Measuring the Degree of Internationalization of a Firm

Daniel Sullivan
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Daniel Sullivan: University of Delaware

Journal of International Business Studies, 1994, vol. 25, issue 2, 325-342

Abstract: In spite of both positivistic and instrumental research, the reliability of measuring the degree of internalization of a firm remains speculative. We collected data on nine attributes of seventy-four American manufacturing MNCs. Alpha, factor, and frequency analyses revealed a linear combination of five variables with a reliability coefficient of .79 as a measure of the degree of internationalization of a firm. We discuss the statistical and conceptual properties of the scale and their implications for content and construct validity.© 1994 JIBS. Journal of International Business Studies (1994) 25, 325–342

Date: 1994
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