..., given the situation under study. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time that this type of setting is used to tackle a real options problem. Cláudia Nunes can be contacted at: cnunes@math.ist.utl.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Globalization Plant location...

... to firms of similar age who do not pursue rapid internationalization, born‐global firms are generally larger, more diversified, and have more venture capital backing. Their founders, board members and managers exhibit more international experience. The returns 12 and 18 months post‐IPO are significantly...