International business and multinational enterprises

Robock, Stefan H.; Simmonds, K. R.

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“…As stated by Kobrin, "the impact of most political events varies from firm to firm and from project to project" (Kobrin, 1982:40). In their study Robock and Simmonds (1989) found out that significant political risk in some countries affected some types of businesses less than others. An example is the political unrest in El Salvador in the 1970s and 1980s (Robock & Simmonds, 1989).…”

Section: Industry-or Firm-specific Riskmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In their study Robock and Simmonds (1989) found out that significant political risk in some countries affected some types of businesses less than others. An example is the political unrest in El Salvador in the 1970s and 1980s (Robock & Simmonds, 1989). Robock and Simmonds are supported by Kobrin (1980) who states that in several cases companies chosen for expropriation were selected according to their type of business.…”

Section: Industry-or Firm-specific Riskmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Political–security risk in the oil and gas industry: the impact of terrorism on risk management and mitigation

Lambrechts

Blomquist

2016

Journal of Risk Research

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Section: Industry-or Firm-specific Riskmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Industry-or Firm-specific Riskmentioning

confidence: 98%

Political–security risk in the oil and gas industry: the impact of terrorism on risk management and mitigation

Lambrechts

Blomquist

2016

Journal of Risk Research

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“…Only in step 2 does it depend on the intercultural competence and the character of both interlocutors to which extent the interest of the Malaysian nature is welcome to be included in the conversation. The cultural aspect becomes an issue when meaning is supposed to be transmitted through a message to someone from a different cultural background (Robock and Simmonds 1989), for example in Emails. Misunderstanding is likely to occur.…”

Section: International Journal Of Linguisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Target Situation Analysis in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Malaysia-Based Multi-National Enterprises: the Case of German

Mayr¹,

Foo²,

Mohamad³

2015

IJL

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Purpose -The aim of this study is to examine the German language needs of employees in multinational companies in Malaysia and the expectations of employers in the teaching of German in their companies. As an additional variable, training for sustainable development (ESD) is included. The language learning needs are described and worked as a basis for the development of language programs for adults. A special main focus is on the local situation in Malaysia and the situations that may arise in Germany during the posting to the headquarters of the respective company.Design / methodology / approach -The mixed-mode research method is chosen in order to obtain a spectrum of ideas about the teaching of German in German Companies in Malaysia International Journal of Linguistics ISSN 1948-5425 2015 www.macrothink.org/ijl 95 (qualitative research) and to conduct a review of the German education (quantitative research). The needs analysis addressed the employers, employees and teachers in a survey period of about four weeks using a questionnaire.Results -The results of the needs assessment show a discrepancy between supply and demand in terms of the required skills in the German language as well as other skills that are regarded by employers as extremely important. In particular, skills that are necessary in key competencies and techniques are clearly required, but hardly included in class. Thus, the results of this needs assessment provide concrete starting points for the improvement of teaching German and with this, the improvement of communicative competence in the workplace.Originality / Benefits -This study contributes to the current issues concerning the German mediation requirements: How can the demand for German at the workplace be detected and exactly described? What methods are available, which studies at home and abroad already exist?

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“…An IJV has at least two parent firms and these are frequently from dissimilar national cultures so that differences between their management styles can damage IJV performance. Moreover, in contrast to the significant amount of knowledge available on human resources in fullownership branches (Robock and Simmonds, 1983;Tung, 1984;Zeira and Harari, 1977), only a few studies have been conducted on these issues in IJVs. However, the issue of cultural factors for multinational firms investing in foreign countries has increasingly attracted academic attention in the field of international business (Buckley 2002).…”

Section: International Joint Ventures: Cultures Conflict and Partnermentioning

confidence: 99%

Organisational culture, national culture and performance in International Joint Ventures based in Israel

Avny¹,

Anderson

2008

IJBG

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In the light of globalisation, international joint ventures (IJV) appear to offer an opportunity to capitalise on the particularities of localised skills, knowledge and capabilities within the international arena. Moreover, the internationalisation of markets offers an increased scope to innovate, develop and market new products which may benefit from the advantages offered by international collaborations. Nonetheless, some of these IJV fail and many do not achieve satisfactory performance. One reason proposed for unsatisfactory performance is cultural differences, most often the differences in partners' national cultures. However, it is also possible that differences between corporate internal cultures may affect satisfaction. Consequently, this paper examines 66 international joint ventures in Israel to establish the impact of national and organisational cultures. We found that neither organisational nor national culture had much impact on performance or the perception of performance. However, trust seems to play an important mediating role.

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International business and multinational enterprises

Cited by 80 publications

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Political–security risk in the oil and gas industry: the impact of terrorism on risk management and mitigation

Political–security risk in the oil and gas industry: the impact of terrorism on risk management and mitigation

Target Situation Analysis in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Malaysia-Based Multi-National Enterprises: the Case of German

Organisational culture, national culture and performance in International Joint Ventures based in Israel

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