Annotated Bibliography: International Business Theories Review

This annotated bibliography presents a compilation of academic sources relevant to international business, focusing on topics such as the internationalization of African firms, global competition exemplified by the TATA group, the impact of heterogeneous markets, currency variations, and the expansion of global commercialization. It also addresses the significance of organizational vision, knowledge sharing, and cultural etiquette in mitigating conflicts. Furthermore, the bibliography explores cross-cultural theories, including Hofstede's dimensions, Trompenaars' theory, and their implications for international business operations and employee motivation across diverse cultural contexts. Desklib offers more resources like this, including past papers and solved assignments.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Boso, N. and et.al., 2019. The internationalization of African firms: Opportunities, challenges,
and risks.
Explanation: This source define that the meaning of the international management is explained
for performing the operations of the organisation. International Management refers to a
operations that are operating by organisation. Basically it can be used to promote their business
in more than one country
Buckley, P.J., Enderwick, P. and Cross, A.R. eds., 2018. International business. Oxford
University Press.
Explanation: As per this source, the expansion of the scale of operation is explained. This is an
element that can related to global competition in international company. this feature is
implemented by TATA group as they are operating in more than 100 nations in order to develop
life of community and generating growth. At present TATA owns 19 companies in whole
Europe continent with more than 40 locations in UK only
Cowling, K., 2018. The internationalization of production and de-industrialization.
In Technological change, industrial restructuring and regional development (pp. 23-40).
Routledge.
Explanation: as per this source it is discuss that the use of heterogeneous market for company is
elaborated. Company can spread over cross boarder for expand the growth of organisation.
Heterogeneous market define potentitial to adopt other climate, culture, beliefs and thoughts.
Kriz, A. and Welch, C., 2018. Innovation and internationalisation processes of firms with new-
to-the-world technologies. Journal of International Business Studies. 49(4). pp.496-522.
Explanation: This source define that, the variation in the amount of currencies with the other is
described. It vary starting with one country then onto the next. Tata have implemented each and
every policy that is made by UK government. This can increase its range in order to diversified
their market.
Pempel, T.J., 2018. 1. Introduction: Emerging Webs of Regional Connectedness. In Remapping
East Asia (pp. 1-28). Cornell University Press.
Explanation: This can says that the expansion of global commercialisation is elaborated. In this
today business, a globalise commercial world expansion is more norm rather than exception.
It is significant for global expansion of business as this assist a business to understand about
different perspective area in world. Sometimes it creates negative as well as positive
impact on business.
Santangelo, G.D. and Meyer, K.E., 2017. Internationalization as an evolutionary
process. Journal of International Business Studies. 48(9). pp.1114-1130.
Explanation: This is a origin which says that the vision and concentration of the organisation by
uniting the group member is explained. Company have to focus on sharing vision and

knowledge, this can be strong method to provide unity in team members by which they
work on same direction.
Santoro, G., Bresciani, S. and Papa, A., 2020. Collaborative modes with cultural and creative
industries and innovation performance: the moderating role of heterogeneous sources of
knowledge and absorptive capacity. Technovation. 92. p.102040.
Explanation: This is clarifies that an enterprise has to focus on behaviour and etiquettes to avoid
conflicts is discussed. Attitude also arise difference particular on those things that relate to
organisation such as rules and regulations, workplace confrontation and so on. So for overcome
with this team members try to speak slowly and in a better manner. This shows their positive
attitude towards others.
Sung-Jun, L., Kim, S. and Kim, J., 2019. A Comparative Study of Cross-Border and Domestic
Acquisition Performances in the South Korean M&A Market: Testing the Two
Competing Theories of Culture. Sustainability, 11(8), p.2307.
Explanation- This source defines the cross culture theories are the important aspect in the
business organisation. The cross culture differences . The meaning of culture is that
there are different culture according to the different countries.
Piatkowska, S.J., 2018. Socio-Economic Development, Economic Fluctuations, and Age-
Specific Suicide: A Cross-National Test of the Durkheim, Henry and Short, and
Ginsberg Theories. The Sociological Quarterly, 59(3), pp.471-494.
Explanation- This source refers to the explanation of the different theories which might be used
by the organisations. The Hofstede theory states that there are numerous people in the
business organisation which forms group in order to conduct activities within the
business enterprises.
Ningthoujam, S., 2017. Training and Development: Theories and Applications. South Asian
Journal of Management, 24(4), pp.173-177.
Explanation- This source is taken to explain the Trompenaars theory which has different
dimensions which are considered by the business organisation in maintaining the cross
culture differences
Kim, M.S., 2017. Culture‐based conversational constraints theory. The International
Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication, pp.1-10.
Explanation- as per this source it is discussed that the theories of cross culture is an important t
aspect . And in context of Tata it is explained that how theories can help the
organisation in moving forward.
Wilson, A.E. and English, J.A., 2017. The motivated fluidity of lay theories of change. In The
Science of lay theories (pp. 17-43). Springer, Cham.
Explanation- This source explains the theories of the cross culture which motivates the
employees of the organisation from the different countries. As there is the vast
difference in the organisation because of the culture.