Growth frontiers in international business

The ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (UK and Ireland Chapter) Published in association with the UK and Ireland Chapter of the Academy of International Business Reflecting the aim of the 43rd AIB-UKI Conference on re-invigorating the still faltering global economy, this new book brings together fres...

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Corporate Author Academy of International Business. UK & Ireland Chapter. Conference
Other Authors Ibeh, Kevin (editors.), Tolentino, Paz Estrella E., 1960- (Editor), Janne, Odile E. M. (Editor), Liu, Xiaming (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
SeriesAcademy of International Business (Series) (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319488516
9783319488509
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgement; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables; List of Appendices; 1: Introduction: Towards Advancing the€Growth of€International Businesses and€the€Global Economy; Part I€Policy Frontiers; Emerging Market Frontiers; Innovation Pathways: Sectors, Knowledge Flows and€Entry Modes; Ethical Growth Avenues; Conclusion; References; Part I: Policy Frontiers; 2: Instigating Start-Up Industries as€a€Foundation for€International High-ƯGrowth Venturing; Introduction; Context-Embeddedness of€High-Growth Venturing.
  • Contextuality of€International Entrepreneurial Activities Start-Up Industries as€Contexts for€High-Growth Venturing; Methodology; Findings; The Development and€Outcomes of€Israeli Start-Up Industry; Determinants of€Collective Activity in€a€Start-Up Industry; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 3: SME Internationalization, Public Policy and€the€Growth Agenda; Introduction; SMEs and€Internationalization: EU Dimension; Academic Perspective; Initiatives at the€EU Level; Banking Sector Perspective.
  • Evergreen Problems with€SMEs' Internationalization: Some Ways Forward from€Practitioners and€Policy Makers Discussion; References; 4: 'After-Care' Service Provision and€Repeat Investment; Introduction; Literature Review; Inward Investment Promotion Agencies and€'After-Care' Service; Differentiation; Discrimination; Embedding; Subsidiary Size Effects; Subsidiary Age Effects; Method; Sampling and€Data Collection; Measures; Independent Variable; Dependent Variable; Analysis of€Data; Results; Characteristics of€the€Sample; Discussion of€the€Results.
  • Limitations and€Avenues for€Future ResearchReferences; Part II: Emerging Market Frontiers; 5: The Growth of€Chinese Multinationals: A€Micro-Macro, FSA-CSA Framework; Introduction; From 'Traditional' Western to€'New' Emerging Economy MNEs; Levels of€Developmental Resources and€MNE Motivations; Firm-Specific and€Country-Specific Factors in€the€Growth of€Chinese Multinationals; Asset Firm-Specific Advantages (FSA-A); Relationship Firm-Specific Advantages (FSA-R); Developmental Country-Specific Advantages (CSA-D); Institutional Country-Specific Advantages (CSA-I); Conclusions.