Reading list
International Strategic Management
Internationell strategisk företagsledning
Course
GM0118
Second cycle
7.5 credits (ECTS)
About the Reading list
Valid from
Autumn semester 2025 (2025-09-01)
Decision date
2025-09-04
compulsory core literature
- Barney, J. (1991), “Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage”, Journal of Management, Vol 17, No. 1, pp. 99-120
- Porter, M. (1986), “Changing patterns of international competition”, California Management Review, Vol. 28, pp. 9-40
- Rosenzweig, P. M., & Singh, J. V. (1991). Organizational environments and the multinational enterprise. Academy of Management review, 16(2), 340-361.
- Williamson, O. (1991), “Comparative Economic Organization: The analysis of discrete structural alternatives”, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 269-296
- Teece, D. J. (2010). Business models, business strategy and innovation. Long range planning, 43(2-3), 172-194.
- Agarwal, R., & Helfat, C. E. (2009). Strategic renewal of organizations. Organization science, 20(2), 281-293.
- Schmitt, A., Raisch, S., & Volberda, H. W. (2018). Strategic renewal: Past research, theoretical tensions and future challenges. International Journal of Management Reviews, 20(1), 81-98.
- McGahan, A. M. (2004). How industries change. Harvard business review, 82(10), 86-94.
- Hill, C.W.L., Hwang, P. and Kim, W.C. (1990) An Eclectic Theory of the Choice of International Entry Mode. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 11: 117-128.
- Michael Schellenberg, Michael John Harker & Aliakbar Jafari (2018) International market entry mode – a systematic literature review, Journal of Strategic Marketing, 26:7, 601-627, DOI: 10.1080/0965254X.2017.1339114
- Benito, G. RG., Petersen, B. and Welch L. (2009) Towards more realistic conceptualizations of foreign operation modes. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 40: 1455–1470
- Cullen, J.B., Johnson, J.L. and Sakano, T. (2000). Success Through Commitment and Trust: The Soft Side of Strategic Alliance Management. Journal of World Business, Vol. 35: 223-240.
- Kale, P. and Singh, H. (2009) Managing Strategic Alliances: What Do We Know Now, and Where Do We Go From Here? Academy of Management Perspectives, August, Vol. 23[3]: 45-62
- Lavie, D. (2007) Alliance Portfolios and Firm Performance: A Study of Value Creation and Appropriation in the U.S. Software Industry. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 28: 1187-1212
- Rašković, M., Brenčič, M. M., Jaklič, M. (2013) Antecedents and evolution of the Bartlett and Ghoshal transnational typology, Multinational Business Review, Vol. 21 [2]: 148 - 173
- Rugman, A., Verbeke, A. and Yuan, W. (2010). Re-conceptualizing Bartlett and Ghoshal’s Classification of National Subsidiary Roles in the Multinational Enterprise. Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 48[2]: 253-277
- Kostova, T. and Roth K. (2002). Adoption of an Organizational Practice by Subsidiaries of Multinational Corporation: Institutional and Relational Effect. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 45: 215-243
- Geels, F. W. (2002). Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: a multi-level perspective and a case-study. Research policy, 31(8-9), 1257-1274.
- Bondy, K., & Starkey, K. (2014). The dilemmas of internationalization: Corporate social responsibility in the multinational corporation. British journal of management, 25(1), 4-22.
- Yakob, R., Nakamura, H. R., & Ström, P. (2018). Chinese foreign acquisitions aimed for strategic asset-creation and innovation upgrading: The case of Geely and Volvo Cars. Technovation, 70, 59-72.
Supplementary Articles
- Bartlett, C.A. and Ghoshal, S. (1987). Managing Across Borders: New Strategic Requirements. Sloan Management Review, Summer: 7-17. (Found in the Library)
- Bartlett, C.A. and Ghoshal, S. (1987). Managing Across Borders: New Organizational Responses. Sloan Management Review, Fall: 43-53. (Found in the Library)
- Brouthers, K.D. and Brouthers L.E. (2003). Why service and Manufacturing Entry Mode Choices Differ: The Influence of Transaction Cost Factors, Risk and Trust. Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 40: 1179-1204.
- Chang, S. and Rosenzweig, P.M. (2001). The Choice of Entry Mode in Sequential Foreign Direct Investment. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 22: 747-776.
- Davis, P.S., Desai, A.B. and Francis, J.D. (2000). Mode of International Entry: An Isomorphism Perspective. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 31: 239-258.
- Edman, J. (2016) Reconciling the advantages and liabilities of foreignness: Towards an identity-based framework. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 47: 674–694
- Gaba, V., Pang, Y. and Ungson, G.R. (2002). Timing of Entry in International Market: An Empirical Study of US Fortune 500 Firms in China. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 33: 39-55.
- Gulati, R. (1998). Alliances and Networks. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 19: 293-317.
- Kim, C.K. and Mauborgne, R.A. (1993). Making Global Strategies Work. Sloan Management Review, Spring: 11-27.
- Osborn, R.N. and Hagendoorn, J. (1997). The Institutionalization and Evolutionary Dynamics of Interorganizational Alliances and Networks. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 40: 261-278.
- Pan, Y. and Tse, D.K. (2000). The Hierarchical Model of Market Entry Modes. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 31: 535-554.
- Peng, M.W. (2006) Global Strategy. Thomson South-Western
- Peng, M.W. (2006) Global Strategy. Thomson South-Western
- Penrose, E. (2009, 4th Edition) The Theory of the Growth of the Firm. Subchapter III ‘Penrose’s Contribution’ xvi-xxvi in the Introductory Chapter: Edith Penrose’s ‘The Theory of the Growth of the Firm’ Fifty Years Later by Pitelis C.N. Oxford University Press (Found in the library)
- Pothukuchi, V., Damanpour, F., Choi, J., Chen, C.C. and Park, S.H. (2002). National and Organizational Culture Differences and International Joint Venture Performance. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 33: 243-265.
- Zaheer, S. (1995). Overcoming the Liability of Foreignness. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 38: 341-363.
- Zou, S. and Cavusgil, S.T. (1996). Global Strategy: A Review and an Integrated Conceptual Framework. European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 30: 52-69.