Penetrating the enigma

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 10-12
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Entry Mode ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emerging Market Multinationals ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This literature review paper concentrates on the range of theories that help clarify emerging market multinationals’ entry mode strategies as they expand into new international zones. The strategic lessons learned from the journeys of these companies include the influential role that institutions in their home country can play in how the company operates on foreign soil. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The underdog bites back

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emerging Market Multinationals ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Globalization continues to have enormous consequences for business. One of the most intriguing thus far is the way that many firms defy humble origins to secure multinational status. Those that started life in an emerging market are a prime example of this transformation. Logic says that it should not really happen. After all, it is usually tough for any foreign company to crack an overseas market. Having to adjust to different regulations, cultural practices and business norms ensures that. There is often discrimination to overcome too. For emerging market multinationals (EMMs), such challenges are magnified to a considerable degree. If that is not enough, these companies are up against firms from advanced nations. That means competition boasting more resources, more knowledge, more international experience and a more recognized brand name. By definition, an EMM is a relatively new kid on the block in all these respects. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to digest format.

Home country underdevelopment and internationalization

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra ◽  
Ravi Ramamurti
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emerging Market Multinationals ◽  
Economic Underdevelopment ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
At Home

Purpose The purpose of this study is to use the rise of emerging-market multinationals as a vehicle to explore how a firm’s country of origin influences its internationalization. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a conceptual paper. Findings We argue that the home country’s institutional and economic underdevelopment can influence the internationalization of firms in two ways. First, emerging-market firms may leverage innovations made at home to cope with underdeveloped institutions or economic backwardness to gain a competitive advantage abroad, especially in other emerging markets; We call this innovation-based internationalization. Second, they may expand into countries that are more developed or have better institutions to escape weaknesses on these fronts at home; we call this escape-based internationalization. Research limitations/implications Comparative disadvantages influence the internationalization of the firm differently from comparative advantage, as it forces the firm to actively upgrade its firm-specific advantage and internationalize. Practical implications We explain two drivers of internationalization that managers operating in emerging markets can consider when facing disadvantages in their home countries and follow several strategies, namely, trickle-up innovation, self-reliant innovation, improvisation management, self-reliance management, technological escape, marketing escape, institutional escape and discriminatory escape. Originality/value We explain how a firm’s home country’s comparative disadvantage, not just its comparative advantage, can spur firms its internationalization.

Mitigating the risks of acquiring foreign strategic assets

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Location Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Assets ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Timing Of Entry ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on a range of entry options available to emerging market companies who intend to expand their global reach by seeking strategic assets in developed countries. The results reveal that the emerging market investor’s appetite for amassing strategic assets, such as Western brands and technologies, materially influences their location strategy, their chosen mode of ownership, and their investment intensity but not their timing of entry. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Relying on frugality as a cornerstone of scalability

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 17-18
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Frugal Innovation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Low Income Consumers ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The review is based on “In search of the frugal innovation strategy” by Santos et al. (2020), published in “Review of International Business and Strategy.” This literature review paper concentrates on explaining that pursuing frugal innovation involves developing products and services, in a tightly resource-constrained environment, that are both affordable and sufficiently high quality to cater for low income consumers. Pursuing such a frugal innovation strategy is originated in emerging markets but can also translate across to developed markets and their value-seeking consumers. The study's results reveal that frugal innovation is most effective for executing innovation in products and processes. Original/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Critical reflection practice as a route to leadership development

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This literature review paper concerns itself with understanding how critical reflection applies in the context of leadership development. The model designed to support leadership development practitioners in achieving effective critical thinking journeys revealed various insights, such as that although critical reflection begins on a personal level, with appropriate support it creates positive change in leader behaviors and in perceptions present throughout the workplace. Practitioners are advised to gain an understanding of the desired outcomes of critical reflection, so that this may guide them in selecting the most beneficial habits to develop. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Unpacking the business model with a mindset ready for strategic innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Revenue Streams ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This literature review paper concentrates on examples of information-based businesses implementing strategic innovations to develop their products and services to generate revenue streams. Aligning technology with an innovatively designed, malleable business model is a recipe that keeps businesses more robustly bolstered against aggressive competition, in an energetic marketplace where maintaining momentum is key. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent, information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

People analytics as a vehicle for shifting organizational culture

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This viewpoint review paper concerns itself with forming a People Analytics Effectiveness Wheel framework for decision-making, which demonstrates that a variety of elements make up a successful people analytics team. These include sufficient resources and backing, stakeholder management skills, productized offerings to stakeholders, an effective governance structure, and establishing a data-driven organizational culture. It is recommended that people analytics teams build as much credibility as possible in their quest to quantify the value they add to HR. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Facing the growing challenge from emerging market firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Businesses in developed nations face a growing competition from low-cost manufacturers originating in increasing number of emerging economies. Such threats can be negated through a flexible approach involving an adjustment to business strategies and changes to product portfolios to increase the focus on areas of organizational strength. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Assessing the value of pursuing a lean culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
High Level ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This literature review paper concentrates on assessing the scope of definitions that have been offered for lean culture, as well as confirming that the concept's high level of pragmatic ambiguity has positive and negative effects on its usefulness for organizational transformation. The notion of organizational culture has been closely tied with references to lean culture in previous literature. Based on the 13 lean culture definitions and 103 organizational culture definitions identified, the authors conclude that the amalgamation of lean culture with business activities like human resource management remains vague and complex. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The organizational value of Xennials

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Organizational Value ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This literature review paper concentrates on the microgenerations produced at the cusp where different generations merge into one another. The Xennial microgeneration is a productivity-enhancing organizational asset uniquely placed to help diffuse tension between Gen Xers and Millennials in the workplace. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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