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This study employs a resource-based view (RBV) to analyze how the existing resources available to small manufacturers affect their export branding and channel control decisions. Two types of intang...

Does a supplier be able to benefit from its transaction-specific investments (TSIs) and those made by other suppliers? Theoretical arguments and empirical findings remain mix regarding the TSI-perf...

This study investigates the valuation effects and the performance of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities adopted by the 72 CSR-awarded and the 87 non-awarded listed firms in Taiwan...

This study uses an institutional-change lens to analyze the rapid resource-exploiting internationalization of established small firms, which is an interacting result of their CEOs' perception of ho...

Based on the transaction cost theory, organizational learning and knowledge-based view, this study investigates how different types of management control affect multinational enterprises' (MNEs) satisfaction with international joint venture (IJV) performance. The study also examines the moderating effects of learning intent and the risks of knowledge spillover on the relationship between management control and IJV performance. Through an analysis of 162 Taiwanese JVs, we find that (1) when sharing-protecting tension is faced by MNEs or local partners, split management control can result in higher IJV satisfaction than other control types; and (2) when MNEs and local partners face learning-sharing-protecting tension simultaneously, split management control and MNE dominant management control can result in higher IJV satisfaction than sharing management control.

Theoretical models and empirical research on the relationships between transaction-specific investments (TSIs) and firm performance have produced inconsistent results. Such results highlight a need...

Governance mechanisms protect investment transactions and thereby facilitate and promote sustainable and cooperative relationships. However, the empirical results from prior studies of the relationship between governance mechanisms and collaborative performance are inconsistent. This quasi-longitudinal empirical study article develops a relational life-cycle framework that considers the dynamic nature of the evolution of collaborative relationships and re-examines the relationship between governance mechanisms and cooperative performance. The 117 domestic manufacturers included in the list by the Common Wealth Magazine's Top 1000 manufacturers in Taiwan of 2012 indicates that the use of governance mechanisms has different effects on collaborative performance during various life-cycle stages. In the exploration stage, both contractual control and relational control positively affect cooperative performance. In the growth and maturity stages, still has a positive association with collaborative performance, ...

Chen (1996) addresses the competitive dynamics theory, which contributes to competitive strategy and enhances our understanding of a firm's competitive actions. However, firms usually are active in...

Effective and efficient supply chain coordination requires the integration of all product flow processes. However, inconsistent empirical results have been obtained with respect to the relationship...

This study aims to explore the relationship between control mechanisms (including formal control and social control) and the cooperative performance of an individual firm in a supply chain. A surve...