Programa del congreso

Objectives: This study aims to synthesize and advance research on the role of performance feedback in international business (IB) decisions. It evaluates how performance deviations influence multinational enterprises (MNEs) across various strategic contexts, addressing inconsistencies in literature and proposing a research agenda.

Theoretical Framework: The research is grounded in the behavioral theory of the firm, particularly the theory of learning from performance feedback. It integrates this perspective with traditional IB theories such as the Uppsala model and internalization theory, highlighting how firms adjust international strategies based on past and peer performance.

Methodology: A systematic review of empirical studies in IB literature was conducted, coding research themes related to performance feedback and MNE decision-making. The analysis includes a diverse range of IB decisions (e.g., market entry, innovation, location choices) and various performance feedback measures (financial vs. non-financial, historical vs. social aspirations).

Results/Implications: Findings indicate fragmented empirical results due to differences in performance metrics and theoretical applications. The study calls for a more systematic integration of performance feedback insights into IB research. It identifies key research gaps, including the role of goal conflicts, geopolitical factors, and cultural variations in shaping MNE responses to performance deviations

Objectives: This study examines the heterogeneity of firms' export intensity in Spain, highlighting that business factors significantly influence internationalization decisions. It emphasizes the need to analyze firm-specific resources and capabilities to reduce uncertainty in internationalization.

Theoretical approach: Over recent decades, various theories have explored the factors influencing business internationalization, focusing on both internal and external elements. Industry effects, such as market structure and competition, significantly impact firms' internationalization strategies. Firm-specific factors, like size and age, including resources and capabilities, play a crucial role in shaping unique internationalization paths for each company too.

Methodology: The data used have been taken from the Encuesta de Estrategias Empresariales (ESEE—Survey on Business Strategies). We have a sample with 413 companies followed from 2000 to 2020 with 8,673 observations. We employ a hierarchical multilevel model to decompose the variance in Export Intensity (EI) across multiple levels of analysis. We fit models via restricted maximum likelihood (reml) of Stata 18 mixed command.

Results and implications: While industry, area, and situation also play roles, they are less influential compared to firm-specific factors such as size, age, R&D intensity, and ownership structure. Therefore, multi-theoretical frameworks are essential for understanding the internationalization process.

Las exportaciones comprendidas como procesos de planeación estratégica en las empresas son un factor clave para el desarrollo económico de los países. La mayoría de estudios que abordan esta temática se dividen en el análisis de factores internos y externos; sin embargo, poca atención se ha prestado a la interacción entre estos dos factores en la propensión a exportar Este estudio busca examinar, por un lado, los efectos directos de los spillovers de exportación y, por otro lado, el rol moderador que los factores internos en la probabilidad de exportar de las empresas manufactureras en Colombia. Tomando una muestra de 55.327 observaciones de empresas manufactureras colombianas en el periodo 2014–2021, los resultados de la estimación de un modelo probit dinámico muestran que los efectos de los spillovers de exportación no son iguales en todas las empresas, sino que varían dependiendo las características internas de las mismas.

This study analyzes the extent to which country-specific factors and characteristics of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) influence the effective knowledge transfer to society. Using a longitudinal dataset comprising 5,671 observations from 862 European universities over 37 countries, we evaluate the factors influencing HEIs' knowledge transfer. Results confirm that higher public expenditure on tertiary education, robust national innovation profiles, and superior research performance significantly supports knowledge transfer. Additionally, internationalization amplifies the positive effects of public investment, though it does not moderate the relationship with national innovation profiles and research performance. These findings contribute to understanding how HEIs can effectively align their missions to balance teaching, research, and societal engagement in a competitive global landscape.