Research on knowledge, innovation and internationalization / edited by Jorma Larimo, Tiia Vissak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

European International Business Academy. Conference (34th : 2008 : Tallinn, Estonia)

Contributor:

Larimo, Jorma.

Vissak, Tiia.

European International Business Association.

Series:

Progress in international business research ; v. 4.

Progress in international business research, 1745-8862 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Congresses.

International business enterprises.

Globalization--Congresses.

Globalization.

Knowledge management--Congresses.

Knowledge management.

Technological innovations--Congresses.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume of Progress in International Business Research comprises of a selection of competitive papers from the 34th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, held in Tallinn, Estonia in December 2008, with the theme International Business and the Catching-up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities. It addresses two main issues - the internationalization process, and the role of knowledge and innovation for internationalization - both of which are important in the current economic slowdown- for catching-up and for other economies, scholars and practitioners. Divided into four parts, contributions in the first part concern the internationalization processes of multinational and international new ventures and the changes of different factors during these processes. In the second part, attention is paid to foreign operation methods such as online internationalization, the methods used in initial internationalization activities and the comparison between internationalizing with goods and services. The third part focuses on the importance of knowledge for internationalization, how it is acquired from subsidiaries or headquarters and how the state can assist. The final part of the volume discusses the role of innovation and knowledge creation in the international expansion and performance of enterprises from Central, Eastern and Southern European transition economies, but also for those entering these countries. The volume provides new theoretical, managerial and policy insights in the field of International Business research and should interest scholars, managers and policy-makers alike.

Contents:

Front cover; Research on Knowledge, Innovation and Internationalization; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Introduction; References; Part I: Internationalization Processes; Chapter 1. The internationalization processes of the multinational corporation - a new research agenda; Introduction; The original Uppsala model in perspective; Three unexplored issues in the internationalization process literature; A new research agenda; References; Chapter 2. Why do some international new ventures become global start-upsquest An exploratory study of the Finnish ICT industry

IntroductionA typology of international new ventures; Strategic decisions made by international new ventures; The international value chain of INVs; Research design; Findings; Discussion and conclusions; References; Chapter 3. A behavior-based analysis of the changes of the structure, systems, and culture in the internationalization processes over time; Introduction; Conceptual framework and hypotheses; Methodology; Hypotheses testing and discussion; Discussion and implications; References; Part II: Foreign Operation Methods

Chapter 4. Global online entrepreneurship: The review of empirical literatureIntroduction; Method; Results; Theoretical frameworks; Methodological approaches in GOE; Key finding and implications; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Internationalization patterns of Chinese private-owned SMEs: Initial stages of internationalization and cluster as take-off node; Introduction; Theoretical framework; Research method; Empirical analysis; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 6. Internationalization of goods and services: A comparison of the internationalization of service providers and manufacturers in SwitzerlandIntroduction; Methodology; Results; Conclusions; References; Part III. Knowledge and International Business; Chapter 7. Do Japanese investors use their joint ventures with European partners in Europe as Trojan horses to capture Their Knowledgequest; Introduction; Joint venture strategies; The THH and CS views of joint ventures; Hypotheses; Methodology; Results; Discussion and conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 8. Innovation processes at unit level: A study of headquarters involvement, innovation impact, transfer performance, and adoption successIntroduction; Literature review and theoretical background; Methodology; Results; Discussion and conclusions; References; Chapter 9. External facilitation in the internationalization of high-tech firms; Introduction; Internationalization of small high-tech firms and roles of external facilitation; Methodology; CASE study on facilitated internationalization of small high-tech firms; Conclusions; References

Part IV. Emerging Economies: Innovation and Knowledge Creation

Notes:

Papers from the 34th annual conference of the European International Business Academy held in Tallinn, Estonia in Dec. 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781848559578

OCLC:

557615411