University of Southern California
1.
Kim, Sahangsoon.
Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008).
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2010, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/421163/rec/5841 
Corporate entrepreneurship has been and will continue
to be the most important means of ensuring firm survival and
prosperity. To cope with a dynamically competitive environment and
overcome various limitations, firms form collaborative
entrepreneurships. Evidence from the practice shows that short-term
collaboration among firms has become valuable for corporate
entrepreneurship projects. My dissertation is a study of short-term
project organizations for corporate entrepreneurship. Specifically,
I examined two important and interconnected issues concerning
short-term project organizations — formation and acquisition of new
capabilities.; Due to its complex nature, corporate
entrepreneurship sits in the crosshairs of numerous theoretical
lenses. I examined literature about corporate entrepreneurship,
short-term organizations, and mobility. Using behavioral theory of
the firm and organizational learning as guiding theoretical
perspectives, I viewed corporate entrepreneurship as a series of
problem-solving activities. Specifically, the nature of corporate
entrepreneurship demanded non-local search activity beyond firm
boundaries. With this understanding, I investigated the novelty of
entrepreneurship projects and internal and external resource
conditions as factors responsible for the formation of short-term
project organizations. Then, I examined whether corporate
entrepreneurship could contribute to the acquisition of new
capabilities. I theorized that the mobility of external experts in
and out of corporate entrepreneurship projects, firms’ own
experience in entrepreneurship, and previous experience in
capability acquisition could predict firms’ chances of acquiring
new capabilities. I systematically examined these claims by testing
hypotheses with a sample of 645 Japanese TV animation programs
produced by 83 unique animation studios and 288 directors between
2000 and 2008.; Results strongly supported theories of the
formation of short-term project organizations by providing evidence
that the Novelty of Project, External Resource Availability, and
Internal Resource Constraints increased the likelihood of a
corporate entrepreneurship project being carried out by short-term
project organizations. The results also provided supporting
evidence that mobility of external experts and previous experience
in capability acquisition enhanced firms’ chances to learn new
capabilities.; My dissertation contributes to corporate
entrepreneurship literature by examining the conditions that lead
to the formation of short-term collaborative entrepreneurship
activities. It contributes to organizational learning theory by
providing evidence that short-term project organizations offer
learning experiences to participating firms and people. It speaks
to the growing audience of mobility studies by showing that
different types of mobility have different values in corporate
entrepreneurship. It also provides valuable insights to managers
who seek sustainable competitiveness through corporate
entrepreneurship by emphasizing the value of…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kim, Jay (Ji-Yub)Rajagopalan, Nandini (Committee Chair), Kennedy, Mark T. (Committee Member), Eliasoph, Nina S. (Committee Member).Subjects/Keywords: corporate entrepreneurship; Japanese animation; mobility; non-local search; short-term project organization
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APA (6th Edition):
Kim, S. (2010). Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/421163/rec/5841
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kim, Sahangsoon. “Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008).” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/421163/rec/5841.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kim, Sahangsoon. “Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008).” 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kim S. Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/421163/rec/5841.
Council of Science Editors:
Kim S. Short-term project organizations for corporate
entrepreneurship: evidence from the Japanese animation industry
(2000–2008). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/421163/rec/5841
University of Southern California
2.
Wu, Zheying.
Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2009, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/599523/rec/7464
This dissertation consists of three essays on the
impact of institutional distance on foreign firm entry, local
isomorphism strategy and foreign subsidiary performance. These
studies employ two samples: the first one includes the foreign
banks that entered the United States from 61 home countries during
1956-2006. The second one includes all foreign bank subsidiaries
(83 in Essay 2 and 84 in Essay 3) that operated in the United
States from 1978 to 2006.; The first essay focuses on the impact of
institutional distance on foreign firm entry. It examines the
relationship between the cultural/economic/regulatory/political
distances and the number of foreign entrants from a particular home
country. Moreover, it tests whether vicarious experience moderates
the impact of institutional distance. The results support the
argument that fewer foreign firms enter the host country market as
the institutional distance increases. In addition, the finding also
suggests that the negative impact of institutional distance on
foreign firm entry is likely to decrease as there are more prior
entrants from the same home country.; The second essay examines
foreign firms’ decision to imitate local domestic competitors, i.e.
the local isomorphism strategy. In this essay, I argue that foreign
firms are likely to imitate local domestic incumbents more as the
institutional distance increases. Furthermore, this impact of
institutional distance is likely to be moderated as foreign firms
learn from others’ experience and their own experience. The
empirical findings support the primary argument by showing that
foreign banks imitate local U.S. banks to a greater extent as the
cultural/economic/regulatory distance between the home country and
the U.S. increases. Moreover, this impact of institutional distance
persists over time.; The third essay tests the performance impact
of local isomorphism strategy. Contrary to prior research, this
study finds a positive association between local isomorphism and
foreign subsidiary performance. In this empirical test, local
isomorphism strategy is treated as a self-selected endogenous
variable. The results support the hypothesis that local isomorphism
strategy, as a function of individual firm characteristics and
environmental conditions, has a positive impact on foreign
subsidiary performance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Salomon, RobertMayer, Kyle J. (Committee Chair), Kim, Jay (Committee Member), Rajagopalan, Nandini (Committee Member), Hsiao, Cheng (Committee Member).Subjects/Keywords: institutional distance; entry; local isomorphism strategy; foreign subsidiary performance; international business; strategy
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APA (6th Edition):
Wu, Z. (2009). Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/599523/rec/7464
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wu, Zheying. “Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/599523/rec/7464.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wu, Zheying. “Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance.” 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wu Z. Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/599523/rec/7464.
Council of Science Editors:
Wu Z. Three essays on distance: examing the role of institutional
distance on foreign firm entry, local isomorphism strategy and
subsidiary performance. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2009. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/599523/rec/7464
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