This paper undertakes an exploratory study into the characteristics of entrepreneurial culture of the multinational subsidiary; and, into the associated influences and manifestations linked to multinational corporation (MNC) and environmental contexts. The theme of multinational subsidiary...

The Multinational Subsidiary is conceptualized as a semi-autonomous entity with entrepreneurial potential, within a complex competitive arena, consisting of an internal environment of other subsidiaries, internal customers and suppliers, and an external environment consisting of customers,...

Based on case studies, this paper presents some exploratory insights, supplemented by a preliminary quantitative study from a developing economy context (i.e., the software industry in Bangalore), concerning the role of the internet in the internationalisation of small knowledge-intensive firms....

Die Internationalisierung von Firmen wird seit langem als inkrementeller Prozess betrachtet, in dem Firmen von "psychologisch nahen" Märkten angezogen werden und ihr Engagement auf internationalen Märkten durch eine Abfolge von "Entwicklungsphasen" allmählich und schrittweise verstärken....

The objective of this study was to explore the linkages between the overall business strategies of small firms and their patterns, processes and pace of internationalization. A qualitative approach was adopted, involving 30 indepth interviews with key decision makers of internationalizing small...

Firm internationalisation has long been regarded as an incremental process, wherein firms gravitate towards lsquopsychologically closersquo markets and increase commitment to international markets in a gradual, step-wise, manner through a series of evolutionary lsquostagesrsquo. However, much of...

The paper investigates the determinants of the sourcing patterns of foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries in a cross-country European setting. Sourcing decisions (namely, buying locally versus internationally) represent a highly relevant theme for regional and national host economies, given...

In this paper we examine the location determinants of the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)into Poland, at a regional level. Using survey data from an online questionnaire in February 2005and a multinomial logit model incorporating the investor’s specific characteristics, we show...