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Essays On Emerging Multinational Enterprises' Acquisitions In Developed Economies, Faisal R. Harahap
Essays On Emerging Multinational Enterprises' Acquisitions In Developed Economies, Faisal R. Harahap
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation investigates emerging multinational enterprises (EMNEs)’s acquisitions of firms in developed economies (DE) through three distinctive but interrelated essays. Despite costs EMNEs must offset from the obvious cultural distance (CD) they encounter with limited exploitable advantages, EMNEs have continued to aggressively acquire firms in DE, suggesting there are ways for the EMNEs to effectively overcome CD. In Essay 1, using insights from the symbolic interaction paradigm in sociology, I developed the Dynamic Socio-Cultural Model (DSCM), to uncover the general process of cultural creation and change. At the core of the DSCM is the process of collective learning and adaptive …
The Mediating Effect Of Innovation On The Relationship Between Corporate Reputation And Performance In U.S. Firms, Marcelo J. Alvarado-Vargas
The Mediating Effect Of Innovation On The Relationship Between Corporate Reputation And Performance In U.S. Firms, Marcelo J. Alvarado-Vargas
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
In recent years, corporate reputation has gained the attention of many scholars in the strategic management and related fields. There is a general consensus that higher corporate reputation is positively related to firm success or performance. However, the link is not always straightforward; as a result, it calls for researchers to dedicate their efforts to investigate the causes and effects of firm reputation and how it is related to performance. In this doctoral dissertation, innovation is suggested as a mediating variable in this relationship. Innovation is a critical factor for firm success and survival. Highly reputed firms are in a …