International Impact Research Articles

The longitudinal effects of internationalization on firm performance: The moderating role of marketing capability

Firms seek to gain global competitive advantages via strategic international expansion targeting long-term performance improvements. This long-term perspective of the role of internationalization, however, is largely understudied in the literature. Exploring the longitudinal effects of internationalization on the firm is essential to explaining and understanding this widely adopted strategic option. This study adopts a PVARX method and maps out the time-series impact of internationalization on both firm financial returns and risk. These relationships are further explored by examining the moderating effects of firm marketing capability, one of the most powerful drivers leading to market advantages. The results demonstrate that high marketing capability assists international expansion to produce better outcomes over an extended period of time but low marketing capability does not produce these positive outcomes.

Der Pionier. Konstruktionen von Arbeit und Männlichkeiten in der deutschsprachigen Zeitung der Firma Baťa 1935-1939

The article deals with the concepts of work and masculinities proposed by the German language newspaper Der Pionier. The newspaper was published by the Baťa shoe company in Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938. This was also the period when the company had its greatest international impact. Not only did Baťa expand to other industrial branches during that time, but also company towns were built in several continents. Baťa’s ideas on gender were based on discourses about national identity, American ideals of the family and the promise of social advancement. But they were, as the article argues, also strongly linked to a gendered notion of work. Men and women were assigned complementary spheres of life. Gender hierarchies were not only promoted by the Baťa media but also realized with the help of the company’s gendered policies. Wage work was to be men’s responsibility while consumption, household and family work should be performed by women. The desire to work, whether outside or inside the home, should be innate in every human being. Der Pionier imagined the ideal male worker as an entrepreneur, laying the responsibility of his own and his family’s fate as well as the future of the Czechoslovak society in the hands of the individual. The biography of the company’s founder Tomas Baťa was used as a model career: it tells the story of a poor artisan who became the boss of an international enterprise. Der Pionier paired the ideal of the entrepreneurial worker with images of working class culture and Americanism. The article shows how these masculinities were designed in relation to femininities and considers Baťa’s ideas within the context of gender and work in Czechoslovakia as well as the role of the Baťa Company in Czechoslovak politics.

The Prestige of Social Scientists in Spain and France: An Examination of Their h-Index Values Using Scopus and Google Scholar

We analyze the prestige of 1,500 scholars in economics, sociology, and management who have Spanish and French institutional affiliations operationalized by their h-index in Scopus and Google Scholar. We use a negative binomial count model to examine how some individual factors affect the h-index from both databases. The results show a non-monotonic relationship between the researchers’ career length and their h-index. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between total research output and the h-index. The share of publications in English over total publications has also a positive and statistically significant effect on the h-index, except in a single case, while the share of publications in other foreign languages does not have such effect. Finally, we found that the effects of the number of citations received by documents in English (international impact) and by those in the vernacular language (local or regional impact) on the h-index vary according to the database, the country, and the discipline in question.

Rabies vaccines: WHO position paper, April 2018 – Recommendations

This article presented the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations on the use of Rabies vaccines excerpted from the Rabies vaccines: WHO position paper – April 2018 published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record [1] This position paper replaces the 2010 WHO position paper on rabies vaccines [2]. It presents new evidence in the field of rabies and the use of rabies vaccines, focussing on programmatic feasibility, simplification of vaccination schedules and improved cost-effectiveness. The recommendations concern the 2 main immunization strategies, namely vaccination for post-exposure prophylaxis and vaccination for pre-exposure prophylaxis. In the context of post-exposure prophylaxis, recommendations are also provided on the use of rabies immunoglobulins.Footnotes to this paper provide a number of core references including references to grading tables that assess the quality of the scientific evidence, and to the evidence-to-recommendation tables. In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO issues a series of regularly updated position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that have an international public health impact. These papers are concerned primarily with the use of vaccines in large-scale immunization programmes; they summarize essential background information on diseases and vaccines, and conclude with WHO’s current position on the use of vaccines in the global context. Recommendations on the use of cholera vaccines were discussed by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) in October 2017; evidence presented at these meetings can be accessed at:http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/2017/october/presentations_background_docs/en/.

