Rise of Born Globals and Their Association with High Technology Intensity or Services Sector— Myths or Reality?

Suresh Singh

Global Business Review, 2017, vol. 18, issue 6, 1424-1434

Abstract: Literature suggests that the proportion of born globals—firms entering foreign countries soon after birth—has increased significantly over time and that such firms are associated with high-technology-intensity or services sector. However, there is little empirical support for these claims. To address this gap, this article presents an empirical analysis of age at the first global entry of US manufacturing and service multinationals that entered foreign countries in the last century. Only manufacturing showed a significant rise in the number of born globals. Being born global was not correlated with either having a high-technology-intensity or being a service firm.

Keywords: Born globals; internationalization; technology intensity; international new ventures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0972150917713084

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