From stages to phases, a theory of small developing country internationalization
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, Nigel | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.author | Ridgman, Tom | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.author | Shi, Yongjiang | en_GB |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-05T16:02:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-05T16:02:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nigel L. Williams, Tom Ridgman, Yongjiang S. Shi (2011), From Stages to Phases, A Theory of Small Developing Country Internationalization, in Christian Geisler Asmussen, Torben Pedersen, Timothy M. Devinney, Laszlo Tihanyi (ed.) Dynamics of Globalization: Location-Specific Advantages or Liabilities of Foreignness? (Advances in International Management, Volume 24), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.271-298 | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9780857249913 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/251041 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Existing research in firm internationalization tends to adopt the perspective of relatively fixed country specific advantages and disadvantages. However, firms operating from small developing countries may experience rapidly shifting country-specific advantages due to industrial policy interventions. These changes influence the internal configuration and, ultimately, the internationalization paths of firms, a factor that is not captured by current theory. Using a combination of a country case study and nested multiple firm cases, data were collected on how organizations internationalized from Trinidad and Tobago, a small developing country. Unlike the relatively deterministic outward patterns predicted by existing theories, analysis revealed both evolutionary and co-evolutionary trajectories of development. These outcomes suggest that as a country moves to more open economic environment, network connections in the form of supplier and institutional relationships are of increased value for firms seeking to enter external markets. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Emerald | en_GB |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1571-5027&volume=24&chapterid=1937509&show=pdf&PHPSESSID=20bt24rm7k5fc3jmcdtr411s55 | en_GB |
| dc.title | From stages to phases, a theory of small developing country internationalization | en |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 9780857249920 | |
| html.description.abstract | Existing research in firm internationalization tends to adopt the perspective of relatively fixed country specific advantages and disadvantages. However, firms operating from small developing countries may experience rapidly shifting country-specific advantages due to industrial policy interventions. These changes influence the internal configuration and, ultimately, the internationalization paths of firms, a factor that is not captured by current theory. Using a combination of a country case study and nested multiple firm cases, data were collected on how organizations internationalized from Trinidad and Tobago, a small developing country. Unlike the relatively deterministic outward patterns predicted by existing theories, analysis revealed both evolutionary and co-evolutionary trajectories of development. These outcomes suggest that as a country moves to more open economic environment, network connections in the form of supplier and institutional relationships are of increased value for firms seeking to enter external markets. |