Identifying and explaining epochs of internationalization: a case study

Stefan Eckert and Ulrike Mayrhofer ()
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Ulrike Mayrhofer: Pôle de Recherche - Rouen Business School - Rouen Business School

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Abstract: This research investigates the internationalization process of multinational corporations. The authors identify international epochs that profoundly characterize the internationalization process of companies and explain their emergence. Based on a longitudinal case study of the German company Hoechst and its merger with the French company Rhône-Poulenc to Aventis, the empirical analysis reveals that international epochs are initiated by significant changes in the power structure of the corporation, such as the appointment of a new CEO or a corporate merger.

Keywords: internationalization process; international epochs; international mergers and acquisitions; corporate policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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Published in European Management Review, 2005, n° 2, pp. 212-223. ⟨10.1057/palgrave.emr.1500040⟩

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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.emr.1500040

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