In contrast to the vibrant development in global market entry activities, extant research on the subject is running out of steam. For example, countertrade, a major form of entry mode, has grown to 15 per cent of the world trade but studies on the topic have dwindled to naught. The practice of...

Chapter 1: Introduction Title -- Chapter 2: Family Firms and International Entry Modes: A State-Of-The-Art -- Chapter 3: The Choice between Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures within Family Firms: a Theoretical Investigation from the Socioemotional Wealth Perspective -- Chapter 4: The...

Surveys of export promotion agencies suggest that that they tend to focus on helping firms become exporters as a means to stimulate aggregate export growth. But the existing empirical evidence has paid little attention to the role of export promotion agencies in helping entry into exporting....