Search for dissertations about: "early internationalisation of firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words early internationalisation of firms.

  2. 1. Innovative Behaviour of Small Firms : Essays on Small Firms' Internationalisation and Use of Online Channels

    Author : Vladimir Vanyushyn; Håkan Boter; Maria Bengtsson; Robert Blackburn; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; small and medium-sized enterprises; Internet; marketing; internationalisation; Sweden; Finland; Innovation; små och medelstora företag; onlinekanaler; Internet; marknadsföring; internationalisering; Sverige; Finland; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : The spread of information technology and the dissolution of international borders have had a significant impact on the challenges and opportunities faced by today's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Innovative behaviour on the part of SMEs is a prerequisite for a successful transformation of the opportunities offered by these structural changes into growth and profitability. READ MORE

  4. 2. Establishment of Insidership Positions in Institutionally Distant Business Networks

    Author : Mikael Hilmersson; Hans Jansson; Bengt Johannisson; Sylvie Chetty; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internationalisation process; entry process; network insidership; emerging markets; institutional distance; business networks; liability of outsidership; liability of foreignness; SME; export; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Since the opening of formerly closed markets in Eastern Europe and China in the early 1990s, numerous firms have sought to capture the growth opportunities prevailing in the virgin but institutionally distant business networks in these countries. I claim that the entry process into an institutionally distant business network has been realised when the entering firm has reached an insidership position in the network. 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. 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

  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