Browsing by Author "Liu, Weixi"
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From IT Investment Opportunity to Realising Investment at Scale
Cowling, Marc; Liu, Weixi; Vorley, Tim (Senate Hall, 2022)Investing in information technology allows firms to enhance their capabilities and performance and in doing so grow and create value. Yet we still lack a detailed understanding about how this process occurs. In this paper ... -
Market consolidation, market growth, or new market development? Owner, firm, and competitive determinants
Cowling, Marc; Liu, Weixi; Yue, Wei; Do, Hang (Senate HallDublin, 2019)Market entry decisions are complex and involve high sunk costs with uncertain or risky outcomes. In this study we explore how the owner, firm, and competitive pressures shape this decision. Using a large UK data set of ... -
The Role of Loan Commitment Terms in Credit Allocation on the UK Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
Cowling, Marc; Matthews, Cathy; Liu, Weixi (Senate HallDublin, 2017)In this paper we provide empirical evidence concerning the nature of loan commitment contracts as reflected by individual loan contract parameters in influencing the size of bank commitments. Specifically, we consider how ... -
The World is your Oyster: The Effects of Knowledge, Human Capital, Technology and Entry Timing on International Growth
Cowling, Marc; Liu, Weixi; Zhang, Ning (Senate HallDublin, 2016)We draw on elements of several established theories of internationalization to provide a framework for exploring international market entry and scale of entry measured by number of foreign markets entered for a sample of ...