Compelled by an ever faster pace (Becker, 1965; Gifford, 1998; Poutzioris, Soufani, &
Michaelas, 2003; West & Meyers, 1997) manifested in shortening product and technological …

The formation of organizations that are international from inception—international new
ventures—is an increasingly important phenomenon that is incongruent with traditionally …

International new ventures (INVs) represent a growing and important type of start-up. An INV
is defined as a business organization that, from inception, seeks to derive significant …

Our article that has been awarded the 2004 Journal of International Business Studies
Decade Award,'Toward a Theory of International New Ventures', represents an integration of …

The paper examines factors influencing the early internationalization of small high
technology international start-ups in the US and UK in order to understand why small high …

This research seeks to expand our knowledge of the role of networks, particularly social
networks, in the rapid internationalisation process. To deepen our understanding of this …

Past research established distance's key influence on internationalization. However,
theoretical issues, methodological challenges, and inconsistent results hinder scholarship …

This paper is based on a primary assumption: That the internationalizing smaller firms are
different from large international firms, such as multinational enterprises (MNEs); and …

We revisit the empirical origins of a popular research topic: the phenomenon of early and
rapid internationalization. By means of a qualitative case study, we re-examine the samples …

Globalisation has a significant impact on entrepreneurial enterprises in many ways. The
changing international environment in finance, human resources, technology, politics …