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  1. Crisis as a catalyst: how the pre-existing values of entrepreneurs shape strategic crisis responses

    Article • Small Business Economics, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  2. The role of regional policy for Industry 4.0 adoption: A study of Finnish South Karelia

    Article • European Management Journal, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  3. Correction: Negotiating the ethical terrain in global value chains on the road towards the SDGs

    Article • Asian Business & Management, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  4. An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories

    Article • Journal of World Business, February 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  5. Negotiating the ethical terrain in global value chains on the road towards the SDGs

    Article • Asian Business & Management, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  6. International Business and Sustainable development goal 8 (SDG 8)

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  7. International Business and SDG 8: An Introduction to the Theme

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  8. On-ramp or speed bump? How boards influence the internationalisation of international new ventures

    Article • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, August 2023, SAGE Publications

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  9. Ethnocentrism in Austria – Historical data

    Article • Data in Brief, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  10. Just transitions tensions in the Latin American coffee value chain

    Article • July 2023, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  11. A perspective on using partial least squares structural equation modelling in data articles

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Christian M. Ringle, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  12. The Role of Emotions in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions: A Systematic Review of the Inter-Disciplinary Literature and Future Research Agenda

    Article • Journal of International Management, December 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  13. Digitalization of cross-border R&D alliances

    Article • Global Strategy Journal, November 2022, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  14. E-commerce Policy and the Global Economy: A Path to More Inclusive Development?

    Article • Management International Review, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  15. Advanced technologies and international business: A multidisciplinary analysis of the literature

    Article • International Business Review, August 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  16. Business-Civil Society Collaborations in South Korea: A Multi-Stage Pattern Matching Study

    Article • Management International Review, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  17. The Paradox of Distance – New Zealand Businesses During Covid-19

    Article • March 2022, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  18. International Business is evolving. What are the big trends?

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  19. Sustainable Business Model Innovation: Review, Analysis and Impact on Society

    Article • Sustainability, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  20. Sustainable Business Model Innovation: An Umbrella Review

    Article • Sustainability, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  21. The dark side of trust in global value chains: Taiwan’s electronics and IT hardware industries

    Article • Journal of World Business, June 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  22. The Covid-19 pandemic: towards a societally engaged IB perspective

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, May 2021, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  23. International relationships and resilience of New Zealand SME exporters during COVID-19

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, March 2021, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  24. Small- and medium-sized enterprises and sustainable development: In the shadows of large lead firms in global value chains

    Article • Journal of International Business Policy, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  25. New Zealand’s covid response offers lessons for business and management

    Article • January 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  26. Learning on your own: bricolage and the quest for relevance in the squeezed Bangladeshi garment supply chain

    Article • January 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  27. Exporting from a remote, open economy during Covid-19: challenges and opportunities for SMEs

    Article • January 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  28. The business responsibility matrix: a diagnostic tool to aid the design of better interventions for achieving the SDGs

    Article • Multinational Business Review, December 2020, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  29. Achieving relational governance effectiveness: An examination of B2B management practices in Taiwan

    Article • Industrial Marketing Management, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  30. The Internet and international marketing – from trigger technology to platforms and new markets

    Article • International Marketing Review, April 2020, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  31. What is “Social value creation in International Business” ?

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, March 2020, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  32. The role of spirituality in Islamic business networks: The case of internationalizing Turkish SMEs

    Article • Journal of World Business, January 2020, Elsevier

    Yusuf Kurt, Dr Noemi Sinkovics, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  33. MNEs, human rights and the SDGs — the moderating role of business and human rights governance

    Article • Transnational Corporations, December 2019, United Nations Publications

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  34. Strategies for firms from adverse country contexts to connect to knowledge

    Article • Management International Review, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Umair Shafi Choksy, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  35. Antecedents and Innovation Performance Implications of MNC Political Ties in the Chinese Automotive Supply Chain

    Article • Management International Review, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  36. The effect of matching on perceived export barriers and performance in an era of globalization discontents: Empirical evidence from UK SMEs

    Article • International Business Review, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics, Yusuf Kurt

  37. Drivers of Virtual Interfirm Integration and Its Impact on Performance in International Customer–Supplier Relationships

    Article • Management International Review, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  38. Upgrading strategies of disadvantaged suppliers

    Article • Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l Administration, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Umair Shafi Choksy, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  39. Should startup firms rapidly export their products to institutionally distant destinations?

    Article • Journal of International Business Studies, October 2017, Nature

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  40. The role of spirituality in Turkish business networks

    Article • European Management Journal, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics, Yusuf Kurt

  41. Polarizing Effects of Early Exporting on Exit

    Article • Management International Review, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  42. Antecedents and Outcomes of Supplier Innovativeness in International Customer–Supplier Relationships: The Role of Knowledge Distance

    Article • Management International Review, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  43. How does management communication affect emotions in M&As?