A utilização de that-clauses em abstracts escritos por alunos-pesquisadores brasileiros

A escrita de abstracts tem sido estudada por pesquisadores de diferentes áreas (BATHIA, 1993; SWALES; FEAK, 2009) para que seja possível observar quais padrões são mais utilizados por autores de revistas de impacto internacional a fim de preparar pesquisadores para a escrita deste gênero textual. Neste artigo, demonstraremos, por meio de análises de corpus, como as that-clauses são utilizadas em produções acadêmicas de abstracts de aprendizes, especificamente quando almejam demonstrar suas descobertas, resultados e conclusão de pesquisa (movimentos retóricos 4 e 5 de Swales e Feak (2009)). Além disso, contamos com uma base teórica que permeia a Linguística de Corpus (LC), voltada para a aplicação no ensino e aprendizagem de Inglês para Fins Acadêmicos (IFA). Após coleta e compilação do corpus, utilizamos o programa computacional Sketch Engine (KILGARRIFF et al, 2014) para criar linhas de concordância com a palavra that e, a partir dos resultados, observamos que na escrita dos aprendizes, as estruturas mais utilizadas para reportar as descobertas, resultados e conclusões de pesquisa, foram: sujeito + verbo no passado simples + that e sujeito + verbo no presente simples + that, se alinhando com resultados de pesquisa de Biber et al. (2007) e Glasman-Deal (2010). O resultado final demonstrou que é possível utilizar a LC para o ensino e aprendizagem de IFA e também para o desenvolvimento de atividades didáticas e obter um desfecho positivo, pois a LC é uma área abrangente que permite diversos tipos de aplicações, visando análises de dados linguísticos para os mais diversos fins.

Does location matter in determining firms’ performance? A comparative analysis of domestic and multinational companies

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of internationalization of investment on corporate policies through multinational firms (MNFs) and thereby variation in financial performances when compared to domestic firms (DFs) using 10 years’ (2004-2013) secondary data of 153 firms listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange.Design/methodology/approachThis study applies regression and ratio analyses for testing of hypotheses and other statistics.FindingsThe results indicate that the performance of MNFs is better than that of DFs primarily because of internationalization of investments and inventory utilization. The rest of the factors included in the model, namely, cash conversion cycle and corporate governance (CG) indices, have less prominent role in determining firms’ performance.Research limitations/implicationsSample size was restricted to 153 firms, as complete data for the period selected to carry out the study were available only for these firms. For determining the quality of CG, only sample average has been used as bench mark due to non-availability of industrial average.Practical implicationsThe recommendations of the research can be used by economic planners and corporate experts as policy guidelines and bench mark for improving the corporate and economic performance of the country. Besides, these recommendations are beneficial for emerging economies particularly and developed economies generally across the globe.Social implicationsEconomic and financial regulators can get guidance from the findings of the study to adjust national-level corporate planning. For example, State Bank of Pakistan (the central bank of the country) can amend its prudential regulations with regard to maintaining liquidity by corporate units according to the results of the study. Corporate units can directly get guidance and adopt the findings of the study in their corporate planning to improve their performance. The findings and methodology of the research can also be used by research students on further exploring the field.Originality/valueSplitting the sample into domestic and multinationals firms, separately and jointly analyzing these firms and then comparing corporate strategies of these firms based on location are unique.

The impact of internationalization in the brand image of brazilian franchises of the food sector

This paper aims to deepen the knowledge about the impact of internationalization in the brand image of Brazilian franchises of the food sector that become relevant by present increasing of Brazilian franchises in others markets and increasing the competitiveness of global markets. The study was structured in a bibliographic search about internationalization theories followed by a focal group and survey with 91 university consumers. The studied franchises will be those present in the Brazilian Transnational Ranking of Dom Cabral Foundation 2016. The results will serve as a reference for more broad studies about the internationalization process of Brazilian franchises and to investigate with the depth the impact of transnationalization in the brand image.

Internationalization of exploitation alliance portfolios and firm performance

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of alliance portfolio internationalization (API) on firm performance in the context of exploitation alliances.Design/methodology/approachThe hypothesis is tested by applying a panel regression using a sample of 64 airlines over a nine years period.FindingsAs a result, the study finds a U-shaped relationship between API and firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe results are particularly relevant for firms using many exploitation (e.g. marketing) alliances.Practical implicationsIn the context of exploitation alliances, managers should focus either on local partners or to take advantage of partners with a high degree of foreignness. Stuck in the middle seems to be not advantageous.Originality/valuePrevious work found an S-shaped relationship between portfolio internationalization and firm performance while concentrating on exploration alliances. In contrast, this study shows that exploitation alliance portfolios do not experience a decline of firm performance at high levels of portfolio internationalization.

