Yong Kyu Lew

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Using in-depth data from 155 Pakistani auto components suppliers, we study the role of socialization in knowledge transfer from international joint venture assemblers. We find that whereas formal socialization mechanisms enhance the comprehension and speed of knowledge transfer to local suppliers, informal socialization mechanisms enhance comprehen...

In the information age, the firm’s performance hinges on combining partners’ specialist knowledge to achieve value co-creation. Combining knowledge from different specialties could be a costly process in the international technology alliances (ITAs) context. We argue that the combination of different specializations requires the development of ‘tra...

Recent research suggests that the capabilities needed for the survival of international new ventures (INVs) may be at odds with the original aims that had brought them into the international markets. INV mortality is exacerbated by uncertainty and lack of familiarity with the host market environment, which elevates the liabilities of newness, small...

This study seeks to understand why and how multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries use non-market strategies to establish legitimacy in weak institutional environments. By adopting an in-depth qualitative approach, we explore the non-market strategies enacted by four MNE subsidiaries operating in Cameroon. We find that MNE subsidiaries endeavou...

This study examines the role of a hybrid business incubator (HBI) in the specialized high-tech sector, specifically within the regional innovation system of Seoul. The objectives are to gain a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism by which internal and external collaborations influence tenant firms and to investigate the crucial role of the...

This study investigated the ways in which two religious organizations in Indonesia govern female bodies; specifically focusing on the construction of ideal Muslim womanhood through hijab practice. This mixed-method study combines partial least squares path modelling (PLS-path modelling), ethnographic research during fieldwork, and content analysis...

This article investigates the internationalization process of incubating, parenting, and eventually spinning-off overseas entrepreneurial ventures originating from emerging markets. In a comparative case study of Chinese high-tech firms, we leveraged multiple sources of data to reveal (1) how the exploitation of parent firms’ technological and plat...

Recent debates on the impact of the U.S.-China hegemony competition on the global economy are active. This study investigates how the new industry system related to automobile batteries in the U.S. and Europe affects the leading Chinese battery companies. It uses interviews, literature reviews, and scenario planning methods to develop scenarios for...

Fashionable hijab is a trend in Muslim societies worldwide. In Indonesia, hijab commercialization has been especially prominent. This study used consumer socialization theory to examine the relationship between hijab influencers (HIs), religious factors, attitudes toward fashionable hijab, and commodified hijab-style choices. In particular, we exam...

Based on the cognitive psychology theory of coping, we examined how the ability of developing market firms to confront and cope with advanced market importers' pressure to adopt emerging technologies may influence their adoption of such technologies. We also determined how this relationship is moderated by the disruptive and incremental key feature...

Building on the stakeholder, agency, and resource dependence theories; this paper investigates the role of international corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the post-entry performance of developing market international new ventures (INVs) in the presence of corporate governance mechanisms to overcome their agency and environmental problems. W...

Purpose This study investigates to what extent strategic flexibility of international strategic alliances (ISAs) affects export performance of emerging market small and medium-sized enterprises (ESMEs) via international marketing capability in crises. It also examines whether these ESMEs’ adoption of digital technology strengthens the impact of str...

Previous research has acknowledged that the interplay between organisational learning and leadership is vital. In this research, we combine organisational learning and leadership research within a dynamic capability (DC) framework to understand the nature of and interaction between them. Drawing on a single case study, this paper develops a concept...

A significant yet rarely probed question in the international entrepreneurship literature is to what extent and when entrepreneurial alertness (EA) manifests into international performance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using survey data from 214 SMEs in the United Arab Emirates, this study investigates the relationships between EA,...

This paper examines how and to what extent strategic flexibility of international strategic partnerships (ISPs) affects export performance of emerging market small and medium-sized enterprises (EMSMEs) via international marketing capability in crises. Also, it investigates whether these EMSMEs’ adoption of digital technology strengthens the impact...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital capital and online activities have played significant roles as a tool for enhancing social support. Considering the increased role of information communication technology (ICT), in this study, we investigated the following research questions by focusing on the Indonesian Muslim diaspora in South Korea. To what...

This comprehensive and engaging Research Handbook provides a full examination of the modes and mechanisms of international knowledge transfer. Furthermore, it also provides in-depth insights into international knowledge transfer related challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs). Chapters written by well-respected contributors provide ex...

By integrating relational embeddedness in international strategic alliance networks (ISANs) and the dynamic capability perspective, this article presents an examination of the drivers of the post-entry internationalisation commitment of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, we investigated the mediating effect of opportunity-sens...

This study examines the influence of strategic orientations and dynamic capability on the sustainable international performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Building on the dynamic capability perspective, we propose that the interaction between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and alliance orientation (AO) facilitates dynamic capab...

Based on the institutional perspective, this article examines whether institutional pressures in home and host countries affect multinational enterprise (MNE) subsidiaries’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices and whether the institutional distance between home and host countries moderates these relationships. We collect data from 185 Ch...

