Researching Business and Management

This report discusses three research articles on business and management, covering topics such as the influences of cultural values on entrepreneurial behavior, the impact of extrinsic attributes on foreign consumers' purchase intentions, and the dynamics of relational competencies in born global firms. The articles provide insights into the aims, objectives, methodologies, and findings of each study, highlighting the importance of these topics for academics and practitioners.

Researching Business and
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Part A...............................................................................................................................................1
Part B ..............................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business and management include factors like organisation, analysation and planning to
conduct various forms of business operations with higher effectiveness in order to gain more
competitive advancements as compared to other rivals. It is essential for organisations within any
industrial sector to emphasise upon these factors as to effectively conduct their business
practices. In this report formative discussions has been conducted on review of three research
articles in which explanations related the aim, objectives, methodological, method is being
defined. This report is mainly segregated into two different parts that involves different aspects
and method of all the three articles.
Part A
Basis Topic Aims Objectives Research
Questions
Article 1 This article is
conducted on the
topic of, how do
culture values
influence
entrepreneurial
behaviour of
nation? A
behavioural
reasoning
approach.
This article is
being conducted
with an aim to
provide scholars
with wide range
of methods and
theories through
which they can
have a clear form
of understanding
of the impact of
basic beliefs,
values, deep on
entrepreneurial
behaviour.
According to the
analysis of article
it has been
evaluated that
main objective of
this article is to
apply BRT in
order to have
effective
understanding
related to the
relationship
among
entrepreneurship
and values while
assuring the
importance of
Present research
article involves
number of
questions that are
entrepreneurial
cognition
research stream,
behavioural
reasoning theory,
cultural values
and performance
orientation
impact upon
entrepreneurial
values. In
addition to this,
respective article
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considering
cognitive process.
also explores that
effects of cultural
values upon the
“reason against”
and “ reason for”
EI along with
consequently on
entrepreneurial
behaviour.
Article 2 This article
involves
discussion on the
topic, selling
digital services
abroad: How do
extrinsic
attributes
influences foreign
customers'
purchase
intentions?
Main aim behind
this article is to
determine the
manner in which
application of
digital services
effectively lead
towards creating
opportunity for
cultural industries
to make
expansion on
international
basis.
Present article is
being conducted
on the objective
of the manner in
which brand and
geographical
specificities have
significant
influence upon
the
internationalizatio
ns patterns of
multinational
enterprise within
digitalized
industries.
Respective
articles answer
the question that
states the
importance of
extrinsic cues to
foreign customers
when they
undertake
decision related
to the purchase of
digital services.
Article 3 This article
revolves around
the topic analysis
of, The dynamics
of relational
Main aim to this
article is to
emphasise upon
the born global
firms along with
Most important
objective of this
article is to
determine
repository of
Respective
articles involves
questions related
to the relational
dimension of
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competencies in
the development
of born global
firms: A
multilevel
approach.
the relational
competencies
which they
undertakes in
order to start,
maintain and
make expansion
of their
international
social networks.
relational ability
mobilized in born
global firms along
with their
development
execution.
competencies
with the
formative
development of
born global firms
along with the
interest as well as
importance of
multilevel
approach of
relational
competencies
within
challenging
conventional
thinking on
ability in
international
business research.
Basis Theoretical
frameworks
Methodology Data analysis
and findings
Theoretical and
practical
implications
Article 1 This research
article involves
theoretical
frameworks on,
entrepreneurial
cognition
research stream,
Present research
article involves
methodology
such as, sampling,
measurement and
independent
variables and
This research
evaluates that
effects of cultural
values upon the
entrepreneurial
behaviour within
society.
In terms with
practical analysis
this research
article involves
multiple
regression
analysis. While
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cultural values,
power distance,
Institutional
collectivism and
in-group
Collectivism
Scholars do not
agree on the
impact of
collectivism,
Uncertainty
avoidance,
humane
orientation and
performance
orientation.
dependent
variables.
on the other hand,
theoretical
implications of
this article
include
behavioural
reasoning theory.
