Psychic distance, as described in the Uppsala internationalization model, is based on the impediments to information flows between a country market and a firm. The greater the impediments, the longer is the distance. The operationalization of psychic distance in empirical investigations is most...

Despite extensive research on the importance of business networks for the internationalization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there is still a lack of knowledge on how such firms actively create networks that facilitate their international expansion. By employing and thereby also...

Purpose – This paper seeks to offer a model on the evolution of the multinational business enterprise (MBE). It is meant to be an alternative to the eclectic paradigm, the preeminent theoretical tool applied in studies of the multinational enterprise (MNE) and foreign direct investment. The...