Search for dissertations about: "Born Global Firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Born Global Firms.

2. 1. From market orientation to orientation towards international marjets (OIM) of born global firms : evaluating the impact of OIM on born global firms' performance

   Author : Rosalina Torres-Ortega; Spain Autonomous University of Barcelona; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born global firms; market orientation; orientation towards international markets; performance; scale validation; multi-country approach; structural equation model; Företagsekonomi; Business administration;

   Abstract : Although there is a considerable amount of research on market orientation, research on this concept in the context of born global firms is still lacking a precise definition and full operationalization. This research aims to investigate how the market orientation (MO) concept could be understood for a specific type of firm: the born global firm. READ MORE

4. 2. Born Globals : Rapid International Growth in New Ventures

   Author : Ingemar Wictor; Svante Andersson; Tomas Müllern; Sören Sören Kock; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born Global; internationalisation; entrepreneur; network; vision; value chain; growth; management; leadership; entrepreneurial teams;

   Abstract : The traditional theories developed by Johanson and Vahlne (1977, 1990) and other researchers ofinternationalisation have long been questioned because of the fast-changing environment and deregulations. In particular, for Born Global firms, namely a company that has achieved a foreign sales volume of at least 25% within three years of its inception and that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sales of outputs in multiple countries (Andersson and Wictor, 2003, p. READ MORE

5. 3. Globalisation and Competitive Sustenance of Born Global : Evidence from Indian knowledge-intensive service industry

   Author : Nishant Kumar; Ali Yakhlef; Axèle Giroud; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; early internationalisation of firms; Indian knowledge-intensive born global firms; capability-based view; international entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation; organisational learning; customer orientation; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : The survival and sustained competitiveness of born global firms constitute a complex and dynamic process that evolves under conditions of disruptive change and pervasive uncertainty. To date, whereas much of the research in the area has focused on the early and rapid internationalisation stages of the development of born global firms, it is not clear how these firms manage to survive the challenges of the early internationalisation stage and gain a sustainable competitive position in the global economy. READ MORE

6. 4. Firm internationalization and born global firms : On the causes and consequences of export market entry

   Author : Torbjörn Halldin; Pontus Braunerhjelm; Wim Naudé; KTH; []
   Keywords : categorized as future exporters show much significance on individual characteristics. However; when the sample is extended to include the total amount of new firms; we see that individual employee characteristics do matter for survival.;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of four self-contained essays on the topic of small firm internationalization. In the first essay I study the relationship between collateralizable assets and export market entry. There are often large sunk costs associated with export market entry, which firms have to finance somehow. READ MORE

7. 5. Competitive Capabilities of a Technology Born Global

   Author : Liliya Altshuler; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born globals; international SMEs; international entrepreneurship; strategy; organizational capabilities; R D management; alliance management; brand management; managerial capabilities; organizational learning;

   Abstract : Since the early 1980s, rapidly internationalizing start-ups have captured attention of the academia, media and institutions. These ’born global’ firms seem to disregard the traditionally established views of firm internationalization. READ MORE