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International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy

International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy (IJMCS)

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International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy (3 papers in press)

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  • Are we there yet?: A microfoundational examination of motivation during early international expansion   Order a copy of this article
    by Laura T. Madden, Timothy M. Madden, Anne D. Smith 
    Abstract: Although internationalisation offers organisation-level benefits, the activities that lead to them happen at the interactional level, which is itself influenced by individual-level factors. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to develop a process model of micro-level behaviours that influence macro-level organisational outcomes related to early internationalisation activities. To this end, the microfoundations perspective is a valuable tool to explore the crucial multilevel influences on value creation throughout the process. Goal framing theory further explains the importance of individual identification and joint production motivation that ultimately generate firmlevel value. We find additional evidence of international attention as a conditional factor through a qualitative case study of three telecommunications firms engaged in early international expansion. Our resulting process model of the initiating conditions, implementation, and outcomes of early international expansion has implications for strategy researchers and practicing managers alike.
    Keywords: microfoundations; leadership cues; joint production; internationalisation; goal framing; qualitative; case study; process.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJMCS.2022.10049627
     
  • The failure reasons of Clinton Cards PLC: a brokers notes analysis approach   Order a copy of this article
    by Han-Ling Jiang 
    Abstract: Awareness of corporate failure has recently increased, as many have realised that understanding the reasons for the failure of a company can, ultimately, have positive effects due to companies can learn from these negative experiences and turn them into future success. By integrating the classic consequence framework and the five stages of company decline model, this study considers both organisation internal factors and external environment factors, and addresses such issues using a UK greeting cards retailer company Clinton Cards PLC as a case study and explores its significant failure between 2003 (prosperous time) to 2012 (failed). Through an in-depth analysis of the brokers notes, it is concluded in four reasons that resulted in failure of Clinton Cards PLC, which are management denial, aggressive expansion, management tenure and homogeneity and ignorant of customers needs. The study seeks to disclose the dark side of this once prosperous retailer and identify how it became a failure, and it makes further operational suggestions to retailers.
    Keywords: Clinton Cards PLC; brokers’ notes analysis; failure; decline; greeting cards industry.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJMCS.2022.10052201
     
  • Assessment mechanism for the autonomous maintenance and outsourcing maintenance of equipment: a case study of HannStar Board Corporation Taiwan   Order a copy of this article
    by Yeu-Yuh Chu, Yu-Lun Liu, Chui-Yu Chiu 
    Abstract: HannStar Board Corporation is a listed and over-the-counter printed circuit boards (PCB) production company. Its main production unit is the Jiangyin Manufacturing Plant located in China. PCB manufacturing is a complicated process that involves numerous production equipments. Throughout the depletion of equipment service life, considerable repair expenses may incur, thus making maintenance necessary. For optimising the maintenance option decision, HannStar Board Corporation assigned the newly established maintenance assessment committee to perform a systematic assessment of the equipment. Outsourcing maintenance and autonomous maintenance are key strategies to reducing costs and increasing profits. This case study introduces the assessment process of the maintenance strategies for three equipment, namely the exposure glass of the exposure systems for the 2B inner layer exposure machine upper curved mirror, and the HDI laser drilling machine to provide an in-depth understanding of the maintenance strategies for PCB manufacturing equipment and the incurred expenses and costs. On the basis of the transaction cost theory, this study incorporated factors for consideration for various value chain strategies to provide a comprehensive assessment and determine the optimal equipment maintenance strategy.
    Keywords: HannStar Board Corporation; printed circuit board; autonomous maintenance; outsourcing maintenance; transaction cost theory.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJMCS.2024.10066612
     

 

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