... of investigation to the language-sensitive stream of International Business (IB) research. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative case study of a small Finnish digital firm that explores which languages (i.e. national languages) are chosen as the firm pursues internationalization. Findings...

...William Chongyang Zhou; Sunny Li Sun Purpose Extant literature has indicated that government support is one of the main drivers of international expansion of Chinese multinational enterprises. However, research on the influence of governors on firm internationalization is still limited. Drawing...

...Vidya Sukumara Panicker; Rajesh Srinivas Upadhyayula Purpose This paper attempts to examine the activity and involvement of board of directors in internationalization activities of firms in emerging markets, by evaluating the resource provisioning roles of interlocks provided by board of directors...

...Johanna Vanderstraeten; Ellen Loots; Anaïs Hamelin; Arjen van Witteloostuijn Purpose We introduce and summarize the selected papers of the Special Section on the “Micro-Foundations of Small Business Internationalization and briefly summarize the state-of-the-art of this literature stream...

...Radityo Putro Handrito; Hendrik Slabbinck; Johanna Vanderstraeten Purpose This study aims to explore how an entrepreneur's implicit need for achievement and risk reception contribute to internationalization performance. Design/methodology/approach This study involves 176 Indonesian...

...Anish Purkayastha; Sunil Sharma; Amit Karna Purpose In this paper, the authors undertake a systematic analysis of multinationality–performance (M-P) literature published in the last decade, when antecedents for internationalization and moderators of the M-P relationship...

...Bart J. Debicki; Chao Miao; Shanshan Qian Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of internationalization on performance in family firms, as well as the potential impact of moderators on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a meta-analysis...

...Juan Velez-Ocampo; Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on corporate reputation and internationalization to identify key research theories, contexts, characteristics, methodologies, applications, limitations and opportunities for future...

... perceptions of the firm's environment (Child, 1972 ; Anderson and Paine, 1975 ; Robbins, 1996 ; Starbuck and Mezias, 1996 ; Beyer et al., 1997 ; Giaglis and Fouskas, 2011). The choice of entry mode into foreign markets is one of the most crucial decisions during the firm's internationalization...