Domestic Activity and Knowledge Development in the Internationalization Process of Firms

Anders Blomstermo, Kent Eriksson () and D. Deo Sharma ()

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2004, vol. 2, issue 3, 239-258

Abstract: This paper is based on behavioral theory on internationalization, examining the effect of firms operations in the domestic market on experiential knowledge development in the internationalization of the firm. Five hypotheses are developed on the effects of business operations in the domestic market on: internationalization knowledge, business knowledge and institutional knowledge. The LISREL analysis of 206 firms shows that domestic operations effect the accumulation of experiential knowledge in internationalizing firms. We found that it is harder for a firm with long domestic experience to change their mental models and processes in the internationalization process.

Date: 2004
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