NETWORK RESEARCH ON INTERNATINALIZATION OF FIRMS FROM THE EMERGING ECONOMIES: LITERATURE REVIEW AND PROPOSITIONS

Ruta Kazlauskaite (), Sarunas Abramavicius (), Tadas Sarapovas (), Modestas Gelbuda () and Dominyka Venciūtė ()
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Ruta Kazlauskaite: ISM University of Management and Economics
Sarunas Abramavicius: ISM University of Management and Economics
Tadas Sarapovas: ISM University of Management and Economics
Modestas Gelbuda: ISM University of Management and Economics
Dominyka Venciūtė: ISM University of Management and Economics

European Journal of Business and Economics, 2015, vol. 10, issue 1, 548 volume1: 10

Abstract: Although interest in internationalization of firms from the emerging economies is growing, research employing network theories has been limited. The article provides a systematic literature review on the internationalization of firms originating from the emerging economies, from a network perspective. The major finding is that, contrary to expectations, social networks do not play such an important role as in the case of developed market firms. To fill this gap and to advance a more nuanced view of the network effects, the paper generates hypothesis highlighting the positive impact of networks on the initiation of internationalization process, and negative impact of social networks on speed, foreign market diversity and internationalization performance.

Keywords: network theoryinternationalization; emerging economies; international new ventures; small and medium sized firms. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 L21 L26 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.12955/ejbe.v9i2.548

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