Economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has led to a dramatic increase in
CEE firms' participation in international markets. This applies to different types of firms–from …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature
addressing internationalisation of firms from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) …

International diversification has become a vital innovation strategy for firms in emerging
economies. This study investigates an under-researched topic: the relationships between …

Melitz's dynamic model of export participation is the basis of our empirical specification that
accounts for a wide range of internal and external factors affecting the export behaviour of …

Thanks to their dominant role in fostering socioeconomic prosperity, exporting small-and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are perceived to be a major societal asset. Coming out of …

Research Summary We study how state ownership affects the international expansion of
emerging‐market firms. Building on agency theory and the resource‐based view, we …

Purpose This study aims to understand the antecedents of export performance at the firm
level. Building on agency theory but taking into account emerging market settings and …

Ideally, corporations are directed by boards whose directors provide valuable human capital
that match the firms' strategy. We investigate how directors' human capital (international …

State owned multinational enterprises (SOMNEs) have received extensive attention in
recent research in international business and corporate governance, which demonstrates …

Using a large panel of Chinese listed companies over the period 2004–2010, we document
that both export propensity and intensity increase with managerial ownership up to a point of …