The Role of Network Ties on SMEs Internationalization Process in the Developing Countries/Emerging Markets:  A Comparison between Mongolia, China, and Malaysia

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the role of Sun Tzu’s significant strategies on the relationship between the institutional environment and international performance of Chinese born global firms, a type of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) characterized by the company’s limited resources and its early efforts to internationalize. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is based on a multi-case analysis of interviews conducted with four chosen born global firms, coupled with public database and Web site searches. Through the use of qualitative methods, propositions were developed. Findings – This paper provides insights regarding how the institutional environment, both formal and informal, has a strong positive relationship with born global firm’s international performance. Moreover, Sun Tzu’s significant strategies play a critical role in the internationalization process of born global firms in emerging markets. Originality/value – Although existing studies discuss the application of Eastern philosophical strategies adopted by firms in emerging markets, to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the earliest studies which evaluates the moderation effect of Sun Tzu’s significant strategies on the relationship between institutional environment and business performance. The paper contributes to scholarly discourse on the influencing factors of born global firm’s internationalization process. It also has practical relevance to international entrepreneurs and SMEs from emerging markets.

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Symposium: ‘The BRICS, Global Governance, and Challenges for South–South Cooperation in a Post-Western World’

International Political Science Review ◽

10.1177/01925121211052211 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 019251212110522

Author(s):

Niall Duggan ◽

Bas Hooijmaaijers ◽

Marek Rewizorski ◽

Ekaterina Arapova

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Emerging Markets ◽

Global Governance ◽

Western World ◽

The Past ◽

Power Shift ◽

Global Power ◽

The Moment ◽

Political Economic

Over the past decades, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries have experienced significant economic growth. However, their political voices in global governance have not grown on par with their economic surge. The contributions to the symposium ‘The BRICS, Global Governance, and Challenges for South–South Cooperation in a Post-Western World’ argue there is a quest for emerging markets and developing countries to play a more significant role in global governance. There is a widening gap between the actual role of emerging markets and developing countries in the global system and their ability to participate in that system. However, for the moment, various domestic and international political-economic challenges limit this quest. To understand why this is the case, one should understand the BRICS phenomenon in the broader context of the global power shift towards the Global South.

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The role of host country institutions and firm factors on the internationalization process of emerging market multinationals entering in developed and developing countries.

10.11606/t.12.2018.tde-06072018-100443 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Gabriel Vouga Chueke

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Host Country ◽

Emerging Market ◽

Internationalization Process ◽

Emerging Market Multinationals

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Regulatory Compliance in a Global Perspective: Developing Countries, Emerging Markets and the Role of International Development Institutions

The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance ◽

10.1017/9781108759458.013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 158-176

Author(s):

Florentin Blanc ◽

Giuseppa Ottimofiore

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Emerging Markets ◽

International Development ◽

Regulatory Compliance ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Development Institutions

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A network view of MNC embeddedness in a politically uncertain market: the case of Turkey

Business and Politics ◽

10.1515/bap-2013-0013 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 339-372 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Siavash Alimadadi ◽

Cecilia Pahlberg

Keyword(s):

Emerging Markets ◽

Multinational Corporations ◽

Explanatory Power ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Uncertain Environments ◽

Network Ties ◽

Political Actors ◽

The Face ◽

High Level

Emerging markets are rapidly gaining importance in the world economy and many multinational corporations (MNCs) are taking advantage of this economic development by expanding their activities there. Due to the high level of perceived uncertainty and lack of formal institutions in these markets, firms cope by relying on network relationships with other organizational actors – including societal and political actors – in their environment. In these uncertain environments, where political and economic change is frequent, firms may have to negotiate their relationships frequently – building new ties and severing old ones. In this paper, findings from a case study of Turkey reveal that while the role of political actors in emerging markets should not be neglected, the value of political ties are contingent on the market environment and can change in the face of state policy change. Hence, MNCs tend to buffer the political hazards through their connections to the business and civil society organizations. Consequently, we suggest that researchers in this field might improve the explanatory power of their models by including consideration of the context that firms are embedded in. Then the focus needs to be shifted towards the interplay between different actors and the indirect impact of network ties along with the direct effects.

