Firm internationalisation has long been regarded as an incremental process, wherein firms gravitate towards lsquopsychologically closersquo markets and increase commitment to international markets in a gradual, step-wise, manner through a series of evolutionary lsquostagesrsquo. However, much of...

This paper undertakes an exploratory study into the characteristics of entrepreneurial culture of the multinational subsidiary; and, into the associated influences and manifestations linked to multinational corporation (MNC) and environmental contexts. The theme of multinational subsidiary...

The Multinational Subsidiary is conceptualized as a semi-autonomous entity with entrepreneurial potential, within a complex competitive arena, consisting of an internal environment of other subsidiaries, internal customers and suppliers, and an external environment consisting of customers,...

Die Internationalisierung von Firmen wird seit langem als inkrementeller Prozess betrachtet, in dem Firmen von "psychologisch nahen" Märkten angezogen werden und ihr Engagement auf internationalen Märkten durch eine Abfolge von "Entwicklungsphasen" allmählich und schrittweise verstärken....

The objective of this study was to explore the linkages between the overall business strategies of small firms and their patterns, processes and pace of internationalization. A qualitative approach was adopted, involving 30 indepth interviews with key decision makers of internationalizing small...