Copenhagen Business School

About: Copenhagen Business School is a education organization based out in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Corporate governance & Context (language use). The organization has 2194 authors who have published 9649 publications receiving 341898 citations.

EMNE catch‐up strategies in the wind turbine industry: Is there a trade‐off between output and innovation capabilities?

Abstract: Emerging economy multinationals (EMNEs) are catching up with advanced economy MNEs (AMNEs) even in emerging, high technology industries, where their knowledge-based disadvantages are most severe We explain this phenomenon by distinguishing between output and innovation capabilities Successful EMNEs' focus on output capabilities need not facilitate innovation catch-up We compare the knowledge bases of an industry-leading AMNE and a fast-follower EMNE using patent data, buttressed by qualitative information The AMNE's knowledge base is deeper and composed of more distinct technology groups than that of the EMNE The EMNE has caught up in terms of output capabilities, but still lags in terms of innovation capabilities Our in-depth comparative case analysis contributes to the literature on knowledge strategies and their impact on firm capabilities

Global Cities And Multinational Enterprise Location Strategy

Abstract: We combine the concept of location derived by economic geographers with theories of the multinational enterprise (MNE) and the liability of foreignness developed by international business scholars, to examine the factors that propel MNEs toward, or away from, “global cities”. We argue that three distinctive characteristics of global cities – global interconnectedness, cosmopolitanism, and abundance of advanced producer services – help MNEs overcome the costs of doing business abroad, and we identify the contingencies under which these characteristics combine with firm attributes to exert their strongest influence. Consistent with these arguments, our analysis of a large sample of MNE location decisions using a multilevel multinomial model suggests not only that MNEs have a strong propensity to locate within global cities, but also that these choices are associated with a nuanced interplay of firm- and subsidiary-level factors, including investment motives, proprietary capabilities, and business strategy. Our study provides important insights for international business scholars by shedding new light on MNE location choices and also contributes to our understanding of economic geography by examining the heterogeneous strategies and capabilities of MNEs – the primary agents of economic globalization – that shape the nature of global cities.

Measuring network competence: some international evidence

Abstract: Argues that the ability of a firm to develop and manage relations with key suppliers, customers and other organizations and to deal effectively with the interactions among these relations is a core competence of a firm – one that has a direct bearing on a firm’s competitive strength and performance. This is referred to as a firm’s network competence. In the first part of the paper work in Germany that has led to the development and calibration of a scale to measure a firm’s network competencies is described. In the second part the results of preliminary studies designed to develop and test the validity of the scale in an English‐speaking context are reported. The results show that the measurement of network competence is valid and that the same relations between network competence and performance measures found in the German research hold. It is further shown that the measure of network competence is empirically and conceptually distinct to that of the market orientation scale.