Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business "Is the World Flat or Spiky? Implications for International Business" San Diego, California, USA June 27-30, 2009 Editors Torben Pedersen, Program Chair Tunga Kiyak, AIB Managing Director (c) 2009 Academy of International Business Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business "Is the World Flat or Spiky? Implications for International Business" San Diego, California, USA June 27-30, 2009 © 2009 Academy of International Business For more information, please contact: AIB Executive Secretariat G. Tomas M. Hult, Executive Director, or Tunga Kiyak, Managing Director 7 Eppley Center Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Phone: +1 (517) 432-1452 • Fax: +1 (517) 432-1009 E-mail: [email protected] • Web: http://aib.msu.edu/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Acknowledgements ..................... 3 Program Overview .................................... 4 Meeting Sponsors ..................................... 6 Abstracts ................................................. 7 Saturday Abstracts ................................ 9 Sunday Abstracts ................................ 10 Monday Abstracts ................................ 95 Tuesday Abstracts ............................. 178 Index of Program Contributors .............. 235 AIB 2009 Conference Proceedings Page 1 (This page is intentionally blank) AIB 2009 Conference Proceedings Page 2 2009 PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROGRAM CHAIR Torben Pedersen - Copenhagen Business School PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR Kristine Olsen - Copenhagen Business School PROGRAM ASSISTANT Regitse Leleur - Copenhagen Business School TRACK CHAIRS Jonathan Doh, Villanova School of Business Ram Mudambi, Temple University Timothy Devinney, Australian School of Business Ruth Aguilera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Hemant Merchant, Florida Atlantic University Bent Petersen, Copenhagen Business School Björn Ambos, Vienna Univ. of Economics and Business Michael Mol, University of Warwick Ulf Andersson, Uppsala University Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern University Snejina Michailova, University of Auckland P. Roberto Garcia, Indiana University TRACK CO-CHAIRS Track 1 - Jennifer Oetzel, American University Track 3 - Ajai Gaur, Old Dominion University Track 6 - Kenneth Husted, University of Auckland DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIR Tatiana Kostova, University of South Carolina JUNIOR FACULTY CONSORTIUM CHAIR Farok Contractor - Rutgers University AIB/JIBS PAPER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP Laszlo Tihanyi - Texas A&M University Lorraine Eden - Texas A&M University Deanna Johnston - Texas A&M University PLACEMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR Hadi Alhorr - Saint Louis University FARMER DISSERTATION AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE Mary Zellmer-Bruhn - University of Minnesota (Chair) Shige Makino - Chinese University of Hong Kong Jennifer Spencer - George Washington University Simon Bell - University of Melbourne TEMPLE/AIB BEST PAPER SELECTION COMMITTEE Constantine Katsikeas - Leeds University (Chair) Bodo Schlegelmilch - WU - Wien Arvind Mahajan - Texas A&M University Timothy M. Devinney - Australian School of Business HAYNES PRIZE SELECTION COMMITTEE Ivo Zander - Uppsala University (Chair) Nakiye Boyacigiller - Sabanci University Jeff Reuer - Purdue University Sea-Jin Chang - National University of Singapore LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR Mark Ballam, San Diego State University LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATOR Siv Lang Lim, San Diego State University AIB 2009 Conference Proceedings Page 3 AIB 2009 Program Overview Friday, June 26 Saturday, June 27 Sunday, June 28 7:15-7:30 7:15-7:30 7:30-7:45 7:30-7:45 Fellows Café 7:45-8:00 7:45-8:00 7:30-8:00 8.00-8.15 8.00-8.15 8.15-8.30 8.15-8.30 8.30-8.45 8.30-8.45 1.1 8.45-9.00 8.45-9.00 Conference Theme Plenary 9.00-9.15 9.00-9.15 