Analyzing the social impact of orthodontic articles published by Chinese authors in international journals during the past five years

Objective: To evaluate and analyze the social impact of orthodontic articles published by Chinese authors in international journals during the past five years, using an altmetric tool; and to explore the practical value of altmetrics measures in the evaluation of dental research. Methods: PubMed was searched via the Altmetric Explorer platform to identify orthodontic research articles that were published during 2012-2016, with at least one affiliation from China. Commentaries, news reports and editorials were excluded. By reading titles and abstracts, two authors carried out inclusion and exclusion of literature independently to exclude articles that are not related to orthodontics and retracted articles. Data extraction was performed simultaneously. Any disagreement was resolved by discussion. Linear regressions were used to analyze the association between Altmetric attention score (AAS) and potentially related factors. Results: Among 864 articles identified from PubMed, a total of 206 received an AAS, and 160 articles were included for analyzing. The mean AAS of orthodontic research articles from China was 2.7 (95% confidence interval: 2.0 to 3.4). American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics had the most scored articles (n=24) and the highest total AAS (67.0), while European Journal of Orthodontics had the highest mean AAS (3.8). All the top-3 articles were published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Significant positive associations were found among high impact factors (P<0.05), high level of evidence (P<0.001) and the AAS. Conclusions: Publishing more high-impact articles and high level of evidence articles improved the international social impact of orthodontic research from China. As a valuable supplement to citation counts, Altmetric measures had practical values in dental research area.

O cuidado das condições crônicas na atenção primária à saúde

O cuidado das condições crônicas na atenção primária à saúde

Is impact evaluation still on the rise? The new trends in 2010–2015

ABSTRACTThis article examines the content of a web-based repository of published international development impact evaluations created by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) in 2012. In 2015, the authors of this article along with a team of reviewers at 3ie used an updated search and screening protocol to identify new impact evaluation studies published until September 2015. By using systematic search and screening techniques to populate the repository, which contains 4,205 development impact evaluations published between 1981 and September 2015, we can use the data to analyse the trends in impact evaluation research. Though we find early evidence of a plateau in the growth rate of development impact evaluations, the number of studies published between January 2010 and September 2015 account for almost two thirds of the total evidence base. Over half of all studies fall under health and education sectors, though we see in the current decade an emergence of studies in formerly unrepresented sectors. While development impact evaluations are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America (60%), studies are increasingly conducted in underrepresented regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

Editorial: 25 años de evaluación por pares en &lt;em&gt;Trabajos de Prehistoria&lt;/em&gt;

El editorial cierra el cuatrienio del actual equipo. Presenta el contenido del volumen 75, dedicado a Martin Almagro Basch, fundador de Trabajos de Prehistoria, cuando se conmemoran los 25 años de la evaluación por pares en la revista. Cada número semestral combina artículos resultantes de la gestión habitual de la revista con otros invitados. Estos abordan el estado actual de la investigación prehistórica en la Península Ibérica, visto desde el extranjero, y proyectos importantes llevados a cabo por los prehistoriadores del Instituto de Historia del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Se valora el grado de profesionalidad e internacionalización que han adquirido los estudios enmarcados en las líneas editoriales de Trabajos de Prehistoria.

Transnational research training: Chinese visiting doctoral students overseas and their host supervisors

AbstractInternational experience during doctoral training is critical in improving the quality of research training and establishing international networks. This study makes an original contribution to the understanding of the research partnership between visiting doctoral students and their supervisors. The current research draws upon empirical evidence from a survey, semi‐structured interviews and CV analysis of Chinese visiting doctoral students sponsored by the China Scholarship Council. Findings confirm the good quality of supervision and solid research mentorship for the recipient students, who are not officially enrolled in international host universities. This study also highlights research collaboration and networking, which have long‐term international research impact.

Global Trends in Tax Administration

This paper starts with the proposition that the descriptor, ‘tax reform’ can apply to different elements of a tax system. It argues that reforms affecting one aspect of the tax system often, but not always, provide the incentive or opportunity for reform of other components of the tax system. Within this broader context, sustainable tax reform requires good policy, an empowered, effective and efficient tax administration of high integrity, and community trust in the tax system. Trends in tax policy and the international tax environment impact on the strategies used by tax administrations to protect their revenue. At the same time, leading tax agencies seek to promote an investment climate by providing high levels of certainty and service to taxpayers. How well the tax agency is able to achieve these two, often disparate, objectives is of critical importance to the economy. This article outlines modern trends in tax administration that help leading tax administration reconcile these twin objectives.

How preferable and possible is management research-led teaching impact?

