The internationalization of small computer software firms

Emerald - Tập 29 Số 8 - Trang 60-75 - 1995
Jim Bell1
1School of Management, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK

Tóm tắt

Presents the findings of a comparative study into the export behaviour and internationalization of small computer software firms in Finland, Ireland and Norway. These findings challenge many of the underlying assumptions of conventional internationalization “stage” theories and lead to the conclusion that such theories do not adequately reflect the internationalization process among small computer software firms.

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