2012
DOI: 10.1108/00251741211279620
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Rapidly internationalizing ventures: how definitions can bridge the gap across contexts

Abstract: Purpose -The purpose of this article is to develop a contextualized definition of the phenomenon of rapidly internationalizing ventures (RIVs) -such as born globals or international new venturesbuilding upon the commonly noted dimensions of internationalization: speed, degree and scope. Design/methodology/approach -The study builds on a theory informed review of 62 empirical studies on RIVs from the USA and the European Union and an empirical survey among 103 academics in the field of international entrepreneu… Show more

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“…The research on INVs and BGs has been fragmented with regard to defining the phenomenon (Cesinger, Fink, Madsen, & Kraus, 2012;Svensson & Payan, 2009) but most authors seem to agree that the core characteristics of the phenomenon are: 1) speed, 2) degree, and 3) scope of internationalization (Zahra & George, 2002).…”
Section: Definitions Of International New Ventures and Born Global Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The research on INVs and BGs has been fragmented with regard to defining the phenomenon (Cesinger, Fink, Madsen, & Kraus, 2012;Svensson & Payan, 2009) but most authors seem to agree that the core characteristics of the phenomenon are: 1) speed, 2) degree, and 3) scope of internationalization (Zahra & George, 2002).…”
Section: Definitions Of International New Ventures and Born Global Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The encroachment of IT-driven globalisation since then has led to the development of 'born global' theory whereby firms may rapidly internationalise upon inception (Oviatt and McDougall 1994;Cesinger et al 2012). Evers (2011) suggests born global internationalisation is more likely to occur in IT-based sectors due to the presence of global niche markets.…”
Section: Social Capital and Entrepreneurshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Este tipo de empresas internacionales y las habilidades del emprendedor para crearlas es un tema de investigación de creciente importancia (Aspelund, Madsen y Moen, 5 2007;Cesinger et al, 2012). Las investigaciones llevadas a cabo muestran que estas empresas forman un segmento importante de la economía moderna (Burgel y Murray, 2000;Rennie, 1993) La estrategia de internacionalización que siguen las NEI depende de las características internas de la empresa, no siendo una decisión al azar (Mudambi y Zahra, 2007).…”
Section: Importancia De La Investigaciónunclassified
“…Este tipo de empresas internacionales y las habilidades del emprendedor para crearlas es un tema de investigación de creciente importancia (Aspelund, Madsen y Moen, 2007;Cesinger et al, 2012). Las investigaciones llevadas a cabo muestran que estas empresas forman un segmento importante de la economía moderna (Burgel y Murray, 2000;Rennie, 1993) con una gran presencia dentro del conjunto de empresas internacionales (Moen y Servais, 2002;Knight y Cavusgil, 2004) y están incrementando su importancia y predominio en la competencia internacional (Aspelund y Moen, 2001;Aspelund, Madsen y Moen, 2007).…”
Section: Importancia De La Investigaciónunclassified
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