Conceptualizing accelerated internationalization in the born global firm: A dynamic capabilities perspective

被引:483
作者
Weerawardena, Jay [1 ]
Mort, Gillian Sullivan
Liesch, Peter W.
Knight, Gary
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, UQ Business Sch, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Griffith Univ, Dept Mkt, Griffith Business Sch, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
[3] Florida State Univ, Coll Business, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
关键词
dynamic capabilities; born global; accelerated internationalization; knowledge;
D O I
10.1016/j.jwb.2007.04.004
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Existing approaches at explaining accelerated internationalization of born global firms are incomplete as they do not capture the learning that is undertaken by these firms and their founders prior to the firm's legal establishment. Building on the extant literature and drawing on the dynamic capabilities view of competitive strategy, this paper presents a conceptual model of born global firm internationalization. We conjecture that a set of dynamic capabilities that are built and nurtured by internationally-oriented entrepreneurial founders enable these firms to develop cutting-edge knowledge intensive products, paving the way for their accelerated market entry. We develop propositions and offer concluding remarks. Crown Copyright (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:294 / 306
页数:13
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