Article 2 Culturally based
digital services,
CoO effect upon
purchasing
intentions,
cultural distance
and purchasing
intentions.
In order to
conduct this
article sampling
and survey design
is being used
along with
dependent and
independent
variables.
Article is
conducted to have
understanding
related to the
manner in which
extrinsic factors
such as company
brand image,
cultural distance
etc. are having
influence upon
purchasing
intentions of
Present articles
duly undertake
advantage of
xoticness and
Flag-
brand
congruence.
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consumers.
Article 3 Theoretical
frameworks of
this article is
based upon
relational
attributes of
competencies
within effectively
development of
born global
organisations.
This article
involves
methodology in
the form of,
research design
which is basically
based upon
qualitative study
that further
include series of
interviews.
Data analysis of
this articles
involves
conventional
tools.
Practical
implication of this
article involves
12 semi-
structured
interviews. Along
with this 468
exporting firms is
also being
evaluated in order
to select born
globals that are
effectively
develop on
international
basis.
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Part B: Commentary
All the articles involves different set of questions, aim, objectives, methods,
methodological and more. By conducting critical review of these article different perceptions has
been underlined through which various observations has been underlined.
According to the analysis of article 1 which is mainly conducted on, the influences of
cultural values upon entrepreneurial behaviour of nations it has been been evaluated that, this
topic duly attracts research interest as it determined that role of culture values on entrepreneurial
behaviour. In addition to this, it has been determined that in this article implication of BRT is
also being made in order to duly explain entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, according to
the analysis it has also been evaluated that this topic is having importance to practitioners or
academics as with this they can effectively evaluate the effects of cultural values on
entrepreneurial knowledge. Along with this, methodology that has been undertaken by researcher
to conduct this research is sampling as it is one of the most important frame work through which
perceptions of selected sample size can be undertaken in a well define and effective manner.
There were some certain form of limitations also been faced by researcher as they duly limited
their evaluation to linear relationships among reasons and cultural values. Thus, by focusing
upon single values as a proxy for a complex reasoning basically developed the risk of limited
understanding and analysis.
While on the other hand article 2 which has been conducted on the extent of extrinsic
attributes influence upon foreign consumers purchase intensions. According to the evaluation of
this research article it has been evaluated that, present topic is having importance to academics
and practitioners as with the help of this they can have understanding of consumer attitudes from
various countries towards foreign services or products. In addition to this, it has been underlined
that this topic attracts attention research interest as, through this deeper understanding of “made
on” label of products and non-digital form of services are having impact upon decision making
of consumers to purchase in global market segment.
Lastly, by making evaluation of article 3, it has been evaluated that this topic effectively
attracts signifiant attraction of research as it allows to have understanding of global firms and
relational competencies that entities basically undertakes in order to state, maintain and expand
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their social network at international scale. Furthermore, this has been determined that present
research is having importance of practitioners as well as researchers as it allows them to make
entrepreneurs aware to evaluate competencies that are holding by them as every levels namely
collective, individual and organizational. In addition to this, it has been evaluated that in order to
conduct this article researcher undertake use of qualitative study within which they conducted
interviews with leaders as well as entrepreneurs of born global firms. While, evaluation of this
researcher states that data analysis techniques that has been undertake by research in order to
conduct this research conventional tools is being undertaken by having management team
members and entrepreneurs as prime players in the internationalization and creation of born
global entities.
Thus, according to the evaluation of all the three articles it has been evaluated that all the
articles involves topic that effectively seeks interest of researcher. In these research articles
formative techniques and methodological has been undertaken through which understanding of
topics can be done in more effective manner.
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CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report it has been concluded that all the three research
articles involves aims, objectives, methodologies, objectives, methods, theories and certain
principles. All these factors plays key essential role through which objectives of research get
accomplished in a well define and effective manner. In addition to this, it has been evaluated that
research methods as well as analysis techniques play essential roles in fulfilling research
objectives with higher effectiveness.
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REFERENCES
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motivation to team processes and effectiveness. Academy of Management
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