Retailing in Europe: 20 years on

S Burt - The International Review of Retail, Distribution and …, 2010‏ - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews retail change in Europe over the past 20 years. The sociocultural context
of retailing in Europe is briefly discussed before macro level changes in the relative scale of …

International retail research: focus, methodology and conceptual development

N Alexander, AM Doherty - International Journal of Retail & …, 2010‏ - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to consider the development of research in
international retailing over the last 20 years and propose a future research agenda within a …

Geographic, cultural, and psychic distance to foreign markets in the context of small and new ventures

A Ojala - International Business Review, 2015‏ - Elsevier
More often than one might expect, small and new ventures, which already suffer from few
resources and a lack of industry legitimacy, take on the additional uncertainties of entry into …

Distance and perceptions of risk in internationalization decisions

S Kraus, TC Ambos, F Eggers, B Cesinger - Journal of Business Research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This study examines top managers' risk perceptions in internationalization decisions. 126
CEOs and top managers responsible for internationalization in companies with …

Does psychic distance moderate the market size–entry sequence relationship?

PD Ellis - Journal of International Business Studies, 2008‏ - Springer
An analysis of 924 foreign market entries made by a sample of Chinese exporters reveals
that psychic distance moderates the relationship between foreign market size and entry …

Retailers' foreign market entry decisions: An institutional perspective

Y Huang, B Sternquist - International Business Review, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Institutional theory emphasizes the relationship between organizations and the environment.
Institutions consist of political, cognitive and sociological elements that form the external and …

Delineating foreign market potential: A tool for international market selection

A Ozturk, E Joiner, ST Cavusgil - … International Business Review, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
International expansion is becoming more imperative in today's marketplace. However,
determining which markets best suit a specific company is not a straightforward task. This …

Explaining the effect of rapid internationalization on horizontal foreign divestment in the retail sector: An extended Penrosean perspective

A Mohr, G Batsakis, Z Stone - Journal of International Business Studies, 2018‏ - Springer
We adopt a Penrosean perspective to study the effect of rapid international expansion on the
subsequent divestment of international operations. We draw on regional strategy theory and …

The role of networks and matching in market entry to emerging retail markets

U Elg, PN Ghauri, V Tarnovskaya - International Marketing Review, 2008‏ - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose is to investigate how a retailer identifies critical network actors and
gains their support when entering an emerging market. and to examine the role of a firm's …

Foreign market selection of online retailers—A path-dependent perspective on influence factors

M Schu, D Morschett - International Business Review, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Internationalization is a critical task for online retailers, yet the question of how and in which
order online retailers choose foreign markets has not been investigated. Based on dynamic …