Born globals: Propositions to help advance the theory

被引：218

作者：

Gabrielsson, Mika ^{[1
]}

Kirpalani, V. H. Manek ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Dimitratos, Pavlos ^{[4
,5
]}

Solberg, Carl Arthur ^{[6
]}

Zucchella, Antonella ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Helsinki Sch Econ, Helsinki 00101, Finland

[2] Bloomsburg Univ Penn, Dept Mkt, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 USA

[3] Concordia Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[4] Univ Athens, GR-10679 Athens, Greece

[5] Univ Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland

[6] Norwegian Sch Management, Oslo, Norway

[7] Univ Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

来源：

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW | 2008年 / 17卷 / 04期

关键词：

born globals; channels/networks; organisational learning; phases of development; resource development; risks;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.02.015

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Although born globals (BGs) have now been studied for over a decade, theory and practice are still evolving. This article was written to clarify the definition of a Born Global (BG) firm and to describe the three phases-introductory, growth and resource accumulation, and break-out to independent growth as a major player-through which BGs progress. Drawing from empirical evidence, it was found that the risks, resource development, channels/networks and organisational learning of BGs develop during the three phases through which successful BGs pass. However, this process deviates considerably from that followed by traditional internationalising small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Born Global entrepreneurs and academics can learn much by studying the causes of these differences. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：385 / 401

页数：17