Analysing stimuli and barriers, failure and resilience in companies’ internationalization: a systematic and bibliometric review

Martins, Rui Centeno; Farinha, Luí­s; Ferreira, João J.

doi:10.1108/ribs-07-2021-0103

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Several researchers have frequently chosen this platform as one of the best options (e.g. Martins et al, 2021;Tabares et al, 2020;Urbano et al, 2019).…”

Section: Journal Of International Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda

Nave

Ferreira

2022

CCSM

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PurposeInternational entrepreneurship (IE) has received a considerable amount of attention in the recent decades as a result of globalization enabling access to new international markets and business opportunities. Despite the growing increase in academic publications, IE still faces certain inconsistencies, with doubts remaining as regards its boundaries and the thematic groups making up the field. The purpose of this article is to systematically analyse the IE, mapping the intellectual territory and the evolution of the field.Design/methodology/approach Indexed to Web of Science( WoS) database until 2021, from 52 journals, 130 articles were selected, applying content analyses techniques to identify the main research lines.FindingsThe results reveal that IE presents four conceptual themes/clusters: (1) international business networks and opportunities; (2) institutional environments; (3) the characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs; and (4) internationalisation drivers and processes. Extant analysis show that IE has progressed immensely, concentrating a good diversity of subtopics and research trends. An integrative framework bringing together 27 years of publications and 67 future research lines, detailed by cluster, were also presented in this study to improve understanding and guide future studies.Originality/valueThis review makes a broad contribution to the IE literature, assisting in consolidating the academic field, expanding and complementing the results of previous theoretical–conceptual studies. We reflect and individually discuss the state of the art of the four streams that characterize IE to identify key themes, points of convergence and advance new subfields.

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“…Several researchers have frequently chosen this platform as one of the best options (e.g. Martins et al, 2021;Tabares et al, 2020;Urbano et al, 2019).…”

Section: Journal Of International Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda

Nave

Ferreira

2022

CCSM

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“…Finally, our study also contributes to extant literature examining firms' internationalization strategic choices (Gulanowski et al, 2018;Hendriks, 2020;Martins et al, 2021) by providing insights for emerging market firms that may be looking to expand aggressively in new markets and are learning from the mistakes of more established larger MNCs who are challenged with overly dispersed, dense and diverse networks. Likewise, while making modifications to an established MNC's interorganizational network configuration is challenging, the valuable insights generated from this study can also inform MNCs' future expansion decisions and strategies.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

MNCs’ orchestration capability of the 3Ds and financial performance

Abdelzaher

Torre

Rolf

2022

RIBS

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Purpose In today’s ever-increasing context of volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous market conditions, the shifts of countries’ protectionist policies toward inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and an increased gap between headquarters’ (HQ) and subsidiaries’ perspectives on what makes business sense, it has become apparent that challenges toward foreign expansion are becoming more severe and require a multidimensional dynamic approach. The authors draw from orchestration theory, dynamic capabilities literature and previous literature on dimensions of internationalization [specifically, density, geographic distance and degree of diversity of the multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiary network] to argue that firms must enhance their orchestration capability. In doing so, this study aims to highlight the nuances of orchestrating a three-dimensional (3D) conceptualization of MNCs’ international configurations. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyzed the patterns of configurations that are adopted by MNCs. This sample was made up of the international configuration of 78 Fortune 500 MNCs consisting of 3,318 foreign subsidiaries. Furthermore, the authors examined the impact of different configurations of the 3Ds on firm performance using ordinary least squares regression analysis. Findings While the research did indicate that the sample MNCs adopted the sample configurations of the three internationalization dimensions more frequently than others, the authors found that orchestrating MNCs with an international configuration characterized by high density, low geographic distance and low internetwork scope diversity had a positive impact on firm performance. Practical implications While international expansion is often motivated by financial performance or market/resource gains, it is also impacted by the firm’s dynamic capability profile. Thus, as MNCs seek to continue to expand globally, they must assess and, if needed, develop their management team’s orchestration capability, which includes effectively determining how the addition or removal of a subsidiary will impact the density, geographic distance and diversity dynamics of the MNC’s international configuration. Finally, the management team needs to be able to devise plans to respond to the potential challenges associated with each of these dimensions. Originality/value The contribution of this study includes bringing a dynamic capabilities lens to the extant international business literature examining the multinationality and performance relationship by highlighting the importance of an MNC’s process orchestrating capability that is needed for firms to effectively manage increasingly complex subsidiary networks. It also conceptually explains and empirically supports that some configurations are likely to yield higher returns than others, which can act as a guide for firms as they are seeking to expand in more geographically distant as well as diverse sectors. Furthermore, this study highlights the need for a multidimensional simultaneous approach to the examination of internationalization to performance relationship. Finally, it highlights the tradeoffs that MNCs must address across the orchestration of the three internationalization dimensions using a dynamic capabilities theoretical lens that acknowledges the differences in perspective that exist between HQs and subsidiaries.

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“…These firms' responses to adversity are likely to be more complex than when in a domestic environment, as conducting business across borders adds numerous levels of institutional and market uncertainty [48,49]. Developments at the international level provide essential learning and guidance for businesses to offset potential difficulties in this process and make them more resilient [50,51]. By being more proactive, organizations are alert to early warning signs and are more likely to have proven response and recovery plans [22].…”

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Internationalization and Sustainable Hotel Competitiveness: Resilience and Network Ties to Increase Tourism Sustainability

Rienda,

Ruiz-Fernández,

Andreu

2024

Sustainability

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The tourism industry, which is exposed to a turbulent environment, is one of the sectors that are the most vulnerable to any change (such as political, economic, environmental, or social). This makes it necessary to study firm resilience in this industry in order to identify the factors that can enhance companies’ capacity for resilience in turbulent environments. Moreover, the strategies pursued by tourism companies to become more resilient and more competitive are closely related to tourism sustainability. Among the factors that can affect resilience, we analyze the roles of the degree of internationalization and network ties. Moreover, we explore the influence of resilience on the sustainable competitiveness of hotel firms. For this purpose, we propose a variance-based structural equation modeling analysis where resilience acts as a mediating variable between the degree of internationalization and sustainable competitiveness. Our results allow us to draw important theoretical implications, which shed light on a field of study that is currently much debated, and practical implications, which will help hotel entrepreneurs to make timely decisions in dynamic environments.

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Analysing stimuli and barriers, failure and resilience in companies’ internationalization: a systematic and bibliometric review

Cited by 11 publications

References 84 publications

A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda

A systematic international entrepreneurship review and future research agenda

MNCs’ orchestration capability of the 3Ds and financial performance

Internationalization and Sustainable Hotel Competitiveness: Resilience and Network Ties to Increase Tourism Sustainability

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