Journal of World Business articles from December 1998

Journal of World Business archives from December 1998

Culture, freedom and economic growth: do cultural values explain economic growth?
December 22, 1998... There have been numerous studies in recent years attempting to explain why some countries, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore, have experienced high levels of economic growth over the past two decades, while other countries'...

Performance of international joint ventures from developing and developed countries: an empirical study in a developing country context.
December 22, 1998... Past studies on International Joint Ventures (IJVs) have concentrated on IJVs from developed countries operating in other developed and developing countries (Beamish & Killing, 1996; Woodcock, Beamish, & Makino, 1994; Inkpen, 1994; Beamish,...

Sources of competitive advantage in high performing exporting companies.
December 22, 1998... In spite of the prominence of "master brands" and global competitive positioning by multinational operations such as Toyota, Microsoft, IBM, and so on, exporting activity remains a vital element of international trade. Recent statistics...

Can we send her there? Maximizing the success of Western women on global assignments.
December 22, 1998... The number of expatriates multinational companies (MNCs) are sending on global assignments is increasing steadily (Dobryznski, 1996; Laabs, 1993; Stroh, Dennis, & Cramer, 1994). For example, 94% of the 164 companies responding to a recent...

Building trust in international alliances.
December 22, 1998... Trust but verify. - Russian proverb It hurts in my heart to hear Northwest say the trust is gone. - KLM president Pieter Bouw In the 1960s, General Motors Corporation's annual reports often contained explicit references to...

Multinational enterprise strategy and the NAFTA trade and environment regime.(North American Free Trade Agreement)
December 22, 1998... Five years after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect on January 1, 1994, the debate that surrounded its birth continues with remarkable vigour. The Congressionally-mandated report by President Clinton on NAFTA's...