Search for dissertations about: "internationalizing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word internationalizing.
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1. 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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2. Interaction across borders : a study about experiential knowledge development in internationalizing SMEs
Abstract : As globalization facilitates trade across geographical borders, more and more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take the opportunity to internationalize, sometimes even immediately after their start-up. To enhance our understanding of how SMEs internationalize, this dissertation investigates different means of interaction that SMEs employ in foreign business relationships to develop the experiential knowledge needed for further internationalization. READ MORE
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3. Learning strategies for international growth : On knowledge acquisition and opportunity realization
Abstract : Literature on firm internationalization has pointed out knowledge and learning as central components in the internationalization process. While much research has emphasized the development of experience in the firm as the main source of new knowledge, this notion has also been challenged. READ MORE
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4. Managerial perceptions of the cultural distance basis for internationalization decisions by firms : implications for 'low-tech' industries
Abstract : The role of managerial perceptions of cultural distance in the internationalization decisions of 'LOW-TECH' firms is explored in this thesis. A first empirical study examined managers' perceptions of dissimilarity in food culture in foreign markets (food culture distance), as an antecedent to adaptation of an export marketing strategy for food companies. READ MORE
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5. Executive expectation in the internationalization process of banks : The study of two Swedish banks foreign activities
Abstract : Since the late 1980s, deregulation of the banking sector has opened new avenues for the internationalization of banks. There are, however, few studies on the internationalization of banks – particularly Swedish banks. READ MORE