The factors for long-term success are different to those that matter in the short-term, according to a study of 74 supplier-retailer partnerships - perhaps helping to explain why commercial parties in apparently rocky relationships stick with each other.

In this paper we explain the increases in firms' propensity to partner with other firms, generate intricate webs of collaboration at the industry level that in turn have consequences for firm performance and behaviour.

This paper examines the relationships between foreign ownership, managers' independence in decision-making and exporting of foreign-invested firms in five European Union accession countries.

Firms from emerging markets, like China, have difficulty exporting their products because they tend to lack a competitive advantage. In this paper we suggest that one advantage they might be able to exploit internationally is market orientation.