Despite some research-led teaching relying heavily on an individual’s research, we find very few impact cases studies from the United Kingdom’s research excellence framework 2014 which use this mechanism for impact. This article questions this absence, identifies problems and challenges of ignoring it and suggests recognising students as research translators to create change. Using research excellence framework 2014 as a case, we define research-led teaching and use Boyer’s scholarship of application as our pedagogical base arguing that ignoring this impact pathway is unjustifiable, demotivating and a missed opportunity which underrepresents the impact of management research. The article provokes new thinking on research-led teaching impact for faculty, research managers, universities and international impact assessment organisations.

Impact of Corporate Internationalization with Foreign Subsidiaries on Firm Performance

Impact of Corporate Internationalization with Foreign Subsidiaries on Firm Performance

TIF 2.0: The Thal e-Course and TIF Expert Patients’ Programme for Disease-Related Education and Self-Management Skills in Thalassaemia

In response to the fundamental shift that has been taking place in the way chronic diseases are perceived and managed and the increasingly established role of patients as equal partners in the management of their condition, the Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) has undertaken the design and development of a comprehensive online Expert Patients’ Programme (EPP) for patients with thalassaemia. Focusing particularly on β-thalassaemia, the most severe form of thalassaemia, the goal of the programme is to develop patients’ disease-related knowledge and self-care skills and enable them to co-manage their disease in a meaningful partnership with their treating physicians. An important goal of this ecourse is to empower patients to advocate for the improvement of national treatment services in every affected country. The aim of this article is threefold: (1) Relate TIF’s EPP with the goals and outcomes of other EPPs, as they are made available in the literature. (2) Describe the rationale and distinguishing features of TIF’s EPP on the basis of learning theories of knowledge acquisition and attrition, and best practices from the scientific disciplines of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Technology-Assisted Learning (TEL). (3) Relay the objectives of TIF’s EPP and the intended international impact in relation to TIF’s mission.

Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper, March 2018 – Recommendations

This article presented the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations on the use of Typhoid vaccines excerpted from the Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper – March 2018 published in the Weekly Epidemiological Record (World Health Organization, 2018) [1]. This position paper replaces the 2008 WHO position paper on typhoid vaccines (WHO, 2008) [2]. It re-emphasizes the importance of vaccination to control typhoid fever and presents the WHO recommendations on the use of a new generation of typhoid conjugate vaccines.Footnotes to this paper provide a number of core references including references to grading tables that assess the quality of the scientific evidence, and to the evidence-to-recommendation tables. In accordance with its mandate to provide guidance to Member States on health policy matters, WHO issues a series of regularly updated position papers on vaccines and combinations of vaccines against diseases that have an international public health impact. These papers are concerned primarily with the use of vaccines in large-scale immunization programmes; they summarize essential background information on diseases and vaccines, and conclude with WHO’s current position on the use of vaccines in the global context. Recommendations on the use of cholera vaccines were discussed by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) in October 2017; evidence presented at these meetings can be accessed at: http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/2017/October/presentations_background_docs/en/.

Parental engagement in children’s STEM education. Part I: Meta-analysis of the literature

This paper presents a meta-analysis of the literature on parental engagement with children’s formal and informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Five recurrent themes have emerged from the literature review: The challenges of supporting parents with children’s STEM education; STEM education as a bridge between school and family; STEM education as a gateway for children’s future economic success; STEM education as a vehicle for promoting student communication skills; and, the role of hands-on inquiry-based activities in enhancing student engagement. We also outline some international informal STEM education initiatives, their scope, challenges and impact.

The impact of internationalisation on stock liquidity and volatility: Evidence from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange

Maximising firm value remains a key tenet of corporate managers. Firms with lower illiquidity and volatility attract lower risk premiums, and these are associated with a lower cost of capital and higher firm value. Internationalisation is one avenue purported to provide liquidity and volatility benefits – possibly lowering both liquidity and volatility risk premiums. This study investigated whether South African domiciled stocks experience a surge in liquidity and/or decline in volatility subsequent to internationalisation. The findings show that internationalisation resulted in a surge in liquidity, and this increase was persistent as suggested by the trading volume and Amihud illiquidity measures of stock liquidity; however, the turnover measure indicated that such liquidity gains were temporary. Similarly, volatility declines after internationalisation were temporary. There was inconclusive evidence to show that internationalised stocks had higher liquidity relative to purely domestic shares, and no statistically significant difference between the volatility of internationalised and purely domestic shareholders’ equity was noted. There is only weak evidence to support internationalisation as a route for lowering cost of capital via a reduction in the liquidity risk premium.