Conceptualizations to Advance Born Global Definition

Mika Gabrielsson, V H Manek Kirpalani, Pavlos Dimitratos, Carl Arthur Solberg and Antonella Zucchella
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Mika Gabrielsson: Mika Gabrielsson is Professor of International Business, Helsinki School of Economics, P O Box, 1219 (Lapuankatu), FIN-00101, Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: mika.gabrielsson@hse.fi
V H Manek Kirpalani: V.H. Manek Kirpalani, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research, Marketing Department, College of Business, Bloomsburg University, USA, 3 Townview Drive, Mansfield, Pennsylvania 16933, USA; Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Marketing and International Business, Concordia University, Montreal; and Distinguished Visiting Professor International Business, Helsinki School of Economics. E-mail: mkirpalani2@yahoo.com
Pavlos Dimitratos: Pavlos Dimitratos is Lecturer, Athens University of Economics and Business, 76 Patission Street, Athens 10434, Greece; and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, UK. E-mail: pdimitr@aueb.gr
Carl Arthur Solberg: Carl Arthur Solberg is Professor of Bedriftsøkonomisk Institutt, Norwegian School of Management, Mydalsvelen 37, 0484 Oslo, Norway. E-mail: carl.solberg@bi.no
Antonella Zucchella: Antonella Zucchella is Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Pavia, Via S Felice 7, 27100 Pavia, Italy. E-mail: antonella.zucchella@unipv.it

Global Business Review, 2008, vol. 9, issue 1, 45-50

Abstract: The ‘Born Globals’ (BGs) have now been studied for over a decade and yet the conceptualizations and theory development are at an initial phase. This article was written to clarify the definition of a BG firm, and focus on its characteristics. BGs deviate considerably when contrasted with traditional internationalizing Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Most importantly their vision is global, they have global products which are of unique and specialized nature, and they have accelerated internationalization capability from inception.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1177/097215090700900103

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