The effect of foreign knowledge acquisition on international performance: The mediating roles of international orientation and business model innovation

Samuel Adomako

doi:10.1002/tie.22353

The effect of foreign knowledge acquisition on international performance: The mediating roles of international orientation and business model innovation

Samuel Adomako^*

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Strategy and International Business

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Abstract

Research on how business model innovation (BMI) in international markets affects international performance continues to proliferate. However, existing research is sparse on primary predictors of this relationship. Drawing upon knowledge creation theory, this article investigates a serial mediation model that supports the role of the indirect effects of foreign knowledge acquisition (FKA) via international orientation (IO) and BMI on international performance. Utilizing time‐lagged survey data from multiple respondents in Ghana (N = 352), the results revealed that high levels of FKA enhance BMI via increased IO, and BMI ultimately improves international performance. Implications relating to theory and practice are discussed.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Thunderbird International Business Review
Early online date	18 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22353
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 May 2023

Keywords

international orientation
foreign knowledge
international performance
business model innovation
sub‐Saharan Africa
SMEs

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