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DESCRIPTION:
As the international behavior of firms changes, so too must the theories used to describe, explain and predict that behavior change. This volume is conceived as an exploration of the evolving nature of internationalization in the context of shifting environmental forces in an effort to 1) highlight the nature of firms' changing behaviors, 2) explore the potential reasons for those changes, and 3) propose new perspectives from which a more contemporary theory of internationalization can be developed. The papers in this volume examine the internationalization behavior of a wide range of firms, from MNCs to SMEs, including firms from both developed and emerging economies. Consideration is given to the rapid internationalization of "born global" firms, to inward as well as outward internationalization and to the dynamic nature of internationalization today. The primary target reader is the scholar of international business who seeks a fresh perspective on established theories or is personally involved in research and theory development. Practitioners of international business should also find both food for thought and insight into their current situations.
CONTENTS:
A LOOK AHEAD - A LOOK BACK
- List of contributors
- Preface, S. Tamer Cavusgil
- Reframing internationalization theory: an introduction, C.N. Axinn, P. Matthyssens
- Internationalization and the multinational enterprise: development of a research tradition, C.J. Weisfelder
INTERNATIONALIZATION & MODE OF ENTRY ISSUES
- Conceptual frameworks on SMEs' internationalization: past, present and future trends of research, A. Rialp, J. Rialp
- Patterns of internationalization of Brazilian firms and the decision to establish subsidiaries abroad, A. Barreto, Angela da Rocha
- Market entry and international technology transfer: a case analysis of ten US high-tech firms in China and Southeast Asia, R. Chen et al.
MOVING THEORY FORWARD
- Internationalization reconsidered: new imperatives for successful growth, P.M. Rosenzweig, J. Shaner
- Firm internationalization and economic performance: a conceptual synthesis and an empirical assessment of the Chinese experience, Mingfang Li
- A generation perspective on small firm internationalization: from traditional exporters and flexible specialists to born globals, A. Aspelund O. Moen
- The internationalization of industrial purchasing: the example of small Danish manufacturers, P. Servais, J. Moller Jensen
- Toward a more dynamic theory of internationalization: international market withdrawal as empirical extreme, P. Pauwels, P. Matthyssens
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