Digital transformation is perceived not only as a change in certain technology but also as a large transition that will ultimately change our lives for the better. Industry convergence, the key to digital transformation, entails, for firms, both various opportunities for innovation and the crisis of falling behind. Therefore, from the perspective o...

Along with the development of food technology, the value consumption of the Generation Z and the growing public interest in health and environment due to COVID-19 are fostering the growth of the alternative meat market. However, the size of the domestic alternative meat market is diminutive compared to that of advanced countries abroad whereas dome...

This paper investigates how business incubators facilitate the international growth of start-up clients originating from emerging markets. Drawing key insights from a network perspective, we explore the processes by which business incubators create international linkages between the networks of knowledge creation and knowledge application. Our anal...

This research examines the evolution of the study on triple helix (TH) approaches to the investigation of regional innovation systems (RISs). Prior studies on TH-based RISs have focused largely on complex interactions among innovation creating actors (i.e., university, industry, and government) and non-market institutions in various regional contex...

This study aims to investigate the role of external network resources of emerging market ventures (EMVs) in shaping ventures’ entrepreneurial capability and achieving superior new product development (NPD) performance in the international marketplace. It integrates the extended resource-based view and knowledge-seeking perspectives of EMVs with the...

Emerging market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) are attracting significant scholarly attention in the international business and general management domain. The extant research has provided important insights into the EMNEs' internationalization processes and whether the existing theories adequately explain their outward investment motives. This s...

This study investigates the extent to which international learning intent and different dimensions of international network searching (i.e., breadth and depth) contribute to innovation performance of emerging market small and medium-sized enterprises (ESMEs). We contend that simple international network searching or motivation for learning does not...

This article examines the role of networks and global value chains (GVCs) and how they influence emerging economy small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (EE-SMEs) internationalization. Drawing on the insights, experiences, and perspectives of entrepreneurs and senior managers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have originated from Chi...

The internationalization of firms from emerging economies have attracted significant research interest. Yet, there is limited research that has examined the role of dynamic capabilities in the global strategy of these firms, and how these firms develop and use different set of dynamic capabilities in their foreign operation. This article provides k...

This paper draws on a case study of Berlin-based virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) venture of Playsnak. The data consist of semi-structured interviews and selected secondary data obtained from different sources. The case venture pioneers the latest VR technology in the digital age to develop VR/AR business for the global marketplace....

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer why some multinational enterprises (MNEs) fail within the international business (IB) domain. Design/methodology/approach Conceptually, the study takes an organismic approach to MNE failure. Methodologically, it adopts an elite interview approach derived from the Delphi technique. Respondents are 39 I...

Purpose In cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As), acquirers often fail to achieve the expectations they held when they made the M&A deals. This paper aims to propose that the risks of cross-border M&As can be mitigated by building and cultivating organizational resilience as a prime means of risk management. Design/methodology/approach The...

This study combines the resource-based view of the firms and region-based view of the strategy (i.e., a 2R-based view) to shed light on the crucial roles of firm-specific resources and region-specific heterogeneity within the context of China, a large emerging economy. The study explains the variations in internationalization levels among service...

This study validates the relationship between the perceived brands of Korean wave and country-of-origin image (COI) of Korea on the basis of categorization and stereotype content theories. Data collected from local consumers in Vietnam are analyzed using structural equation modeling. Our findings show that perceived brand globalness significantly a...

This article examines technology exchange mechanisms in technological platform partnerships between software and hardware firms. Such firms form complementary partnerships to develop innovative technological products in the mobile telephony sector. Data were collected from 110 high-tech firms which have formed technological platform partnerships, a...

This paper investigates the mediating effect of learning intent in transforming local suppliers’ potential absorptive capacity into realized absorptive capacity and its impact on exploitative and exploratory innovation. Using survey data from 155 auto parts manufacturers in Pakistan, we find that local firms’ realized absorptive capacity enables th...

This paper investigates the role of learning orientation in the post-entry performance of international new ventures (INVs) by examining the relationships of niche strategy, network resources, and learning orientation with the multi-dimensional post-entry performance of INVs. Based on the INV internationalisation literature, we develop and validate...

This article investigates the role of learning orientation in the post-entry performance of international new ventures (INVs) by examining the relationships of niche strategy, network resources and learning orientation with the multi-dimensional post-entry performance of INVs. Based on the INV internationalisation literature, we develop and validat...

This paper examines how innovation-related firm-specific ownership advantage (FSA) plays a role in developing the competitive advantages of Chinese multinationals when they internationalize. Based on a review of the existing literature concerning foreign direct investment by emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs), we identify that numer...

The majority of previous Regional Innovation System (RIS) studies generally provide a rather static overview of the roles of innovation creating actors. This article explores a single RIS in Trentino in Italy. The case shows that the roles of three actors (i.e. the provincial government, academia/research centers, and firms) are vital in creating t...

