole maintain the positive effect on long term innovation performance, R&D investment intensity should not exceed 10.64%. Therefore, enterprises should be guided to optimize the knowledge-based network structure according to the R&D investment intensity in order to improve the short term and long-term innovation performance of an enterprise. These research results can help enterprises to save resources and promote the sustainable development of the economy.

Autocratic time horizons and the growth effect of foreign direct investment

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daehee Bak ◽  
Chungshik Moon
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Time Horizons ◽  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Positive Effect

AbstractThe positive influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries' economic growth has been widely debated. Given the mixed empirical evidence, scholars have sought to find the economic preconditions under which FDI spillovers are likely to occur and facilitate economic growth in the host countries. Those preconditions are not exogenously dictated but largely shaped by governments' policy preferences. Particularly in autocracies, an autocrat's policy preferences are the driving force that determines whether a host country is likely to be equipped with growth-friendly institutions and policies. We argue that such economic institutions and policies are dependent on the time horizons of autocrats in power. Our empirical analysis covering 64 autocratic countries from 1970 to 2005 supports our main argument that FDI has a positive effect on growth when autocratic time horizons are sufficiently long, and positive FDI spillovers mainly occur through the protection of property right institutions.

scholarly journals Domestic Effects of the Foreign Activities of US Multinationals

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihir A Desai ◽  
C. Fritz Foley ◽  
James R Hines
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Employee Compensation ◽  
Domestic Activity ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Foreign Operations ◽  
The Relationship

Do firms investing abroad simultaneously reduce their domestic activity? This paper analyzes the relationship between the domestic and foreign operations of US manufacturing firms between 1982 and 2004 by instrumenting for changes in foreign operations with GDP growth rates of the foreign countries in which they invest. Estimates produced using this instrument indicate that 10 percent greater foreign investment is associated with 2.6 percent greater domestic investment, and 10 percent greater foreign employee compensation is associated with 3.7 percent greater domestic employee compensation. These results do not support the popular notion that expansions abroad reduce a firm's domestic activity, instead suggesting the opposite. (JEL F23, H25, L25)

scholarly journals Fertility and the Personal Exemption: Comment

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 1616-1628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Crump ◽  
Gopi Shah Goda ◽  
Kevin J Mumford
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Positive Effect

One of the most commonly cited studies on the effect of child subsidies on fertility, Whittington, Alm, and Peters (1990), claimed a large positive effect of child tax benefits on fertility using time series methods. We revisit this question in light of recent increases in child tax benefits by replicating this earlier study and extending the analysis. We do not find strong evidence to justify the model specification from the original paper. Moreover, even if the original specification is appropriate, we show that the results are not robust to more general measures of child tax benefits. (JEL H24, J13)

Knowledge-based simulation model specification

SIMULATION ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Murray ◽  
Sallie V. Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
Knowledge Based
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