While firm internationalization processes have been understood as being dynamic, the
dimension of speed has rarely been the main focus of research efforts, which, until a decade …

International business literature has long acknowledged the powerful influence of the upper
echelons of firms, leading to an impressive volume of research delving into the impacts of …

We analyze the birth of capabilities and resources within organizations and within industries,
and their historical antecedents, at the time of market entry. We find a consistent theme: the …

This paper examines the relative importance of platform quality, indirect network effects, and
consumer expectations on the success of entrants in platform‐based markets. We develop a …

By analyzing internationalization as a dynamic process, we attempt to explain the speed of
international operations in terms of learning acquired in the course of past international …

Research findings have established a relationship between organizational size and a
substantial set of organizational outcomes, resulting in size's distinction as “perhaps the …

This study investigates the performance implications of the distinct mechanisms represented
by business and social networks in the effectual internationalization. Our hypotheses …

Next-generation technology provides users with new, advanced functionality that often
renders the past technology obsolete, opening a window of opportunity for challengers …

Today, more firms are expanding rapidly into foreign markets to reach global scale quickly,
and to capture or nullify first-mover advantages. These trends run counter to the …

We advance first mover advantage (FMA) theory by examining how the pace of market
evolution and technology evolution potentially enables or disables FMA. Integrating several …