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Strategies for firms from adverse country contexts to connect to knowledge

What is it about?

Companies from countries which suffer from terrorism and an adverse institutional country bias, connecting with international buyers and participating in global value chains is difficult. In this paper we look at the Pakistani IT industry to see what can be done to overcome country and institutional problems. What makes some of these companies perform well, against all odds?

Why is it important?

Successful companies from adverse country contexts seem to pursue essentially two strategies, they either “step-up” their strategies of connecting with global value chain partners or the “break-out” and build up alternative connectivity capacity.

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The following have contributed to this page:
Rudolf Sinkovics, Noemi Sinkovics, and Umair Shafi Choksy
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