8:15-9:45 9.15-9.30 9.15-9.30 9.30-9.45 9.30-9.45 8:30-12:00 9.45-10.00 8:30-14:00 9.45-10.00 BREAK 9:45-10:00 10.00-10.15 10.00-10.15 10.15-10.30 10.15-10.30 1.2 10.30-10.45 10.30-10.45 Concurrent Sessions 10.45-11.00 10.45-11.00 10:00-11:15 11.00-11.15 11.00-11.15 11.15-11.30 9:00-15:45 11.15-11.30 9:00-15:45 AIB Board Meeting COFFEE BREAK 11:15-11:45 11.30-11.45 11.30-11.45 8:30-17:00 11.45-12.00 11.45-12.00 12.00-12.15 12.00-12.15 1.3 12.15-12.30 12.15-12.30 Concurrent Sessions 8:30-17:30 12.30-12.45 12.30-12.45 11:45-13:00 12.45-13.00 12.45-13.00 13.00-13.15 12:00-13:45 13.00-13.15 AIB Chapter Chapter AIB ChairsLuncheon 13.15-13.30 AIB/JIBS Paper Development Workshop 13.15-13.30 LIGHT LUNCH 13.30-13.45 13.30-13.45 13:00-14:00 13.45-14.00 13.45-14.00 AIB Doctoral Consortium 14.00-14.15 14.00-14.15 AIB Junior ConsortiumFaculty AJBS Conference Conference AJBS 14.15-14.30 14.15-14.30 1.4 AIB Executive Board Meeting Executive AIB 14.30-14.45 14.30-14.45 Concurrent Sessions 14.45-15.00 14.45-15.00 14:00-15:15 15.00-15.15 15.00-15.15 15.15-15.30 15.15-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15:15-15:45 15.30-15.45 15.30-15.45 15.45-16.00 15.45-16.00 16.00-16.15 16.00-16.15 1.5 16.15-16.30 16.15-16.30 Concurrent Sessions 16.30-16.45 16.30-16.45 15:45-17:00 16.45-17.00 16.45-17.00 17.00-17.15 17.00-17.15 17.15-17.30 17.15-17.30 AIB Fellows' Networking 17.30-17.45 17.30-17.45 Opening Plenary Receptions 17.45-18.00 17.45-18.00 16:30-19:00 17:15-18:15 18.00-18.15 18.00-18.15 US West and 18.15-18.30 18.15-18.30 Latin America 18.30-18.45 18.30-18.45 Chapters 18.45-19.00 18.45-19.00 Joint Panel 19.00-19.30 19.00-19.30 and Reception 19.30-20:00 AIB Presidential Reception 19.30-20:00 18:00-21:00 20.00-20.30 19:00-21:00 20.00-20.30 20.30-21:00 20.30-21:00 AIB 2009 Conference Proceedings Page 4 AIB 2009 Program Overview San Diego, USA - June 27-30, 2009 Monday, June 29 Tuesday, June 30 7:15-7:30 7:15-7:30 7:30-7:45 Fellows Café 7:30-7:45 Fellows Café 7:45-8:00 7:30-8:00 7:45-8:00 7:30-8:00 8.00-8.15 8.00-8.15 8.15-8.30 8.15-8.30 8.30-8.45 8.30-8.45 2.1 3.1 8.45-9.00 8.45-9.00 JIBS 40th Anniversary Plenary Dunning Tribute Plenary 9.00-9.15 9.00-9.15 8:15-9:45 8:15-9:45 9.15-9.30 9.15-9.30 9.30-9.45 9.30-9.45 9.45-10.00 BREAK 9:45-10:00 9.45-10.00 BREAK 9:45-10:00 10.00-10.15 10.00-10.15 10.15-10.30 2.2 10.15-10.30 3.2 10.30-10.45 Concurrent Sessions 10.30-10.45 Concurrent Sessions 10.45-11.00 10:00-11:15 10.45-11.00 10:00-11:15 11.00-11.15 11.00-11.15 11.15-11.30 11.15-11.30 COFFEE BREAK 11:15-11:45 COFFEE BREAK 11:15-11:45 11.30-11.45 11.30-11.45 11.45-12.00 11.45-12.00 3.3 12.00-12.15 2.3 12.00-12.15 JIBS Decade Award 12.15-12.30 Concurrent Sessions 12.15-12.30 Concurrent Sessions 11:45-13:00 12.30-12.45 12.30-12.45 11:45-13:00 12.45-13.00 12.45-13.00 13.00-13.15 13.00-13.15 13.15-13.30 LIGHT LUNCH 13.15-13.30 LIGHT LUNCH 13.30-13.45 13:00-14:00 13.30-13.45 13:00-14:00 13.45-14.00 13.45-14.00 14.00-14.15 14.00-14.15 2.4 14.15-14.30 14.15-14.30 3.4 Farmer Dissertation Session 14.30-14.45 14.30-14.45 Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Sessions 14:00-15:15 14.45-15.00 14:00-15:15 14.45-15.00 15.00-15.15 15.00-15.15 15.15-15.30 15.15-15.30 COFFEE BREAK 15:15-15:45 COFFEE BREAK 15:15-15:45 15.30-15.45 15.30-15.45 15.45-16.00 15.45-16.00 16.00-16.15 2.5 16.00-16.15 3.5 16.15-16.30 Concurrent Sessions 16.15-16.30 AIB Awards Ceremony 16.30-16.45 15:45-17:00 16.30-16.45 and Business Meeting 16.45-17.00 16.45-17.00 15:45-17:15 17.00-17.15 17.00-17.15 17.15-17.30 17.15-17.30 17.30-17.45 17.30-17.45 AIB Awards Reception 17.45-18.00 17.45-18.00 17:15-18:30 18.00-18.15 18.00-18.15 18.15-18.30 18.15-18.30 18.30-18.45 AIB Gala Reception 18.30-18.45 18.45-19.00 Balboa Park 18.45-19.00 19.00-19.30 18:00-21:00 19.00-19.30 19.30-20:00 19.30-20:00 20.00-20.30 20.00-20.30 20.30-21:00 20.30-21:00 AIB 2009 Conference Proceedings Page 5 AIB 2009 CONFERENCE SPONSORS The Academy of International Business thanks the following sponsors for making the 2009 San Diego Conference possible through their generous contributions.