Purpose This paper reviews the literature on internationalization barriers of small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries. The purposes of the study are:(1) to …

Purpose This paper reviews scientific publications in the field of logistics underlying cross-
border e-commerce (CBEC) to China. A focus on the role played in this complex process by …

The original Uppsala model that was published in 1977 explains the internationalization
process of firms. We have further developed the model several times in the intervening …

In this paper, we summarize how internationalization research has evolved over time, where
it stands today, and how it might evolve going forward. Specifically, we examine …

Does “born-global” internationalization enhance or threaten a firm's chances for survival in
the export market? Despite the ongoing debate about born-global firms, we know little about …

Using the before–after natural experiment occasioned by the Arab Spring in Libya, we
explore how market and non-market activity affect foreign firm legitimacy in times of political …

International entrepreneurship literature has indicated that entrepreneurs often increase
international activities along unexpected lines of reasoning without having a precise goal …

Most current research argues that globalization of companies is a myth. In spite of this
Swedish firms have managed to globalize successfully according to a study by Vahlne and …

Purpose This paper examines how firms of different sizes formulate and implement
strategies to achieve fit with an external environment disrupted by a geopolitical event. The …

In their article from 2009, Johanson and Vahlne suggest a reformulation of the Uppsala
internationalization process model by incorporating business network theory and …