Purpose During the last two decades, studies on the theoretical models in the area of
international business (IB), such as gradual internationalization and the born-global firms …

This study seeks to review the literature on the exporting challenges and problems of small
and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in this era of globalization. Besides, we identify gaps …

International new ventures (INVs) face constant competitive intensity, which serves to
increase the already high difficulty of enhancing marketing capabilities to gain superior …

Startups in the Brazilian organizational scenario have been growing fast and understanding
these startups' internationalization strategies have been highly relevant. Such startups have …

Many researchers in international business (IB) refer to necessity when they theorize about
the relationships between different concepts. However, necessary conditions involve a …

SMEs attempt to accelerate and diversify their international expansion strategies. The
purpose of this article is to identify the internationalization stages followed by traditional …

With the growing trend of using digital platforms for internationalization, the management of
digital platform risks in international markets has become a critical issue. However …

This paper examines four aspects of managerial cognition among firms, as differentiated by
speed of market entry. Aspects are: risk perception, proactivity, tolerance for ambiguity and …

While firm internationalization processes have been understood as being dynamic, the
dimension of speed has rarely been the main focus of research efforts, which, until a decade …

Purpose–This paper aims to complement existing theories of internationalization by studying
an important aspect which has been neglected in previous studies: the process of …