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A Correlational Analysis to Assess Major Obstacles Associated with the Internationalization of Saudi Startup Enterprises

International Business Research ◽

10.5539/ibr.v11n12p78 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 78

Author(s):

Megbel Aleidan

Keyword(s):

Emerging Markets ◽

Scale Up ◽

Correlational Analysis ◽

Future Research ◽

Liability Of Foreignness ◽

Internationalization Process ◽

Knowledge Resources ◽

Data Collection Process ◽

The Impact

Startups’ constant tendency to grow and scale up through internationalization is occasionally collided with a number of barriers in the domains of legalization and regulation, market and customer, environment and competitiveness, information and knowledge, resources and accessibility, and economy and culture. The sharpness of these barriers might intensify when it comes to startups from emerging markets. Consequently, a need for assessing the major obstacles associated with the internationalization of emerging markets’ startups is emphasized. In this regard, a correlational analysis has been used to identify and assess the role of these obstacles in restricting Saudi startup enterprises to operate internationally. A total of 103 participants were included in the data collection process of the study from Saudi startup enterprises. The findings have shown that liability of foreignness, managerial dispute and organizational distrust, and immaturity of home market were the most influential barrier towards internationalization process of SMEs. Coping implications were suggested to mitigate the impact of each barrier and possible avenues for future research in the area of startups’ internationalization were recommended.

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On retroeconomy

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2017-10-148-159 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 148-159

Author(s):

V. Papava

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Detrimental Effect ◽

International Competition ◽

The World ◽

The Government ◽

Role Of The Government

This paper analyzes the problem of technological backwardness of economy. In many mostly developing countries their economies use obsolete technologies. This can create the illusion that this or that business is prosperous. At the level of international competition, however, it is obvious that these types of firms do not have any chance for success. Retroeconomics as a theory of technological backwardness and its detrimental effect upon a country’s economy is considered in the paper. The role of the government is very important for overcoming the effects of retroeconomy. The phenomenon of retroeconomy is already quite deep-rooted throughout the world and it is essential to consolidate the attention of economists and politicians on this threat.

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E-Projects Challenges in India – Role of Human Resource Management and Technology

International Journal of Emerging Research in Management and Technology ◽

10.23956/ijermt.v6i8.149 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 263

Author(s):

Ramnik Kaur

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Public Administration ◽

Paradigm Shift ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

The Public ◽

Government Services ◽

The Past ◽

The Government ◽

Traditional Approaches

E-governance is a paradigm shift over the traditional approaches in Public Administration which means rendering of government services and information to the public by using electronic means. In the past decades, service quality and responsiveness of the government towards the citizens were least important but with the approach of E-Government the government activities are now well dealt. This paper withdraws experiences from various studies from different countries and projects facing similar challenges which need to be consigned for the successful implementation of e-governance projects. Developing countries like India face poverty and illiteracy as a major obstacle in any form of development which makes it difficult for its government to provide e-services to its people conveniently and fast. It also suggests few suggestions to cope up with the challenges faced while implementing e-projects in India.

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The Impact of Quantitative Easing on Emerging Markets – Literature Review

e-Finanse ◽

10.2478/fiqf-2018-0028 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 67-76

Author(s):

Piotr Bartkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Emerging Markets ◽

Large Scale ◽

Empirical Literature ◽

Quantitative Easing ◽

Methodological Choices ◽

The Subject ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

The Impact ◽

Sufficient Precision

AbstractThe article presents the results of the review of the empirical literature regarding the impact of quantitative easing (QE) on emerging markets (EMs). The subject is of interest to policymakers and researchers due to the increasingly larger role of EMs in the world economy and the large-scale capital flows occurring after 2009. The review is conducted in a systematic manner and takes into consideration different methodological choices, samples and measurement issues. The paper puts the summarized results in the context of transmission channels identified in the literature. There are few distinct methodological approaches present in the literature. While there is a consensus regarding the direction of the impact of QE on EMs, its size and durability have not yet been assessed with sufficient precision. In addition, there are clear gaps in the empirical findings, not least related to relative underrepresentation of the CEE region (in particular, Poland).

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THE ROLE OF EBM AND CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES IN GENERATING RESEARCH AND INTERVENTIONS IN NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: A RATIONAL MODEL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

10.31219/osf.io/ngber ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Cristhian David Morales-Plaza

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽

Practice Guidelines ◽

Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽

Tropical Diseases ◽

Rational Model ◽

Clinical Practices ◽

Vulnerable Communities

Guarantee better clinical practices among clinicians who attend NTDs in developing countries as well as provide education in vector control in hotspot vulnerable communities

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