China’s growing economic importance has led to a significant increase in the volume of empirical research about business and management in this country during the last few years. This study reviews the 180 empirical papers focusing on the Chinese context…

En los últimos años, una nueva generación de multinacionales chinas se ha lanzado a conquistar los mercados globales, protagonizando importantes adquisiciones internacionales, impensables hasta hace poco tiempo. Este trabajo pretende analizar la naturaleza de este fenómeno emergente, mostrando los motivos…

One of the issues attracting wider attention within the research into corporate internationalization is the choice of mode of entry into a foreign country. At present, China is one of the destinations which is acquiring greater importance in the international…

Over the last few years, a new generation of Chinese multinationals has set out to conquer global markets, featuring major international acquisitions that were unthinkable until very recently. This work seeks to analyze the nature of this emerging phenomenon, illustrating…

The study of Chinese multinationals (MNEs) is becoming one of the most promising research topics in the international business literature. After outlining the distinctive characteristics of the internationalization process of Chinese MNEs, this chapter analyzes the influence of various host…

Este estudio examina la relevancia de la gestión medioambiental como fuente de ventaja competitiva para los hoteles. Se estudia la relación entre los distintos grados de compromiso ambiental de los hoteles de 3 a 5 estrellas españoles y su rendimiento…

The link between quality management and environmental management systems and firm performance has traditionally been an important topic in the operations management literature. However, only few studies have jointly analysed these two management systems. In this respect, no conclusive results…

Basado en la teoría de las capacidades dinámicas y en la literatura sobre el capital intelectual y la empresa familiar, el objetivo de este trabajo es poner de manifiesto el rol que el capital intelectual desempeña como motor de la…

Foreign direct investment (FDI) ownership decision is one of the most researched topics in the international business literature. However, little is known about the extent to which this knowledge can be applied to emerging-economy multinationals. Building on the institutional, transaction…

Purpose – In recent years, China and India have been experiencing a process of economic and social transformation that is unprecedented in recent human history. The consequences of the spectacular resurgence of these two Asian giants are profound and far-reaching,…