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TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of political risk and cultural distance on the location patterns of large Chinese companies was analyzed and the results showed some characteristics that differ from the conventional wisdom, such as a high political risk in the host country does not discourage Chinese multinationals.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the family-related factors that have an impact on the international commitment level of Spanish family businesses and found that long-term vision and the presence of nonfamily managers are positively related to entry modes involving stronger international commitment, although self-financing limits this commitment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide new empirical evidence that cultural distance reduces the likelihood of choosing equity entry modes, while firm profitability and internal financial funds availability favour the assumption of greater commitment in the international expansion process.

TL;DR: This paper reviewed the 180 empirical papers focusing on the Chinese context that were published in 12 leading international academic journals between 2000 and 2005, along with various rankings of journals, authors, institutions, and papers.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the factors which can modify risk perception, placing special emphasis on those arising from the coincidence of ownership and management in family businesses, and found that risk perception decreases with the presence of the first generation and the size of these organisations.