Re-Internationalization Forms and Impact Factors: Four Cases
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| Title: | Re-Internationalization Forms and Impact Factors: Four Cases |
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| Authors: | Tiia Vissak, Barbara Francioni |
| Source: | Problemy Zarządzania, Vol 2020, Iss 87, Pp 27-53 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | University of Warsaw, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Subject Terms: | case study, foreign market entry, de-internationalization, re-internationalization, case study, HG1-9999, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, Management. Industrial management, de-internationalization, HD28-70, foreign market entry, Finance, re-internationalization |
| Description: | Purpose: This paper aims to find out which forms of re-internationalization two Italian and two Estonian case companies experienced and which factors affected them, and through that, to develop the literature on re-internationalization. Design/methodology/approach: It is based on four cases. Findings: The paper shows that several internal and external factors – (changes in) the decision-makers’ international orientation, the (business) environment, firms’ relationships with their business partners, and their unique resources and capabilities – affected re-internationalization. In addition, it explains that the circumstances of initial foreign market entries and the following foreign market exits also influenced the case firms’ re-entry decisions. It concludes that exits and re-entries are normal for international firms and it is not always possible to foresee and/or “plan” them. Research limitations/implications: In the future, more cases could be studied and survey data collected. The issue of decision-making logic needs more research attention and definitions still need development. Originality/value: Knowledge on re-internationalization is still relatively limited and thus this paper contributes toward expanding this knowledge. |
| Document Type: | Article Other literature type |
| ISSN: | 1644-9584 |
| DOI: | 10.7172/1644-9584.87.2 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/3fe35433abf34342a2e41b44d5ba1546 http://bazekon.icm.edu.pl/bazekon/element/bwmeta1.element.ekon-element-000171596305 |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e74548360c5893a58bbfaadc1b48ed73 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Purpose: This paper aims to find out which forms of re-internationalization two Italian and two Estonian case companies experienced and which factors affected them, and through that, to develop the literature on re-internationalization. Design/methodology/approach: It is based on four cases. Findings: The paper shows that several internal and external factors – (changes in) the decision-makers’ international orientation, the (business) environment, firms’ relationships with their business partners, and their unique resources and capabilities – affected re-internationalization. In addition, it explains that the circumstances of initial foreign market entries and the following foreign market exits also influenced the case firms’ re-entry decisions. It concludes that exits and re-entries are normal for international firms and it is not always possible to foresee and/or “plan” them. Research limitations/implications: In the future, more cases could be studied and survey data collected. The issue of decision-making logic needs more research attention and definitions still need development. Originality/value: Knowledge on re-internationalization is still relatively limited and thus this paper contributes toward expanding this knowledge. |
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| ISSN: | 16449584 |
| DOI: | 10.7172/1644-9584.87.2 |