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Correlation between Sales of Foreign Affiliates and Productivity of Multinational Firms: Evidence from Korean Firm-Level Data

East Asian Economic Review, 2013
Using firm-level panel data for Korean multinational enterprises (MNEs), we make a distinction between being the only affiliate of a parent firm and being one of the multiple affiliates of a parent firm.
Jung Hur , Jiwon Lee , Hea-Jung Hyun
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Capital structure of foreign affiliates and the investment decision: two questions to consider

Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2013
This paper analyses the ownership structure of foreign affiliates of Spanish firms. In contrast to previous studies on the participation degree, the paper highlights the importance of the previous decision to invest abroad. To do so, an econometric model
Fernando Merino
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Capacity building in medicines development and regulation in Africa—Overview on recent progress

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Despite advances in health research and digital innovation, many African countries continue to face substantial resource constraints, fragmented capacity‐building efforts and a shortage of skilled professionals in medicines development and regulatory science.
Tirhani Maluleke, Emile Malan, Michael Reid, Patrick Bouic, Haylene Nell, Goonaseelan Pillai, Catriona Waitt, Bernd Rosenkranz   +7 more
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International outsourcing over the business cycle: some intuition for Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia [PDF]

Eastern Journal of European Studies, 2010
In this paper, we assess the extent to which multinational firms – in the first instance, the German ones – may adjust their international outsourcing over the business cycle in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Sandrine LEVASSEUR
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The Intangible Assets of Korean Manufacturing Firms for Foreign Direct Investment

East Asian Economic Review, 2004
This paper attempts to apply the intangible assets approach to the emerging multinational enterprises of Korea. More specifically, it tries to empirically analyze whether Korean firms investing in foreign markets possess more advanced intangible assets ...
Sunghoon Hong
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION COST AND MARKET VALUE OF MULTINATIONAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance
Business entity cannot exist in isolation, but relate with its environment to enhance its productivity, hence it has a corporate social responsibility. However, organization often times prioritize and address the interest of its shareholders and neglect
Wale Henry AGBAJE, Olugbenga Kayode AKINFOLARIN   +1 more
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‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
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Research on the adaptation path of corporate strategy based on the differences in AI governance visions between the Atlantic and China

Scientific Reports
Strategic adaptation to divergent AI governance regimes is increasingly central to multinational corporate strategy. Regulatory divergence across the European Union, United States, and China has moved AI governance from a compliance function to a ...
Min Xu
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Artificial Intelligence and Enhancing Accounting Practices in Selected African Countries

Jurnal Akuntansi
Purpose – As the firms in Africa strive to modernize and compete globally, Artificial Intelligence adoption becomes imperative for the transformation of their accounting practices, particularly in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. The aim of this study
Ayoola Azeez Olaoye
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