    Article • Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l Administration, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  44. Revisiting the standing of international business journals in the competitive landscape

    Article • Journal of World Business, June 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  45. Rana Plaza and the (in)effectiveness of CSR compliance and auditing pressures

    Article • Accounting Auditing & Accountability, May 2016, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  46. A critical look at the use of SEM in international business research

    Article • International Marketing Review, May 2016, Emerald

    Professor Nicole Franziska Richter, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Nicole Richter, Prof. Dr. Christian M. Ringle

  47. Trans-specialization understanding in international technology alliances: The influence of cultural distance

    Article • Journal of International Business Studies, March 2016, Nature

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  48. How small suppliers learn and strategize when MNE buyers discourage their learning opportunities

    Article • European J of International Management, January 2016, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  49. Enhancing Student Competency and Employability in International Business Through Master’s Dissertations

    Article • Journal of Teaching in International Business, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  50. Drivers and performance implications of international key account management capability

    Article • International Business Review, August 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  51. Rising power firms – the developmental promises and challenges: an introduction

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, July 2015, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  52. The mirage of upgrading local automotive parts suppliers through the creation of vertical linkages with MNEs in developing economies

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, July 2015, Emerald

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  53. A reconceptualisation of social value creation as social constraint alleviation

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, July 2015, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  54. Worldwide journal ranking

    Article • Omega, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  55. M&As and integration issues of marketing departments

    Article • International Marketing Review, February 2015, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  56. International Joint Ventures as Boundary Spanners: Technological Knowledge Transfer in an Emerging Economy

    Article • Global Strategy Journal, January 2015, Wiley

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  57. eCollaboration and eIntegration

    Article • Information & Management, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  58. Rising powers from emerging markets—The changing face of international business

    Article • International Business Review, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  59. The role of social value creation in business model formulation at the BOP

    Article • International Business Review, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  60. Does business group affiliation help firms achieve superior performance during industrial downturns? An empirical examination

    Article • International Business Review, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  61. A retrospective on: Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?

    Article • January 2014, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  62. Internationalisation of innovative activity in Finnish multinational enterprises

    Article • European J of International Management, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  63. Marketing integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions: conceptual framework and research propositions

    Article • European J of International Management, January 2014, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  64. Upstream internationalization process: Roles of social capital in creating exploratory capability and market performance

    Article • International Business Review, December 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Yong Kyu Lew, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  65. Qualitative Analysis of Online Communities to Support International Business Decisions

    Article • November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  66. A reconceptualization of the degree of company globalization

    Article • October 2013, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  67. The Effects of Supplier Involvement and Knowledge Protection on Product Innovation in Customer–Supplier Relationships: A Study of Global Automotive Suppliers in China

    Article • Journal of Product Innovation Management, October 2013, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  68. Triangulating consumers' perceptions of payment systems by using social representations theory: A multi-method approach

    Article • Journal of Consumer Behaviour, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr Elfriede Penz, Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  69. The problems of over-reliance on the Internet in firm internationalization

    Article • International Marketing Review, April 2013, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  70. Crossing Borders and Industry Sectors: Behavioral Governance in Strategic Alliances and Product Innovation for Competitive Advantage

    Article • Long Range Planning, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Prof Yong Kyu Lew

  71. Drivers and Performance Outcomes of Supplier Innovation Generation in Customer-Supplier Relationships: The Role of Power-Dependence

    Article • Decision Sciences, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  72. Policy-driven clusters, interfirm interactions and firm internationalisation: Some insights from Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor

    Article • International Business Review, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  73. Progressive Focusing and Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research

    Article • Management International Review, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  74. Knowledge-intensive business services: does dual embeddedness matter?

    Article • Service Industries Journal, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  75. Multicultural Perspectives in Customer Behaviour

    Article • June 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  76. Determinants of Consumer Perceptions toward Mobile Advertising — A Comparison between Japan and Austria

    Article • Journal of Interactive Marketing, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  77. International Business

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  78. Ethnic ties, location choice, and firm performance in foreign direct investment: A study of Taiwanese business groups FDI in China

    Article • International Business Review, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  79. Determinants of international innovation performance in Chinese manufacturing firms: An integrated perspective

    Article • Asian Business & Management, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  80. Mediating Effects in Reverse Knowledge Transfer Processes

    Article • Management International Review, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  81. Cultivating learning and fostering flexibility in international distribution

    Article • der markt, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  82. A conceptualization of e-risk perceptions and implications for small firm active online internationalization

    Article • International Business Review, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  83. International Integration and Coordination in MNEs

    Article • Management International Review, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  84. Does IT Integration Really Enhance Supplier Responsiveness in Global Supply Chains?

