The resource dynamics of early internationalising Indian IT firms

Nishant Kumar ()

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2012, vol. 10, issue 3, 255-278

Abstract: Building on the resource-based view of the firm, this study explores how firms entering into early internationalisation combine different resources to discover the international market opportunities. Based on an in-depth analysis of case studies of five knowledge-intensive firms from India, this study suggests that the differences in the extent of resources available and their combinations influence the early stage of the internationalisation process and pace of learning in the foreign markets. This study contributes to the existing research on international entrepreneurship by explaining how new international ventures overcome the challenges of internationalisation by wisely utilising a broad set of available and potential resources during their early internationalisation efforts and gradually shift the focus on the internalisation of resources. Moreover, this study suggests that the effects of the combination of resources vary across different ventures. A strong combination can increase internationalisation and minimise the risks of failure in new international ventures. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

Keywords: Knowledge-intensive service multinationals; Born global; Early internationalisation; Resource-based view; Resource leveraging; Indian service multinationals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s10843-012-0092-7

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