C X:1 Strategy in Emerging Markets SP 214

Chair and discussant: Andrew Delios, National University of Singapore

Globalization as Diffusion Process: An Analysis of the Dissemination of Western Brands in Central and Eastern Europe (243)
Arnold Schuh, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration


Motives and Modes of FDI in a Transition Economy: The Case of Poland (224)
Marian Gorynia, Poznan University of Economics,
Jan Nowak, University of the South Pacific,
Radoslaw Wolniak, Warsaw University


Reconsidering the Ceoncept of "Distance" in International Business: Culture, Regulation and Cognition(282)
Delia Ionascu, Copenhagen Business School,
Klaus Meyer, Copenhagen Business School,
Saul Estrin, London Business School


The Role of Strategic Investors in Polish Companies: Catalysts for Organizational Change or Opportunists? (102)
Grzegorz Trojanowski, Tilburg University,
Dorota Piaskowska-Lewandowska, Tilburg University,
Martyna Janowicz, Tilburg University


W X:1 Entry In Eastern Europe SP 208

Chair: Arnold Schuh, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

From Roubaix to Red Square - Auchan's Entry into Russia and its Implications for Retail Internationalisation Theory (191)
Graham H. Roberts, Lille Graduate School of Management


Acquisition or Greenfield? The influence of experience-based organizational learning and international strategy on entry mode choice in Central and Eastern Europe(155)
Desislava Dikova, University of Groningen,
Arjen van Witteloostuijn


The Largest Foreign Acquisition in Romania: ISPAT-SIDEX Case Study and Policy Lessons (171)
Liviu Voines, New Europe College and Romanian Economic Society


The Role of Experience in Creating Profitable Operations in Central and Eastern Europe (150)
Rian Drogendijk, Tilburg University,
Kent Eriksson, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm,
Jukka Hohenthal, Uppsala University


Understanding the Location Strategies of the European Firms in Asian Countries(246)
Rizwan Tahir, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa


C X:2 Business and Emerging Markets SP s13

Chair and discussant: George Tesar, Umeå School of Business and Economics

The Impact of NAFTA on Foreign Direct Investment in Canada, Mexico and the United States (123)
Dorothee Feils, University of Alberta,
Manzur Rahman, University of San Diego


Is the Relationship between Inward FDI and Spillover Effects Linear? An Empirical Examination of the Case of China (49)
Peter J. Bucklet, CIBUL
Jeremy Cless, CIBUL
Chengqi Wang, Leeds University Business School


Enterprise Restructuring in Transition Economies: A Theoretical Assessment of Empirical Research(280)
Mike Wright,
Olga Suhomlinova


W X:2 Policy Issues Affecting Business in Emerging Markets SP 113

Chair: Dorothee Feils, University of Alberta

International Business-Environmental Issues. Some Empirical Evidence from Transition Economies (115)
Zofia Wysokinska, Technical University of Lodz,
Janina Witkowska, University of Lodz


Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Growth in Transition Economies - a Comparative Study of the Czech Republic and Poland (105)
Thaddeus J.S. Mallya, Brno University of Technology,
Camilla Jensen, Copenhagen Business School


Explaining Reform Disappointment: The Interaction of Stakeholders and Structure(264)
Steven White, INSEAD


Symbiosis Between Cluster and Incubator. Model: The Open Multi Axes Synergic Incubator (OMASI) (47)
Ilan Bijaoui, Bar Ilan University Israel


The Role of Government Intervention and Industry Rivalry in the International Expansion of Emerging Country Firms: An Empirical Study from Asia, Latin America and the Middle East (68)
Pierre Dussauge, H.E.C. School of Management,
Rosamaria Conde Medina, H.E.C School of Management


W X:3 Business in Eastern Europe SP 213

Chair: Camilla Jensen, Copenhagen Business School

Flows and Use of Knowledge in Western-CEE Production Operations (312)
Päivi Karhunen, Helsinki School of Economics,
Riitta Kosonen, Helsinki School of Economics


Analysing Foreign Direct Investment Network (86)
Andreja Jaklic, University of Ljubljana


Institutions and International Marketing: Countertrade as Linked Marketing (214)
Carla Millar, TSM / University of Twente,
Choi Chongju, The Australian National University,
Brian Hilton, Cranfield Institute of Technology


The Growing Attractiveness of Central and Eastern to Foreign Investors: The Case of the New EU Member states (151)
Maria Papanastassiou, Athens University of Economics and Business,
Constantina Kottardi, Athens University of Economics and Business,
Fillippaios Fragkiskos, Athens University of Economics and Business