First mover advantages in international business and firm‐specific political resources

By J. Frynas, Kamel Mellahi, G. Pigman. 2006

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Subfields: Accounting, Strategy and Management

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Portfolios of Political Ties and Business Group Strategy in Emerging Economies (2014, unknown): “It may also modify existing rules and regulations to improve the firms’ competitive positions, such as by raising the costs for rivals or lowering entry barriers for the firm (Siegel, 2004; Frynas, Mellahi, and Pigman, 2006).”
International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones (2013, background): “Frynas et al (2006) for example highlight the importance of first mover advantage in the context of generating political capital.”
TOWARD GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET ORIENTATION AND THE RESOURCE-BASED VIEW (2007, background): “Recent investigations of the RBV, such as our 2005 study, move beyond a direct resources–performance link and attempt to more fully capture the RBV by assessing the ‘action’ component of its underlying framework (see also Edelman, Brush, and Manolova, 2005; Frynas, Mellahi, and Pigman, 2006 ).”
Multinational enterprises and climate change: Exploring institutional failures and embeddedness (2011, background): “MNEs therefore need to be cautious about non-market forces, and carefully consider their institutional embeddedness in home, host and supranational contexts (Frynas et al., 2006; Sun, Mellahi, & Thun, 2010).”
Current debates in global strategy (2009, unknown): “6 For example, in considering a politically defined region, it may be the case that MNEs are able to take advantage of and use political resources that rest between the home and host country, despite a large cultural or institutional distance (Frynas et al. 2006).”
Gaining legitimacy through hiring local workforce at a premium: The case of MNEs in the United Arab Emirates (2011, background): “They may also extract favorable terms and opportunities as an exchange for legitimating efforts (Boddewyn, 1998; Boddewyn&Brewer, 1994; Frynas et al., 2006; Ring, Lenway, & Govekar, 1990).”
Control of subsidiaries of MNCs from emerging economies in developed countries: the case of Taiwanese MNCs in the UK (2009, background): “Among the arguments put forward for classifying countries such as Taiwan as emerging economies include: high institutional constraints (Child and Tsai 2005 ), dominant use of interpersonal connections in business conduct (Luo 2006 ), influence of political actors in business activities (Frynas, Me”
A Review of the Nonmarket Strategy Literature (2016, unknown): “They include consumer perceptions (Luo & Bhattacharya, 2006), access to finance (Madsen & Rodgers, 2015), preferential access to political resources (Frynas et al., 2006), or an improved relationship with the primary stakeholder (Hillman & Keim, 2001).”
Do political connections matter for firm innovation? Evidence from emerging markets in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (2020, background): “Our analysis shows that investment in political connections can foster radical innovations by helping firms overcoming obstacles stemming from non-market factors (Frynas et al. 2006; Akbar and Kisilowski, 2015).”