Douglas Dow

Young aspiring globals (YAGs): early-stage strategies of knowledge-focused international entrepreneurs

Paul Brockman, Douglas Dow, Long Phan Hoang, Hussain Gulzar Rammal, Ralf Zurbruegg

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Purpose: This study aims to explore the intention–action relationship of small and medium-sized (SMEs) firms with knowledge capita..

The Role of Psychic Distance in Entry Mode Decisions: Magnifying the Threat of Opportunism or Increasing the Need for Local Knowledge?

D Dow, DW Baack, R Parente

Journal article  |  2020  |  Global Strategy Journal

Research Summary: With respect to entry mode decisions, psychic distance may play two contradictory roles. On one hand, the transa..

Diverse effects of diversity: Disaggregating effects of diversity in global virtual team

V Taras, D Baak, D Caprar, D Dow, F Froese, A Jimenez, P Magnusson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of International Management

Global Virtual Team (GVT) member diversity provides many advantages but also poses many challenges. Diversity comes in different f..

Biases in Charitable Giving to International Humanitarian Aid The Role of Psychic Distance

Robert Mittelman, Douglas Dow

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF MACROMARKETING

At a time when government support for international humanitarian aid is decreasing, organizations devoted to helping in times of d..

The Kogut and Singh national cultural distance index: Time to start using it as a springboard rather than a crutch

Robbert Maseland, Douglas Dow, Piers Steel

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES

This Counterpoint investigates the continued relevance of the 30-year-old Kogut and Singh (KS) index of cultural distance. KS was ..

Inertia and Managerial Intentionality: Extending the Uppsala Model

D Dow, P Liesch, L Welch

Journal article  |  2018  |  Management International Review

The Uppsala Internationalization Process Model is the most cited model within the field of international business. However, even w..

Chapter 2: Are we at a turning point for distance research in international business studies?

D Dow

Book Chapter  |  2017  |  Progress in International Business Research

In this chapter I argue that the distance research in international business studies is at a turning point, not in terms of its po..

Born global firms and accidental internationalists: Has Hennart (2014) opened a can of worms?

Douglas Dow

Journal article  |  2017  |  REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND STRATEGY

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to respond to Hennart’s (2014) challenge to the existing born global literature. In his chal..

The effects of within-country linguistic and religious diversity on foreign acquisitions

Douglas Dow, Ilya RP Cuypers, Gokhan Ertug

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES

This article explores how within-country diversity of both language and religion influences the ownership structure of foreign acq..

Confirmation bias in individual-level perceptions of psychic distance: An experimental investigation

Daniel W Baack, Douglas Dow, Ronaldo Parente, Donald R Bacon

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES

In this article we draw from social cognition theory to explore the influence of confirmation bias on perceptions of psychic dista..