Critical Perspectives on International Business: Volume 15 Issue 4

Hide and seek: evasion and search as FDI motivation

Brent Burmester, Joanna Scott-Kennel

The purpose of this paper is to argue for inclusion of evasive foreign direct investment (FDI) into search-based motivation typologies in international business.

The role of government and the international competitiveness of SMEs: Evidence from Ghanaian non-traditional exports

Kenneth Appiah, Collins Osei, Habte Selassie, Ellis Osabutey

The nature of international markets and the challenges with respect to the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) makes it imperative to examine government…

Resistance toward dominant US work practices in emerging markets: A case study of enacting mimicry at an Indian fast-food outlet

Paresha N. Sinha, Dharma Raju Bathini

The purpose of this study is to apply the dominance effect theory and postcolonial notions of “otherness” to critically study the enactment of mimicry at IndianBread, an Indian…

Power struggles in the MNC – the contribution of a Bourdieusian perspective

Kerstin Rego, Thomas Steger

The purpose of this paper is to enhance Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice for the analysis of power in multinational corporations. Therefore, they adopt and apply the Theory of…

Understanding the impacts of Chinese business activity in Kenya from the perspective of locals: An exploratory field study

Charles Onjumi Okumu, Anthony Fee

The authors report a field study examining the perceptions of Kenyan host-country stakeholders toward activities of Chinese businesses in their country, and the consequences of…

The meaning of international experience for the development of cultural intelligence: A review and critique

Dana L. Ott, Marina Iskhakova

This paper aims to contribute to international business research by critically analyzing and evaluating the use of the “international experience” (IE) construct within the…