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Semiglobalization: Institutional Effects on Multilatina Cross-Border Acquisitions
Full text linkThe internationalization research domain has predominantly focused on country level antecedents of firm level decisions, with particular emphasis on why certain countries are selected over others for foreign direct investment (FDI). This approach may oversimplify what actually occurs from both practical and research perspectives. Recently, MNE strategic orientation and conduct, as an outflow of a region-based localization perspective (i.e.,semiglobalization), has gained increased scholarly attention. The tradition of considering country level institutional environments may be more robustly informed by extending a paradigm which considers region-based institutions, in addition to country. Thus, in this study I examine institutional effects, as underpinned by institutional theory, on one segment of FDI decision making, cross-border acquisitions behavior, in an understudied context, Latin American MNEs (i.e., Multilatinas). Linear and mixed regression are used to test hypotheses, by examining a sample of all Multilatina CBAs exacted over a five year period (2007-2011)in targeting host country firms within eight geographic regions. Multilevel study results provide overarching support for hypotheses, that a Multilatina's internationalization into a country and region through cross-border acquisition equity participation is influenced by both country and region institutional environments. Contributions are made to the semiglobalization, cross-border acquisitions, institutions, and Multilatina literature streams through development of a more robust, multilevel perspective which more accurately captures how MNEs consider institutional environments in their international strategy and conduct
Economic Institutional Class and Caliber: The Influence of Country-Level Differences on Multinational Strategic Conduct
No full textThe relationship between institutions and multinationals is important to research and practice. In this paper, we examine the country-level effects of economic institutional class and caliber differences on the internationalization of a specific class of multinationals, those from emerging markets, specific to cross-border equity acquisition decisions. Through structural equations modeling and examining 973 cross-border acquisitions, we find that economic institutional variance related to class and caliber seems to matter. All four hypothesized relationships were found to be significant and in the predicted direction. As such, this study contributes to the broader institutions and internationalization literature regarding theory and practice
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Colombia’s Progress: Internal Peace and Foreign Trade
Full text linkThe nation of Colombia has made great progress in securing internal peace through an agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and policing of drug cartels. These important steps have contributed to increased international commerce based on strong trade agreements and a more global outlook than many other Latin American nations have embraced. Colombia stands poised for additional growth; however, the challenges of internal development and wide-spread corruption remain
Effects of Sub-National Political Institutions on Localized Innovation: Evidence From United States Counties
Full text linkThis study investigates the influence of political institutions on innovation at the sub-national level in the United States, an area less explored compared to national contexts. It examines how political affiliations impact innovation support and outcomes, which are crucial indicators of economic development. The analysis focuses on county-level political affiliation, calculated as the mean percentage of Democratic versus Republican votes across five presidential elections. Data from over 94% of US counties were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression. The study evaluates the relationship between political affiliation and four measures of innovation, including support factors like venture capital and business incubators, as well as outcomes such as patents and initial public offerings. The findings indicate that counties leaning Democratic create a more favorable political environment for innovation. These results underscore the significant role of political institutions in fostering innovative business activities at the sub-national level, providing insights for policymakers and stakeholders aiming to enhance local economic growth
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