The emerging global structure requires interaction between societies and the international flow of knowledge. Exchange of students and study abroad programs are components of this internationalization process. The Erasmus program, the most common study abroad program in Turkey, …
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Most internationalization theories and approaches developed within the framework of large companies have fallen short of explaining how and under what circumstances SMEs become internationalized. Consequently, research has been directed in recent years towards studying SMEs' int…
The corporate political activity field has focused on the study of political capabilities that allow firms to influence governments and regulators. Building on previous studies, this thesis examines a set of capabilities that allow host firms to adapt to rather than influence po…
Internationalization is the process of developing an application so that it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes. It enables a single application to handle text from various languages and locals and it accommodates the targeted user specifi…
In a rapidly globalizing economy, Malaysia has embarked on a new phase of economic development; since the 1997 economic crisis, the Malaysian government has placed more emphasis on developing a sufficiently skilled workforce to compete in the world. High education, especially tr…
Family businesses represent a key economical asset in the global economy. Leaders of family businesses have implemented internationalization as a key strategy to enhance sustainability and increase profitability in a hypercompetitive global marketplace. Guided by the Uppsala mod…
Local retail jewelry leaders of Saudi Arabian (S.A.) small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to survive through declining profits and increasing business foreclosures, thus threatening the sustainability of the Saudi retail sector and the Saudi economy. A globalization…
This study uses the absorptive capacity perspective and adds the firm's commitment to enhance the internationalization process of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It is proposed that each of the dimensions of absorptive capacity should be considered a separate capability tha…
Counselling psychology has experienced international growth in recent years. Because of this growth, universities in non-Western countries are seeking out collaborations with established Western graduate programs for assistance in developing their own programs. This dissertation…
Europe has been leading the world's largest university student exchange program, ERASMUS (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for or the Mobility of University Students), since 1987. The program has proven its success with participation of 3 million students in 25 years. Turkey has…
Asian cosmetics play an increasingly significant role in the global cosmetics industry, exemplified by the worldwide Korean Wave and China’s emergence as the world’s second largest cosmetics market. From the Japanese Shiseido to the numerous emerging brands in China, Asian cosme…
The number of U.S. higher education institutions (HEIs) that offer study abroad increased 100% between 1996-2015 while student participation rates held steady at approximately 1% of all college students during the same period. Study abroad can place significant financial demand …
This thesis explores the nature of internationalization activities at two Christian higher education institutions comparatively—one in South Korea and the other in Canada. A qualitative study, it examines the question of the extent to which an institution’s internationalization …
The Arctic Council is a collaborative forum of member states, Permanent Participants, and Observers. It has created many outputs that have attained high levels of global visibility and shaped state agendas. While the Council has evolved since its inception in 1996, the political…
International communications is an important component of the international system at the dawn of the 21st century. This dissertation examines information technology as a means of political activism among new social movements in the Middle East. I am interested in examining the …
An interpretive case study was conducted to investigate the perception of a selected group of university professors concerning internationalization of higher education in Iran. This academic endeavor not only explored the benefits, the risks and the challenges of internationaliz…