... technology-driven disintermediation. Research limitations/implications The study demonstrates that offline-first and digital-first firms experience disintermediation and intermediation, which exacerbates CC . The results yield four configurations that elucidate the CC phenomenon stemming from...

... in an international setting. Value innovation Internationalization Transitivity Business networks Intermediation Entry nodes In a seminal article, Johanson and Vahlne (2003) stress that a firm’s internationalization is a process of increasing commitments to foreign operations. They also highlight...