International Business Context
Summary by Beaudine van den Berg
,Table of Contents
Introduction to International Business Context 4
Berry, Guillén & Zhou (2010) - An institutional approach to cross-national
distance 4
Isenberg (2008) The Global Entrepreneur 4
Learning Questions: 4
Theme 1: Institutional Context & The Dutch Case 5
Williamson (2000) - The new institutional economics: Taking stock, looking
ahead 5
North (1991) - Institutions 5
Whitley (2000) - The Institutional Structuring of Innovation Strategies:
Business Systems, Firm Types and Patterns of Technical Change in
Different Market Economics, Organization Studies 5
Learning Questions: 5
Iterson & Olie (1992) - European business systems: the Dutch case 5
Learning Questions: 5
Theme 2: Cultural Context & Distance 6
Kirkman, Lowe & Gibson (2006) - A quarter century of Culture’s
Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede’
cultural values framework 6
Drogendijk & Slangen (2006) Hofstede, Schwartz, or managerial
perceptions? The effects of different cultural distance measures on
establishment mode choices by multinational enterprises 6
Dikova, Rao-Sahib & van Witteloostuijn (2010) - Cross-border acquisition
abandonment and completion: the effect of institutional differences and
organizational learning in the international business service industry 6
Learning Questions: 6
Learning questions: Cultural Distance Assignment 6
Theme 3: Regulatory Context & Diversity 7
Aguilera & Jackson (2003) - The cross-national diversity of corporate
governance: Dimensions and determinants 7
Haxhi & Aguilera (2017) - An Institutional Configurational Approach to
Cross-National Diversity in Corporate Governance 7
Haxhi (2015) - Comparative Corporate Governance, In Comparative
International Management 7
Aguilera & Haxhi (2019) - Comparative Corporate Governance in
Emerging Markets 7
Learning questions: 7
Learning questions: Regulation & Board Diversity 7
Theme 4: Regulatory Context, Codes, Diffusion & Convergence 8
Aguilera & Cuervo-Cazurra (2004) - Codes of good governance
worldwide: What is the trigger? 8
,Haxhi & van Ees (2010) - Explaining diversity in the worldwide diffusion of
codes of good governance 8
Learning questions: 8
Yoshikawa & Rasheed (2009) - Convergence of Corporate Governance:
Critical Review and Future Directions 8
Learning questions: 8
, List of Terms with Articles
Summary by Beaudine van den Berg
,Table of Contents
Introduction to International Business Context 4
Berry, Guillén & Zhou (2010) - An institutional approach to cross-national
distance 4
Isenberg (2008) The Global Entrepreneur 4
Learning Questions: 4
Theme 1: Institutional Context & The Dutch Case 5
Williamson (2000) - The new institutional economics: Taking stock, looking
ahead 5
North (1991) - Institutions 5
Whitley (2000) - The Institutional Structuring of Innovation Strategies:
Business Systems, Firm Types and Patterns of Technical Change in
Different Market Economics, Organization Studies 5
Learning Questions: 5
Iterson & Olie (1992) - European business systems: the Dutch case 5
Learning Questions: 5
Theme 2: Cultural Context & Distance 6
Kirkman, Lowe & Gibson (2006) - A quarter century of Culture’s
Consequences: a review of empirical research incorporating Hofstede’
cultural values framework 6
Drogendijk & Slangen (2006) Hofstede, Schwartz, or managerial
perceptions? The effects of different cultural distance measures on
establishment mode choices by multinational enterprises 6
Dikova, Rao-Sahib & van Witteloostuijn (2010) - Cross-border acquisition
abandonment and completion: the effect of institutional differences and
organizational learning in the international business service industry 6
Learning Questions: 6
Learning questions: Cultural Distance Assignment 6
Theme 3: Regulatory Context & Diversity 7
Aguilera & Jackson (2003) - The cross-national diversity of corporate
governance: Dimensions and determinants 7
Haxhi & Aguilera (2017) - An Institutional Configurational Approach to
Cross-National Diversity in Corporate Governance 7
Haxhi (2015) - Comparative Corporate Governance, In Comparative
International Management 7
Aguilera & Haxhi (2019) - Comparative Corporate Governance in
Emerging Markets 7
Learning questions: 7
Learning questions: Regulation & Board Diversity 7
Theme 4: Regulatory Context, Codes, Diffusion & Convergence 8
Aguilera & Cuervo-Cazurra (2004) - Codes of good governance
worldwide: What is the trigger? 8
,Haxhi & van Ees (2010) - Explaining diversity in the worldwide diffusion of
codes of good governance 8
Learning questions: 8
Yoshikawa & Rasheed (2009) - Convergence of Corporate Governance:
Critical Review and Future Directions 8
Learning questions: 8
, List of Terms with Articles
