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3. Internationalization of Emerging-Market Firms: The Contingent Role of Board Capability

verfasst von : Sandeep Sivakumar, Sreevas Sahasranamam, Elizabeth L. Rose

Erschienen in: International Business Strategy

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

Despite extensive research on the internationalization–performance relationship, our understanding of the role of board of directors in the internationalization of emerging-market firms remains relatively limited. In addition, research pertaining to the board’s influence on firm performance has tended to focus more on board content than on its processes. In an attempt to address this research gap, we study the contingent role of the board’s capabilities on the relationship between internationalization and performance, in emerging-market firms. We propose that board tenure will have a negative moderating effect, whereas board members’ experience as CEO or general manager, industry-specific experience, international experience, and level of academic achievement will have positive moderating effects. We argue that, in the context of emerging market firms, board interactions are particularly important, and propose that moderate levels of board interaction will be most beneficial for the internationalizationperformance relationship.

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Titel: Internationalization of Emerging-Market Firms: The Contingent Role of Board Capability
verfasst von: Sandeep Sivakumar
Sreevas Sahasranamam
Elizabeth L. Rose
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buch: International Business Strategy
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-54466-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-54468-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54468-1_3