New Methods for Ex Post Evaluation of Regional Grouping Schemes in International Business Research: A Simulated Annealing Approach

Vaaler, Paul M.; Aguilera, Ruth V.; Flores, Ricardo

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“…3 There is also debate as to whether geography should play the singular/prime role in defining regions, rather than cultural, administrative, political, linguistic, economic, or other factors (Aguilera et al, 2007). Moreover, there is debate as to whether researchers should define the regions ex ante or ex post (Vaaler et al, 2007). 4 For instance, Ghemawat (2001) argues that distance between two countries can manifest along four basic dimensions: cultural, administrative, geographic and economic.…”

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Dissecting home regionalization: how large does the region loom?

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Osegowitsch

2013

Multinational Business Review

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Purpose-The paper aims to motivate more rigorous theoretical and empirical specification of the home regionalization phenomenon, in particular the dynamics of shifting advantage over time within a multinational enterprise. It aims to improve dialogue among regionalization researchers. Design/methodology/approach-Contrasting the economizing and behavioral perspectives on internationalization, the paper presents five different archetypes of the home-regionalization phenomenon. These archetypes are predicated on strategic management stylizations of competitive advantage. Findings-The paper demonstrates that the notion of home regionalization as a dominant and superior model for firm internationalization remains a promising yet under-explained and inconsistently articulated thesis. By introducing and exploring the archetypes, it shows the diversity of home regionalization theses, and the prospect that multiple forms of regionalization may be at play for different firms, industries and locations. Originality/value-The paper presents the full complement of archetypes of the home-regionalization phenomenon and explores their corresponding assumptions. These explorations open up new empirical and theoretical research avenues for distinguishing any genuine region effects.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is also debate as to whether geography should play the singular/prime role in defining regions, rather than cultural, administrative, political, linguistic, economic, or other factors (Aguilera et al , 2007). Moreover, there is debate as to whether researchers should define the regions ex ante or ex post (Vaaler et al , 2007). …”

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Dissecting home regionalization: how large does the region loom?

Sammartino

Osegowitsch

2013

Multinational Business Review

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New Methods for Ex Post Evaluation of Regional Grouping Schemes in International Business Research: A Simulated Annealing Approach

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Dissecting home regionalization: how large does the region loom?

Dissecting home regionalization: how large does the region loom?

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