... ) and global agriculture. Design/methodology/approach By using a case-based research approach and literature-specific discussion, we systematically compare the four MNCs and their evolutionary growth and internationalization in world markets. Findings Findings of the paper reveal that this well...

...Daniel R.P. Ribeiro; Ana Paula Franco Paes Leme Barbosa; Davi Noboru Nakano Purpose This study aims to explain how selected small and medium-sized enterprise ( SME ) internationalization factors move beyond their traditional role as foreign market entry drivers and become resilience-building...

...Tairi Leis; Karl Erik Õim Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the internationalization literature by examining the role of network relationships in companies’ internationalization failures under VUCA conditions (a period characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity...

... rights only Internationalization Creative industries Entry mode Dynamic capabilities Quantum fuzzy sets The creative industries produce cultural products that disseminate ideas through art. These products shape a significant industry sector with serious economic impacts, like...

...Tiia Vissak; Lasse Torkkeli Purpose This study aims to critically evaluate the applicability of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools for academic research in international business (IB), specifically focusing on the topic of firms’ nonlinear internationalization. It assesses...

...Elizabeth Castillo; Mariluz Fernandez-Alles; Jose Manuel Sanchez Purpose This study aims to analyze the process of academic spin-offs’ de-internationalization, examining the internal and external factors that influence this strategy. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a conceptual...

... determinants of performance. Second, managers must invest even more to build a dynamic capability to ensure capabilities reconfiguration to effectively benefit from an internationalization strategy. Originality/value The study introduces many ordinary capabilities alongside dynamic ones as predictors...

...Vanessa Diaz-Moriana; Ana M. Moreno-Menendez; José C. Casillas; Unai Arzubiaga Purpose Based on the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective, this paper aims to focus on the mixed-gamble logic to study the process of internationalization of family firms. Design/methodology/approach...

...) socioemotional priorities on the extent of family firms’ internationalization to capture more nuanced aspects of the socioemotional wealth concept. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the hypotheses through OLS regressions on a sample of 287 family firms. Findings The authors find...

...Najam Akber Anjum; Zubair Ali Shahid; Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik; Ummad Mazhar Purpose Purpose of this study is to explore the nature of relationship between internationalization of firms, sustainability of their supply chains, and the extent of their green innovations. Understanding...

...Henry Xie; Jane Xie Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of equity ownership structure (i.e. CEO ownership, board chair ownership and institutional ownership) on internationalization of firms. The moderating role of international experience of board chairs is also examined. Design...

...Tiia Vissak Purpose This paper aims to give an overview of the literature on Central and Eastern European (CEE) firms’ successful internationalization: different authors’ understanding of success, and, thereafter, these firms’ internationalization processes, external factors, internal motivators...

...) internationalization using evidence from exporting SMEs in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a cross-sectional research design. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 206 exporting SMEs that are members of the Uganda Export Promotions Board. Data was analysed using SPSS...

...Mehmet Mithat Üner; Ceyhan Cigdemoglu; Yihuai Wang; Aybuke Yalcin; S. Tamer Cavusgil Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal the assumptive concept of internationalization because it is discussed and understood in the international business (IB) literature. This paper develops a framework...

... Additionally, to have a clear picture of the firm’s operational internationalization, we should also consider the firm’s subsidiaries globally. Indeed, we could find a firm with commercial activities in many countries and markets more internationalized than those operating only in one other country besides its...

...Meqbel Aliedan Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between experiential knowledge of foreign markets, institutional word of mouth (WOM) and small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) internationalization. Specifically, it aims to provide explanations of what and how cross...

... of competitors’ business strategies and the global business environment tend to perform better internationally (Acosta et al., 2018). Similar findings were reported in the context of SMEs, where Fernandes et al. (2020) highlight that market orientation leads to the overall international...

...Zaynab Dadzie; Ahmed Agyapong; Abdulai Suglo Purpose This study aims to examine the mediating role of internationalization in the relationship between the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and performance, empirical study of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in a developing...

...-use rights only Internationalization International market selection Textile sector AHP TOPSIS MCDM The establishment of relationships and business with new international markets involves the implementation of complex processes and associated decision-making and the subsequent...

...Manogna R.L.; Aswini Kumar Mishra Purpose Internationalization is an important strategy for the long-term survivability of the firms and is often influenced by the ownership groups along with the family involvement in the management decisions. The purpose of this study is to investigate...