Alain Verbeke
Biographic Data
| ID | 3466964 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alain Verbeke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alain |
| FAMILY NAME | Verbeke |
| SIGNATURE | VERBEKE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9846-5161 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
International business strategy and the bifurcated world of ‘Sunset’ industries
Industries such as coal mining, oil and gas, and steel are widely considered to be in the sunset stage of their lifecycle in advanced democracies, yet global demand and supply for these very industries continue to reach record highs. This disconnect between imposed decline in one part of the world and economics-driven growth in another reveals a fundamental gap in international business strategy theory. We argue that Vernon’s (1966) classic produ…
The value of theory- and evidence-based intellectual dialogue on foundational elements of the IB field
Success and failure in family firm internationalization: The case of Rothschild
In this study, we examine over 100 years of Rothschild’s international activity: we analyze this multinational enterprise’s (MNE’s) cross-border transfer of family-derived firm-specific advantages (FSAs) and the challenges of recombination thereof with novel resources. Family-derived FSAs hinge on the resources and features of the owning and controlling family. During the period of Rothschild’s international success in 19th-century Europe, the fa…
Crises and Disruptions in International Business: How Multinational Enterprises Respond to Crises
Beyond addressing multicollinearity: Robust quantitative analysis and machine learning in international business research
The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy
The present volume discusses the progress made in progress made in the theory and practice of international business (IB) strategy in the last few decades. The book captures the differences in motivations and decision-making processes between smaller and larger firms, private, family and state-owned, emerging or developed market multinational enterprises (MNEs). The book highlights how the increasingly uncertain conditions in the IB environment d…
Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy
The long-term energy transition and multinational enterprise complexity: A BJM–Jibs Joint Initiative
The Jibs 2020 Decade Award: Unraveling the effects of cultural diversity in teams: A meta-analysis of research on multicultural groups
Contemporary International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Jibs 2019 Decade Award: The Uppsala internationalization process model revisited: From liability of foreignness to liability of outsidership
Misconceptions about multicollinearity in international business research: Identification, consequences, and remedies
The contributions of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to international business research
The Jibs 2018 Decade Award: Comparing capitalisms: Understanding institutional diversity and its implications for international business
Unbundling dynamic capabilities for inter-organizational collaboration: The case of nanotechnology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore two distinct subsets of dynamic capabilities that need to be deployed when pursuing innovation through inter-organizational activities, respectively, in the contexts of broad networks and specific alliances. The authors draw distinctions and explore potential interdependencies between these two dynamic capability reservoirs, by integrating concepts from the theoretical perspectives they are derived …
International Business in the Information and Digital Age
Green Strategies
This article studies green strategies, and assesses the content thereof. Investments in five distinct resource domains are critical to develop higher order capabilities in greening. However, not all firms should engage in these investments. In some cases, buying green technologies may be better than developing these internally. The opportunity cost of investments in green capabilities must also be considered: in some cases, not investing in green…
The New Internalization Theory and Multinational Enterprises from Emerging Economies: A Business History Perspective
The recent surge of emerging-economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) has prompted a debate on whether existing international business theory—particularly internalization theory—can accommodate this phenomenon. Our view is that no new, EMNE-centric theory is required to study EMNEs. Using historical evidence, we argue that “new” internalization theory is sufficient to address the complexity of EMNEs, and we illustrate our argument with examples …
Stakeholder management and path dependence in large-scale transport infrastructure development: The port of Antwerp case (1960–2010)
Growing the Virtual Workplace: The Integrative Value Proposition for Telework
Employees, organizations and society alike should grow the virtual workplace, the authors argue, as the multiple, tangible benefits of telework for each of these three stakeholders largely outweigh the costs. To help stakeholders benefit from the virtual workplace they analyze four key issues: telework adoption, implementation, tracking and impacts. The authors develop the comprehensive EOS framework to examine both the interaction among employee…
Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace: Managerial and Societal Perspectives on Telework
Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace provides the first comprehensive overview of the many impacts of telework/telecommuting adoption, from both a managerial and societal perspective. This book argues that telework will be increasingly adopted in the twenty-first century, representing a far-reaching move toward the virtual workplace, with dramatic implications for the management of the workforce and for society at large.
