International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 12 Issue 3

Viewpoint escape FDI from emerging markets: clarifying and extending the concept

Peter Enderwick

The purpose of this paper is to examine the concepts of escape FDI and institutional voids using an industry study within a large emerging market (China). The author shows how…

Effects of FDI spillover on regional productivity: Evidence from panel data analysis using stochastic frontier analysis

Murugesan Ramasamy, Dominic Dhanapal, Poovendhan Murugesan

When spillovers are measured at a national level, the regional benefits may not be identified if they are too small. Very few studies that examined how FDI impacts the regional…

Information technology capability as competitive advantage in emerging markets: Evidence from India

Bharat Arora, Zillur Rahman

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of superior IT capability on financial performance of firms in the chemicals and chemical products industry in India.

The development of employee ownership in China

Niels Mygind, Benjamin Faigen

Little systematic work has been completed on the incidence of employee ownership in a Chinese context. Similar to the situation in Eastern Europe, this type of ownership was quite…

Inward joint venture experience and entry mode choice of Chinese firms abroad: The moderating roles of CEO power

Xie Qunyong

Since joint venture experience obtained from inward FDI may create a positive or negative impact on ownership mode choice, it is difficult to predict its direct impact. The…

The impact of political regime changes on stock prices: the case of Egypt

Walid M.A. Ahmed

Over a short interval of time (i.e. 2011-2014), Egypt has experienced tectonic political shifts, including the toppling of a long-entrenched dictator, two presidential elections…

Interest banking spreads in Oman and Arab GCC

Saeed Al-muharrami, Y. Sree Rama Murthy

Average bank net interest margins vary widely across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, net interest margins of Omani banks are significantly higher. The resultant low…

Does corruption limit FDI and economic growth? Evidence from MENA countries

Abdelaziz Hakimi, Helmi Hamdi

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of corruption on investment and growth in 15 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries during the period 1985-2013. The…

Testing the validation of the financial cooperation agreement among ASEAN+3 stock markets

Md. Saifur Rahman, Anwar Hasan Abdullah Othman, Farihana Shahari

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the validation of the ASEAN+3 financial cooperation agreement among its members. In particular, it examines the long- and short-run…

Exploring relationship between learning organizations dimensions and organizational performance

A. Uday Bhaskar, Bijaya Mishra

The purpose of this paper is to study the validity of the concept of learning organization through the use of the Dimensions of Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ) in an…

Convergence or divergence of prosperity within the ASEAN community? A crucial issue for the success of the ASEAN economic community (AEC) process

Philippe Gugler, Laura Vanoli

The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize the economic development of ASEAN countries during the period 2000-2014 (after the crisis) with the aim of detecting the convergence and…

Emergent strategy in an entrepreneurial firm: the case of Lenovo in its formative years

Ei (Emily) Shu

While extant research has highlighted the entrepreneurial strategy and resource barriers faced by new ventures, there is little understanding of how these new ventures will be…

Leveraging domestic and foreign learning to develop marketing capabilities: The case of the Chinese company Goodbaby

Francesca Checchinato, Lala Hu, Alessandra Perri, Tiziano Vescovi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of different learning sources in the process of capability building of Chinese firms (CFs) approaching international markets.