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Kendall Roth
Other affiliations: College of Business Administration
Bio: Kendall Roth is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Multinational corporation & International business. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 48 publications receiving 13089 citations. Previous affiliations of Kendall Roth include College of Business Administration.
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TL;DR: This article conducted a qualitative study of the motivations and contextual factors that induce corporate ecological responsiveness, which revealed three motivations: competitiveness, legitimation, and ecological responsibility, which were influenced by three contextual conditions: field cohesion, issue salience and individual concern.
Abstract: The authors conducted a qualitative study of the motivations and contextual factors that induce corporate ecological responsiveness. Analytic induction applied to data collected from 53 firms in the United Kingdom and Japan revealed three motivations: competitiveness, legitimation, and ecological responsibility. These motivations were influenced by three contextual conditions: field cohesion, issue salience, and individual concern. In this article, the authors also identify the conditions that likely lead to high corporate ecological responsiveness.
3,231 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the adoption of an organizational practice by subsidiaries of a multinational corporation under conditions of "institutional duality" is examined, drawing on institutional theory, and they identify...
Abstract: We examine the adoption of an organizational practice by subsidiaries of a multinational corporation (MNC) under conditions of “institutional duality.” Drawing on institutional theory, we identify ...
2,399 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature suggests that international management applications of this perspective have been dominated by a narrow set of neo-institutional ideas, and they develop a set of provocations that challenge the validity of traditional neoinstitutionalism in the context of MNCs.
Abstract: This paper was motivated by the growing interest of scholars of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the institutional perspective. Our review of the literature suggests that international management applications of this perspective have been dominated by a narrow set of neoinstitutional ideas. We develop a set of provocations that challenge the validity of traditional neoinstitutionalism in the context of MNCs. We then offer ideas for more novel theory building in the study of MNCs, based on integrating “old” and “new” institutionalism.
1,266 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address a key controversy in the marketing literature about the suitability of global standardization and present an empirical investigation of the differences between firms that emphasize global standardisation and those that do not.
Abstract: The authors address a key controversy in the marketing literature about the suitability of global standardization. An empirical investigation of the differences between firms that emphasize global ...
796 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the need for and creation of social capital in foreign subunits of MNCs and develop a micro-macro model for social capital formation, explaining how boundary spanners form their private social capital and how this social capital is transformed into public social capital of the subunit.
Abstract: Linking theories of social capital with theories of multinational corporations (MNCs), we discuss the need for and creation of social capital in foreign subunits of MNCs. We argue that the required levels and forms of social capital are determined by the nature of interdependence between headquarters and subunits, and thus vary by different models of MNCs. We then develop a micro-macro model of social capital formation, explaining how boundary spanners form their private social capital and how this social capital is transformed into public social capital of the subunit.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report an empirical assessment of a model of service encounters that simultaneously considers the direct effects of quality, satisfaction, and value on consumers' behavioral intentions, and further suggest that indirect effects of the service quality and value constructs enhanced their impact on behavioral intentions.
6,176 citations
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TL;DR: This chapter discusses Detecting Influential Observations and Outliers, a method for assessing Collinearity, and its applications in medicine and science.
Abstract: 1. Introduction and Overview. 2. Detecting Influential Observations and Outliers. 3. Detecting and Assessing Collinearity. 4. Applications and Remedies. 5. Research Issues and Directions for Extensions. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.
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TL;DR: The authors formalizes the RBV, answering the causal "how" questions, incorporating the temporal component, and integrating RBV with demand heterogeneity models for strategic management, and outlines conceptual challenges for improving this situation.
Abstract: As a potential theory, the elemental resource-based view (RBV) is not currently a theoretical structure. Moreover, RBV proponents have assumed stability in product markets and eschewed determining resources' values. As a perspective for strategic management, imprecise definitions hinder prescription and static approaches relegate causality to a “black box.” We outline conceptual challenges for improving this situation, including rigorously formalizing the RBV, answering the causal “how” questions, incorporating the temporal component, and integrating the RBV with demand heterogeneity models.
3,634 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how social capital dimensions of networks affect the transfer of knowledge between network members and propose a set of conditions that promote knowledge transfer for the different network types.
Abstract: We examine how social capital dimensions of networks affect the transfer of knowledge between network members. We distinguish among three common network types: intracorporate networks, strategic alliances, and industrial districts. Using a social capital framework, we identify structural, cognitive, and relational dimensions for the three network types. We then link these social capital dimensions to the conditions that facilitate knowledge transfer. In doing so, we propose a set of conditions that promote knowledge transfer for the different network types.
3,449 citations