Abstract Research Summary Resource dependence theory (RDT) has been widely applied
in the context of international business (IB) over the past four decades. This study reviews …

The international business (IB) literature has always analyzed multinational enterprises
(MNEs) as firms that internalize market transactions across national borders. Over the last …

Deciding on the boundaries of a firm as it expands abroad is a critical decision for
managers. Despite the rapid growth in research addressing this issue, many questions …

Since the 1990s, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has provided unique societal quasi-
experiments, which represent opportunities to test the applicability of existing theories in …

Research summary Much of the literature on international new ventures (INVs) focuses on
early internationalization and views it as an expression of firm‐specific advantages that …

A sizeable body of international business (IB) research is devoted to building knowledge
about the determinants of organizational performance. A key precursor to accurately …

What has been done in the entry mode literature to date and where should future research in
this field proceed? To answer this question, we review empirical studies in international …

Internationalization is recognized as a valuable strategy for organizations' growth and
expansion; however, little is known about the internationalization behavior of family firms …

Although small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a significant portion of
international trade, little is know about how they make international entry mode decisions …

For several decades researchers have focused on the entry mode decision because it is
critically important for firms expanding abroad. Despite this attention we still lack clear tools …