In this article a new Norwegian approach to assisting small companies to develop international operations is examined. The aim of the scheme is, gradually, to mould groups of small companies with related products into separate entities which serve as vehicles for international market entry. An...

Contingency theory has had a strong influence in recent administration analysis and organization theory. Much of the previous work has been limited by the number of contingencies analyzed. This article reports on the findings from 56 Norwegian companies and attempts to analyze the contingencies...