Actualidad

INARBE organiza este seminario que se celebrará el día 30 de abril a las 12:00 en la sala de conferencias del edificio Jerónimo de Ayanz.

Abstract: While digital technologies are widely perceived as drivers of export performance, this study takes a critical look at the potential risks of holding digital capital (DC)— firms’ entrenched organizational structures and diverse business activities may complicate the realization of DC’s benefits. Employing resource-based view, we address two central questions: What effect does DC have on export intensity, and under what conditions can DC be effectively harnessed? Findings from longitudinal data indicate that (1) DC’s risks overshadow its benefits in improving export intensity, (2) DC can be materialized when the firm’s digital orientation is in place, and (3) DC’s negative effect intensified when the informal institutional distance is great. The findings offer early evidence on how DC helps achieve sustainable competitive advantages in global markets.

Short bio: Xinming He (PhD, King’s College London), is a full Professor and Director of the Global Studies Centre at Durham University, UK. He is a Member of the University Ethics Committee and serves as an Advisor for the British Council’s Study UK HEI. His research focuses on international business, international strategy, export performance, and the impact of digitalization on internationalisation performance. He has published extensively in top-tier academic journals such as the Journal of Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Marketing, Journal of International Management, Management and Organization Review, International Business Review, and International Marketing Review. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research and Asian Business & Management, and serves on the editorial boards of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and International Marketing Review. As a recognized expert in his field, he is a member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College and an Assessor for the ESRC, as well as China’s National Natural Science Foundation’s "Outstanding Youth" project. His research has earned him multiple international awards, including the S. Tamer Cavusgil Best Paper Award at the CIMaR 29th Annual Conference in Bodø, 2022. He has led and contributed to various funded research projects, including the UK’s Charles Wilson ‘Smart & Scale Up’ Research Grant, AHRC, Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation, and China’s National Natural Science Foundation, Social Science Foundation, and Ministry of Education.