This paper investigates the role of learning orientation in the post-entry performance of international new ventures (INVs) by examining the relationships of niche strategy, network resources, and learning orientation with the multi-dimensional post-entry performance of INVs. Based on the INV internationalisation literature, we develop and validate...

This paper investigates the influence of corporate governance on performance of modern Chinese firms. Prior studies reveal inconclusive results about the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance. Little research investigates the performance implications of board structure in the post-institutional-transition era in China. Base...

Drawing on Norm Activation Model (NAM), this research investigates fair trade product purchasing behavior taking personal, normative and cultural factors into consideration. NAM offers a useful theoretical lens on the investigation of altruistic and irrational motives of individual consumers. The conceptual model includes two antecedent dimensions...

This paper examines the changes in the internationalisation of innovation created by the recent surge of Chinese innovative firms and the resultant effects on global economic organisation. Drawing insights from the international business, economic geography and development studies literatures, it investigates the rise and internationalisation of Ch...

Purpose – Competitive industry structure and recent economic depression challenge a survival of Korean small- and medium-sized food franchising companies (SMFCs), albeit the explosive growth of the Korean food service industry for last few decades. Against this backdrop, it examines how these SMFCs overcome liabilities of smallness and resource sca...

This article examines how emerging market small and medium-sized enterprises (EM-SMEs) leverage business and social networks for their internationalisation. Drawing from the internationalisation process and network literature, it investigates four Chinese SMEs which have effectively entered foreign markets. The sample of Chinese manufacturing SMEs...

This paper examines dynamic correlations between international oil and Asian stock markets. The WTI oil price and Asian stock market price indexes in eleven Asian countries (i.e., Korea, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and Vietnam) from January 2002 to March 2016 were used in this study. Methodolo...

This paper investigates path-creating technological catch-up and internationalization of two Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), i.e., Midas IT and Infinitt Healthcare. Applying a sectoral systems of innovation and window of opportunity lens, it analyzes sectoral traits of the applied SW industry and the dynamic technological catch-up...

This paper links the industrial policy and national systems of innovation literature to the investigation of learning capabilities of suppliers in the context of the automotive parts industry of Pakistan. Drawing data from 50 Pakistani auto parts suppliers, the findings suggest that industrial policy has been helpful in creating a local parts suppl...

In the regional context of China, this paper examines the extent to which Absorptive Capacity (ABC) contributes to the host country’s utilisation of Inward Foreign Direct Investment (IFDI) knowledge spillover and innovation. The findings suggest that the presence of IFDI per se exercises a ‘crowding-out’ effect on local firms’ innovation. In contra...

A core component of International Business (IB) postgraduate programs around the world is the master’s dissertation, which requires students to produce a written document, typically around 20,000 words in length, based on empirical research. While the dissertation is given considerable importance in such programs, often accounting for more than a q...

Purpose – The purpose of this corporate social responsibility (CSR) paper is to investigate specific social roles of multinational corporations (MNCs) in a developing economy, and how these MNCs’ CSR marketing activities are legitimized, from the institutional perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Anchoring this study in institutional theory,...

Key account management plays a pivotal role for managers and practitioners in the maintenance of successful customer-supplier relationships. Yet, little is known conceptually or empirically about how suppliers can move beyond market scanning and develop international key account management capabilities in international customer-supplier relationshi...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore inter-organizational linkages and the extent of technology transfer and develop propositions related to the linkages, technology transfer and upgrading of local suppliers in developing economies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct a literature review and 50 exploratory interviews with senior mana...

Forming an international joint venture (IJV) is a strategically important step that shapes a firm’s internationalisation process (Park and Ungson, 1997) and is a strategy intended to quickly achieve geographical diversification or organisational growth. Many IJVs have been created for partners to comply with local restrictions on foreign ownership...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine operational-level implementation issues regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in general, and resource combination and integration at the functional marketing level in particular. Design/methodology/approach – The paper introduces four factors (i.e. collaboration, interaction, marketing synergy...

We investigate how international joint ventures (IJVs) established in emerging economies help their local suppliers with technological knowledge transfer. Data from 50 Pakistani-owned Tier 1 suppliers, three of the major assemblers, and policy makers in the Ministry of Industries and Production in Pakistan is collected. Findings suggest that, in th...

This article discusses the issues of measurement and scaling for marketing research.

Global technology alliances (GTAs) and innovation capabilities are the two main themes in this chapter. Drawing on innovation concepts and the resource-based view, this chapter explains how firms gain access to complementary resources, dispersed in the international realm, and incorporate these within their organizations through GTAs

Global technology alliances (GTAs) and innovation capabilities are the two main themes in this chapter. Drawing on innovation concepts and the resource-based view, this chapter explains how firms gain access to complementary resources, dispersed in the international realm, and incorporate these within their organizations through GTAs. This emergent...