This study investigates which organisational mechanisms young, fast-growing companies choose at the onset of their internationalisation and which factors influence these choices. Existing research on the internationalisation of established companies suggests that the need for efficiency, the...

With this paper, we want to shed light on factors influencing a firm's rate of expansion. We argue that expansion is a complex task and complexity associated with expansion projects in one period can negatively impact rate of expansion in the following period. Moreover, we argue that firm...