James P. Johnson

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a conceptual definition of cross-cultural competence (CC) as it applies to international business and develop a model for understanding how CC is nurtured in individuals, linking our definition to the concept of cultural intelligence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the influence of country of origin (COO) relative to other product attributes in consumers' evaluation of domestic and foreign food products and found that COO does matter when consumers evaluate low-involvement products but, in the presence of other extrinsic cues (price and brand), the impact of COO is weak and brand becomes the determinant factor.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined country of origin (CO) and brand effects on consumers' quality perceptions, attitudes, and purchase intentions with respect to a service industry product: international cruise-line packages in Singapore.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors combine data from a benchmark report, the Index of Economic Freedom, with a significant relationship between measures of culture, economic freedom, and economic growth, and discuss the implications of this relationship for business and for further academic research.

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that the IJV management team tends to be more committed to the IJVs than to the parent firms, and that there is a strong positive relationship between procedural justice, strategic decision control, and organizational commitment.