    Article • Management International Review, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  85. Between merger and syndrome: The intermediary role of emotions in four cross-border M&As

    Article • International Business Review, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  86. Firm-Level Internationalization, Regionalism and Globalization

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  87. Multilingual elite-interviews and software-based analysis: problems and solutions based on CAQDAS

    Article • International Journal of Market Research, January 2011, WARC Limited

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  88. Cross-border relationships and performance: Revisiting a complex linkage — A commentary essay

    Article • Journal of Business Research, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Noemi Sinkovics

  89. ICT deployment and resource-based power in multinational enterprise futures

    Article • Futures, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  90. A comparative examination of consumer decision styles in Austria

    Article • Journal of Marketing Management, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  91. Understanding the impact of relational capital and organizational learning on alliance outcomes

    Article • Journal of World Business, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  92. Relationship learning and performance enhancement via advanced information technology

    Article • International Marketing Review, April 2010, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  93. Enhancing international customer–supplier relationships through IT resources: A study of Taiwanese electronics suppliers

    Article • Journal of International Business Studies, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  94. Drivers and Performance Outcomes of Relationship Learning for Suppliers in Cross-Border Customer–Supplier Relationships: The Role of Communication Culture

    Article • Journal of International Marketing, March 2010, American Marketing Association (AMA)

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  95. Resources, Efficiency and Globalization

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Professor Tohyun Kim

  96. Social distance between residents and international tourists—Implications for international business

    Article • International Business Review, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  97. Infrastructure or foreign direct investment?

    Article • Journal of World Business, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  98. Information Technology‐based Innovation in International Marketing Education: An Exploration of Two Learning Environments

    Article • Journal of Teaching in International Business, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  99. Special Issue: Qualitative Marketing Forschung – Konzeptionelle Entwicklungen und Methodische Trends

    Article • der markt, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  100. Qualitative Analyse von Online Communities für Neuproduktentscheidungen

    Article • der markt, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  101. The use of partial least squares path modeling in international marketing

    Article • January 2009, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Prof. Dr. Christian M. Ringle

  102. Introduction

    Article • January 2009, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  103. Enhancing the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research in International Business

    Article • Management International Review, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  104. Japan-new business opportunities in an established market

    Article • Global Business and Organizational Excellence, November 2008, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  105. Information technology and organizational performance within international business to business relationships

    Article • International Marketing Review, September 2008, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  106. EU Harmonization, Managerial Perceptions and SME Export Behavior

    Article • Journal of Euromarketing, February 2008, IMDA Press

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elias Hadjielias

  107. ICT and MNE reorganisation: the paradox of control

    Article • Critical Perspectives on International Business, October 2007, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  108. Information overload: a cross‐national investigation of influence factors and effects

    Article • Marketing Intelligence & Planning, October 2007, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  109. Overcoming export manufacturers’ dilemma in international expansion

    Article • Journal of International Business Studies, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  110. Online internationalisation, psychic distance reduction and the virtuality trap

    Article • International Business Review, August 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  111. Reconsidering the problem of data equivalence in international marketing research

    Article • International Marketing Review, July 2006, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  112. Empowerment of SME websites—Development of a web-empowerment scale and preliminary evidence

    Article • Journal of International Entrepreneurship, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  113. Current perspectives on international entrepreneurship and the Internet

    Article • Journal of International Entrepreneurship, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  114. Analysing textual data in international marketing research

    Article • Qualitative Market Research An International Journal, March 2005, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  115. STRATEGIC ORIENTATION, CAPABILITIES, AND PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURER - 3PL RELATIONSHIPS

    Article • Journal of Business Logistics, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  116. Using Information Communication Technology to Develop International Entrepreneurship Competencies

    Article • Journal of International Entrepreneurship, March 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  117. Can socio-demographics still play a role in profiling green consumers? A review of the evidence and an empirical investigation

    Article • Journal of Business Research, June 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  118. Reluctance to use technology-related products: Development of a technophobia scale

    Article • Thunderbird International Business Review, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  119. National Differences in Materialism—Using Alternative Research Strategies to Explore the Construct

    Article • Journal of International Consumer Marketing, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  120. Messung interner Dienstleistungsqualität bei der Ableistung unfreiwilliger Dienstleistungen am Beispiel des österreichischen Roten Kreuzes

    Article • der markt, December 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  121. Marketing Academics in Austria, Germany and Switzerland: Humboldt's Ideals Give Way to Performance Pressure

    Article • Journal of Marketing Management, October 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  122. Freiwilliges Blutspendeverhalten — Analyse und Bestimmungsgründe sozial motivierten Verhaltens

    Article • der markt, September 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  123. Ethnozentrismus und Konsumentenverhalten

    Article • January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  124. Data Equivalence in Cross-Cultural Research: A Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Latent Trait Theory Based Approaches

    Article • Australasian Marketing Journal, January 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  125. Viewpoint: marketing in the information age ‐ can we plan for an unpredictable future?

    Article • International Marketing Review, June 1998, Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  126. Mehrsprachige Interviews und softwaregestützte Analyse

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics, Dr Elfriede Penz

  127. Utilizing Relational Governance in Export Relationships: Leveraging Learning and Improving Flexibility and Satisfaction

    Article • Emerald

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics

  128. Geography and History Matter

    Article • Nature

    Professor Rudolf R Sinkovics