An organizational model for understanding internationalization processes

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Malhotra, Namrata; Hinings, C. R. (Bob)
• 署名单位: Imperial College London; University of Alberta
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2009.75
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 330-349
• 关键词: internationalization; Process; organizational types

摘要

We propose an organizational model for understanding internationalization processes. We argue that these processes differ with the type of organization. We compare the internationalization processes of three organization types: the mass production organization; the disaggregated production organization; and the project-based organization. Each organization type responds differently to critical elements of the internationalization process, namely, the focus of entry, the degree of presence and physical presence requirements in the foreign market, which in turn influence what modal forms are adopted as the process progresses. Consequently, we observe different approaches to resource commitment in the foreign market over time. Journal of International Business Studies (2010) 41, 330-349. doi:10.1057/jibs.2009.75