TY - JOUR
T1 - How do managers decide on internationalization processes? The role of organizational slack and performance feedback
AU - Lin, Wen Ting
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank JWB Editors, John Cullen and John Slocum, and anonymous reviewers for their detailed and valuable comments and suggestions. This research was supported by National Science Council ( NSC-98-2410-H-194-114-MY3 ).
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This study draws on the behavioral theory of the firm to the postulate relationships between organizational slack and performance aspirations, and internationalization processes. Based on longitudinal data (2000-2008) from 772 publicly listed firms in Taiwan, the findings indicate that organizational slack significantly influences the internationalization processes. Specifically, firms with high organizational slack that have performance that falls below aspirations managers are more likely to exhibit (1) a rapid pace, (2) a wider scope, and (3) an irregular rhythm in their internationalization processes. In addition, we observed an interaction effect between performance feedback and different levels of slack on the internationalization processes.
AB - This study draws on the behavioral theory of the firm to the postulate relationships between organizational slack and performance aspirations, and internationalization processes. Based on longitudinal data (2000-2008) from 772 publicly listed firms in Taiwan, the findings indicate that organizational slack significantly influences the internationalization processes. Specifically, firms with high organizational slack that have performance that falls below aspirations managers are more likely to exhibit (1) a rapid pace, (2) a wider scope, and (3) an irregular rhythm in their internationalization processes. In addition, we observed an interaction effect between performance feedback and different levels of slack on the internationalization processes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.08.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904538698
SN - 1090-9516
VL - 49
SP - 396
EP - 408
JO - Journal of World Business
JF - Journal of World Business
IS - 3
ER -