The Internationalisation of Young High-Tech Firms : An Empirical Analysis in Germany and the United Kingdom

1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background and the Operationalisation of the Hypotheses -- 3 Description of Methodology -- 4 Descriptive Analysis of the Data Set -- 5 Differences Between Internationalisers and Non-Internationalisers -- 6 The Degree of Internationalisation -- 7 The Timing of Entry into International Markets -- 8 Market Entries: Target Country and Entry Mode -- 9 Firm Performance and Early Internationalisation -- 10 Results of the British and German Case Studies -- 11 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A: Definition of High-Tech Industries -- Appendix B: Questionnaire -- Appendix C: Additional Tables for Chapter 4 -- Appendix D: Additional Tables for Chapter 6 -- Appendix E: Additional Tables for Chapter 8.