The Helsinki internationalization process model : foundations and future agenda / edited by Rebecca Piekkari (Marcus Wallenberg Chair of International Business, Department of Management Studies, Aalto University, School of Business, Finland) and Catherine Welch (Chair of Strategic Management, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Piekkari, Rebecca, editor.

Welch, Catherine, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

International business enterprises.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This timely book introduces Reijo Luostarinen's Helsinki Model of firm internationalization processes to a new audience. As one of the neglected treasures of the field of International Business (IB), the Helsinki Model has remained largely inaccessible to a global readership - until now. The book features Luostarinen's original PhD thesis, and commentaries that explore and extend his work. Contributors illustrate the enduring applicability and the future potential of the Helsinki Model. They engage with Luostarinen's legacy to re-energize research on the internationalization processes of the firm, a cornerstone of the IB field. Students of IB, organization studies and management theory will benefit from the original ideas and in-depth analysis provided in this book. It is also a useful resource for established scholars, particularly members of the European International Business Academy and the Academy of International Business"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword

Introducing the helsinki model of the internationalization processes of the firm / Rebecca Piekkari and Catherine Welch

Part I: Reijo luostarinen: Internationalization of the firm (1979) preface / 1. Introduction

2. Development of the theoretical framework for the study

3. Lateral rigidity and international involvement of the firm

4. Smallness and openness of domestic markets as pressure determinants for internationalization

5. Determining the internationalization strategy of the firm

6. Dynamics of internationalization of the firm

7. Summary, conclusions and recommendations

Bibliography

Appendices

Part II:

Commentaries

8. Organizational capacity and inertia: Their importance in the internationalization process of firms / Lawrence Welch

9. The helsinki internationalization process model: A perspective from uppsala / Mats Forsgren

10. Big ideas with little hullabaloo: Luostarinen's little trodden path / Peter Liesch

11. Systems selling and package deals: An under-researched area in international business / Pervez Ghauri

12. Reijo luostarinen's approach to value chain activity in firm internationalization: A key contribution to entry mode research / Gabriel R. G. Benito and Bent Petersen

13. Time and dynamism in the helsinki internationalization process model / Eriikka Paavilainen-Mñtymk̃i and Leila Hurmerinta

14. The helsinki internationalization process model and pom posture: Deviations, explanations, and future research / Mika Gabrielsson

15. The role of foreign-born employees in inward-outward internationalization of smes: An organizational capacity perspective / Johanna Niskavaara

16. Lateral rigidity and microfoundational perspectives in firm internationalization: Revisiting reijo luostarinen's insights / Aleksi Niittymies

17. Seeing the forest for the trees: Building a managerially relevant theory of firm internationalization / Ciara O'Higgins

18. Longitudinal research projects with societal interaction: What can we learn from studying the dynamics of ib phenomena? / Perttu Kh̃r̃i

19. Reijo luostarinen and jorma larimo: A multigenerational research agenda on international business in Finland / Ahmad Arslan and Minnie Kontkanen

20. Reijo luostarinen's legacy: A personal perspective from outside academia / Mikko Kosonen

Afterword: Connecting the dots: Reflections on reijo luostarinen's thesis and life's work / Niina Nummela.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035332045 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.