Authors: Jan-Åke Tornroos; Maria Elo
Economic-based theories and behavioural approaches have for a long time dominated theinternationalisation theory of the firm. The gradual development models and learning-commitmentapproaches have occupied the scene. In the era of globalisation, deregulations, rapidly changingmarkets as well as technological change firms are facing a different possibility space than previously.This is also the case for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Internationalisation throughrelational networks and events related to international corporate development is presented in thispaper as an avenue for research. A case study of a Finnish SME in paper business targeting theGreek market in particular is used for developing this approach.Key words: Internationalisation, Business networks, Critical events, Process research
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Publish Year: 2005
Conference: Rotterdam, Netherlands (2005)