 Multinationality of the Firm: Conceptualization and MeasurementAhmet H. Kirca Chapter 2 in Thought Leadership in Advancing International Business Research, 2008, pp 41-56 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Internationalization has been a key construct that has attracted considerable attention in international business (IB) in the last four decades. A large body of research has focused on the internationalization of the firm because it potentially involves a central process that fundamentally affects the structure, functioning, strategy, and performance of the firm. In the extant literature, various conceptualizations have been employed to refer to the extent of firm internationalization (cf. Grant, 1987; Geringer et al., 1989; Sullivan and Bauerschmidt, 1990; Tallman and Li, 1996; Gomes and Ramaswamy, 1999, among others). Several terms, such as the degree of internationalization (Sullivan, 1994), multinationality (Grant, 1987), international geographic diversification (Vachani, 1991), geographic scale and scope of foreign operations (Qian and Li, 2002), have been used to refer to the extent to which firms are international (multinationality of the firm hereafter).1 Keywords: International Business; Foreign Market; Extant Literature; Strategic Management Journal; Foreign Asset (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59423-4_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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