Proactive environmental strategies: A stakeholder management perspective
This paper includes an empirical analysis of the linkages between environmental strategy and stakeholder management. First, it is shown that several simultaneous improvements in various resource domains are required for firms to shift to an empirically significant, higher level of proactiveness. Second, more proactive environmental strategies are associated with a deeper and broader coverage of stakeholders. Third, environmental leadership is not…
Subsidiary‐specific advantages in multinational enterprises
This paper discusses the internal patterns of competence building in the multinational enterprise (MNE), with a focus on the creation of capabilities in its foreign subsidiaries. We present a new framework to synthesize 10 types of MNE–subsidiary linkages leading to capability development. We find that several of the 10 capability development processes are associated with subsidiary‐specific advantages. We discuss the process of subsidiary‐specif…
The Effects of Environmental Taxes an Empirical Study of Water and Solid Waste Levies in Flanders
Environmental problems are considered by the majority of economic agents as important factors in making public policy. As a result, economic and market‐integrated instruments are increasingly being used as alternatives to traditional environmental policy instruments. This article aims to determine the actual effect of environmental taxes on pollution levels. In particular, a case study of Flemish environmental taxes on water and solid waste pollu…
Research in Global Strategic Management. Volume 2: Global Competition and the European Community
The New Internalization Theory and Multinational Enterprises from Emerging Economies: A Business History Perspective
The recent surge of emerging-economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) has prompted a debate on whether existing international business theory—particularly internalization theory—can accommodate this phenomenon. Our view is that no new, EMNE-centric theory is required to study EMNEs. Using historical evidence, we argue that “new” internalization theory is sufficient to address the complexity of EMNEs, and we illustrate our argument with examples …
Unbundling dynamic capabilities for inter-organizational collaboration: The case of nanotechnology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore two distinct subsets of dynamic capabilities that need to be deployed when pursuing innovation through inter-organizational activities, respectively, in the contexts of broad networks and specific alliances. The authors draw distinctions and explore potential interdependencies between these two dynamic capability reservoirs, by integrating concepts from the theoretical perspectives they are derived …
Stakeholder management and path dependence in large-scale transport infrastructure development: The port of Antwerp case (1960–2010)
The Economics of European Integration (Theory, Practice, Policy)
The Effects of Environmental Taxes an Empirical Study of Water and Solid Waste Levies in Flanders
Environmental problems are considered by the majority of economic agents as important factors in making public policy. As a result, economic and market‐integrated instruments are increasingly being used as alternatives to traditional environmental policy instruments. This article aims to determine the actual effect of environmental taxes on pollution levels. In particular, a case study of Flemish environmental taxes on water and solid waste pollu…
The Implementation of Strategic Export Controls in Canada
This article describes the institutional characteristics of Canada's export controls system and assesses its impact on business firms. The authors examine whether or not unnecessary constraints are imposed on the activities of business firms, i.e., constraints that do not contribute to the achievement of national goals. The results of a survey conducted amongst Canadian firms demonstrate that a number of unnecessary constraints currently result f…
Assessing the Effectiveness of Belgian Seaport Policy a Comparative Institutional Approach
The Implementation of Strategic Export Controls in Canada
This article describes the institutional characteristics of Canada's export controls system and assesses its impact on business firms. The authors examine whether or not unnecessary constraints are imposed on the activities of business firms, i.e., constraints that do not contribute to the achievement of national goals. The results of a survey conducted amongst Canadian firms demonstrate that a number of unnecessary constraints currently result f…
Research in Global Strategic Management. Volume 2: Global Competition and the European Community
The Economics of European Integration (Theory, Practice, Policy)
The Effects of Environmental Taxes an Empirical Study of Water and Solid Waste Levies in Flanders
Environmental problems are considered by the majority of economic agents as important factors in making public policy. As a result, economic and market‐integrated instruments are increasingly being used as alternatives to traditional environmental policy instruments. This article aims to determine the actual effect of environmental taxes on pollution levels. In particular, a case study of Flemish environmental taxes on water and solid waste pollu…
Subsidiary‐specific advantages in multinational enterprises
This paper discusses the internal patterns of competence building in the multinational enterprise (MNE), with a focus on the creation of capabilities in its foreign subsidiaries. We present a new framework to synthesize 10 types of MNE–subsidiary linkages leading to capability development. We find that several of the 10 capability development processes are associated with subsidiary‐specific advantages. We discuss the process of subsidiary‐specif…
Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace: Managerial and Societal Perspectives on Telework
Moving Towards the Virtual Workplace provides the first comprehensive overview of the many impacts of telework/telecommuting adoption, from both a managerial and societal perspective. This book argues that telework will be increasingly adopted in the twenty-first century, representing a far-reaching move toward the virtual workplace, with dramatic implications for the management of the workforce and for society at large.
