Nankai Business Review International: Volume 13 Issue 2

How cultural distance affects the formation of international strategic alliance – an explanation of the transaction costs theory

Ming Ning Xiong, Tao Wang, Peng Zhao

Based on the transaction cost theory, this paper aims to investigate the impact of cultural distance on international strategic alliance formation and its underlying mechanisms.

The influences of cultural values on the cultural product trade: evidence from China, Japan and Korea

Jiaqi Zhou, Zhibin Zhou

International trade flows of cultural goods have grown noticeably in the past few decades and the development of cultural products trade has been an important issue in the…

Knowledge is power: toward a combined model of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application of enterprises

Guoquan Chen, Jingyi Wang, Wei Liu, Fen Xu, Qiong Wu

This paper aims to theoretically investigate a knowledge management model from the combined perspective of knowledge acquisition and knowledge application and its effect on…

Green purchasing behaviour of international tourists in Malaysia using green marketing tools: theory of planned behaviour perspective

Ataul Karim Patwary, Muharis Mohamed, Md Karim Rabiul, Waqas Mehmood, Muhammad Umair Ashraf, Adamu Abbas Adamu

This study aims to examine the effects of green marketing tools on tourists’ behavioural intention to buy green products by measuring individuals’ subjective norms, attitudes and…

Does economy wide knowledge spillover determine firm level process innovation

Abel Dula Wedajo, Mesfin Welderufael Berhe, Huilin Xiao

The purpose of this study is to see how the economy-wide spillover effect affects company process innovation.

High-speed railways and local economic performance: evidence from China’s prefecture-level cities

Chao Li, Zhao Zhao, Han Li

The purpose of this paper is to identify the causal effect of high-speed railways (HSRs) and investigate the affecting channels; the second purpose is to examine how HSRs change…

Strategic corporate social responsibility with spillover effect in innovation

Yan Liu, Heng Xu

This paper aims to investigate the motivation for firms to innovate their products to be socially responsible in the presence of the spillover effect. The follower of the…