AIB 2012 Conference Proceedings - Academy of International ...

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more information, please contact: Ying-Yu (Kerri) Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan:
ying1116@hotmail.com)
Using the Joint Impact of 3Ds (Dispersion, Density, and Diversity) to unlock the M-P Puzzle
Dina Abdelzaher, Florida International University
Jose de la Torre, Florida International University
Conclusive evidence of the multinationality to performance (M-P) has not been reached, with scholars calling for
a revisit of underlying theory. This paper provides a network explanation for why and how multinationality can
impact performance. We propose the examination of joint effects of three network dimensions (diversity,
density, and diversification) using a contingency approach on financial performance while highlighting
subsidiaries vs. headquarters perspectives. We analyze the subsidiary networks of 78 MNCs consisting of 3318
foreign subsidiaries. Results from this proposed integration provides a network based theoretical foundation for
M-P relationship and insights into a three dimensional measure of internationalization. (For more information,
please contact: Dina Abdelzaher, Florida International University, USA: dzahe001@fiu.edu)
Session: 3.3.15 - Interactive
Track: 1 - Institutions, Governance, and CSR
Technology and the Environmental Management in International Business
Presented On: July 3, 2012 - 13:00-14:15
Chair: Kun Liu, Wayne State University
Impact of Institutional Forces on Adoption of Environmental Management Strategy: Moderating Effects of
Complementary Assets and Environmental Orientation
Yuanfei Kang, Massey University
Ximing He, University of New Castle
It is well argued that factors both internal and external to firms contribute to adoption of environmental
management strategy. However, how these internal and external factors interact with each other is an understudied
area. Building on institutional theory and resource-based view, we develop an interactive perspective to
investigate how the influence of institutional forces on environmental management strategy is contingent on the
presence of firm resources/capabilities. Empirical findings based on survey data from manufacturing firms
operating in China suggest that possession of complementary assets is crucial for firms to adopt environmental
management strategy in effectively responding institutional forces. Our analysis also suggests that influence of
institutional force in terms of public constraint on environmental management strategy is moderated by
environmental orientation embedded in a firm (For more information, please contact: Yuanfei Kang, Massey
University, New Zealand: y.kang@massey.ac.nz)
Environmental Regulation and Proactiveness: What Does the Jordanian Evidence Tell Us
Yousef Eiadat, University College Dublin
The role of environmental regulations in affecting the managerial decision to adopt different environmental
responsiveness strategies is well discussed in the organizational literature. However, most of the empirical
literature on the environmental regulation-environmental responsiveness strategies link have focused on
analyzing linear relationships and neglected nonlinearity in empirical modelling. Hypothetically, there is a
possibility that the relationship between environmental regulation and managerial decision to adopt
environmental responsiveness strategies could be nonlinear. This paper considers the possibility of a nonlinear
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