Purpose–This paper has two overall goals. The first is to serve as a broad overview of the
literature on the subject theme, with three main objectives in mind: to highlight the …

Abstract International Market Selection (IMS) is a strategic and complex decision by which
firms choose the markets in which to be present. Despite the undisputed academic and …

This paper extends and builds on Ronen and Shenkar's synthesized cultural clustering of
countries based on similarity and dissimilarity in work-related attitudes. The new map uses …

Purpose–Traditional market selection analysis relies on purely macroeconomic and political
factors and fails to account for an emerging market's dynamism and future potential. The …

Sustainable development is now a global pursuit, encompassing economic, social, and
environmental dimensions. Energy figures as a primary driver of the economy and thus for …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a two‐stage international market selection
and segmentation model addressed to help decision makers such as foreign institutions and …

In recent decades, while some countries have been growing consistently, others were not
able to keep high growth rates and got stuck in the “middle-income trap.” This study aims to …

International expansion is becoming more imperative in today's marketplace. However,
determining which markets best suit a specific company is not a straightforward task. This …

Country risk analysis has been a topic of investigation for decades, often focused on
forecasting the risks to business profitability and assets when investing in a country. While …

We investigate how distance and different dimensions of distance between countries explain
the outward FDI of firms according to distinct home country contexts. We identify three …