Search for dissertations about: "internationalization institutions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words internationalization institutions.
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1. Decision-making strategies of internationalization under challenging times : Lessons from SMEs
Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly important actors of the global market and are particularly exposed to be affected in a scenario marked by an ongoing process of deglobalization and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both of these phenomena potentialize the liabilities that firms experience abroad, namely foreignness and outsidership. READ MORE
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2. Overcoming Cultural Ignorance : Institutional Knowledge Development in the Internationalizing Firm
Abstract : This thesis studies how experiences influence the development of institutional knowledge within business relationships. It contributes to international business research by clarifying how experience develops the institutional knowledge of firms and what outcome such knowledge development has on firms’ internationalizations. READ MORE
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3. Have Money, Will Travel : Scholarships and Academic Exchange between Sweden and the United States, 1912–1980
Abstract : The large-scale transatlantic mobility of students, teachers, and researchers is a twentieth-century phenomenon that has contributed to the reshaping of international cultural, economic, and political relations into the twenty-first century. Through and as part of this development, the United States transformed into a powerful and influential country on the global stage. READ MORE
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4. The role of industry context for new venture internationalization : Evidence from the medical technology sector
Abstract : The medical technology sector consists of numerous small niche markets. Approximately 95% are small and medium sized enterprises, many of which are start-ups that develop technological breakthroughs for the healthcare sector. The competition in this sector is highly global. READ MORE
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5. Trust-building and communication in SME internationalization : a study of Swedish-Japanese business relations
Abstract : Trust is a crucial element in business relationships. The early internationalization of a firm is interesting as a context for studying trust-building processes for several reasons. The internationalization is related to risks just as trust is. New business relationships are opened up, situations in which trust is a critical element. READ MORE