Proactive environmental strategies: A stakeholder management perspective
This paper includes an empirical analysis of the linkages between environmental strategy and stakeholder management. First, it is shown that several simultaneous improvements in various resource domains are required for firms to shift to an empirically significant, higher level of proactiveness. Second, more proactive environmental strategies are associated with a deeper and broader coverage of stakeholders. Third, environmental leadership is not…
Growing the Virtual Workplace: The Integrative Value Proposition for Telework
Employees, organizations and society alike should grow the virtual workplace, the authors argue, as the multiple, tangible benefits of telework for each of these three stakeholders largely outweigh the costs. To help stakeholders benefit from the virtual workplace they analyze four key issues: telework adoption, implementation, tracking and impacts. The authors develop the comprehensive EOS framework to examine both the interaction among employee…
Stakeholder management and path dependence in large-scale transport infrastructure development: The port of Antwerp case (1960–2010)
Green Strategies
This article studies green strategies, and assesses the content thereof. Investments in five distinct resource domains are critical to develop higher order capabilities in greening. However, not all firms should engage in these investments. In some cases, buying green technologies may be better than developing these internally. The opportunity cost of investments in green capabilities must also be considered: in some cases, not investing in green…
The New Internalization Theory and Multinational Enterprises from Emerging Economies: A Business History Perspective
The recent surge of emerging-economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) has prompted a debate on whether existing international business theory—particularly internalization theory—can accommodate this phenomenon. Our view is that no new, EMNE-centric theory is required to study EMNEs. Using historical evidence, we argue that “new” internalization theory is sufficient to address the complexity of EMNEs, and we illustrate our argument with examples …
International Business in the Information and Digital Age
The Jibs 2018 Decade Award: Comparing capitalisms: Understanding institutional diversity and its implications for international business
Unbundling dynamic capabilities for inter-organizational collaboration: The case of nanotechnology
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore two distinct subsets of dynamic capabilities that need to be deployed when pursuing innovation through inter-organizational activities, respectively, in the contexts of broad networks and specific alliances. The authors draw distinctions and explore potential interdependencies between these two dynamic capability reservoirs, by integrating concepts from the theoretical perspectives they are derived …
Contemporary International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region
The Jibs 2019 Decade Award: The Uppsala internationalization process model revisited: From liability of foreignness to liability of outsidership
Misconceptions about multicollinearity in international business research: Identification, consequences, and remedies
The contributions of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to international business research
The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy
The present volume discusses the progress made in progress made in the theory and practice of international business (IB) strategy in the last few decades. The book captures the differences in motivations and decision-making processes between smaller and larger firms, private, family and state-owned, emerging or developed market multinational enterprises (MNEs). The book highlights how the increasingly uncertain conditions in the IB environment d…
Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy
The long-term energy transition and multinational enterprise complexity: A BJM–Jibs Joint Initiative
The Jibs 2020 Decade Award: Unraveling the effects of cultural diversity in teams: A meta-analysis of research on multicultural groups
Crises and Disruptions in International Business: How Multinational Enterprises Respond to Crises
Beyond addressing multicollinearity: Robust quantitative analysis and machine learning in international business research
Economics (18 works) · Business (17 works) · Management (14 works) · Computer Science (13 works) · International business (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · International Business and FDI (9 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Industrial organization (5 works) · International trade (5 works)