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Internationalizing Firms

International Strategy, Trends and Challenges

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Offers an up-to-date analysis of the processes required when companies choose to internationalize
  • Presents a new framework based on the re-interpretation of the RBV
  • Showcases a number of firms that have chosen to enter new markets, and outlines the drivers behind internationalization as well as the risks involved

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Determinants of Internationalization

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 1-23
  3. International Strategy

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 25-58
  4. Market Entry Strategy

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 59-110
  5. Outsourcing and Reshoring

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 111-128
  6. Key Risks of Internationalization

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 129-164
  7. The Role of Culture in Internationalization

    • Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale
    Pages 165-225
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 227-232

About this book

This book explores emerging trends in internationalization, analyzing the processes and steps that firms take when entering new markets. This timely contribution highlights the need for a deeper understanding of today’s internationalization process, critiquing existing literature and instead proposing a new paradigm based on a re-interpretation of the Resource-based View (RBV). Analysing the motives behind internationalizing, the factors affecting entry choices, and the challenges connected to outsourcing and offshoring, the authors present a new framework for understanding the reasons behind internationalization and the financial risks that are involved. With theoretical discussion and empirical case studies, this book seeks to offer an informed insight into internationalizing, making it an invaluable read for those researching entrepreneurship on a global scale, as well as managers and  leaders of international firms.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Parthenope University of Naples, Napoli, Italy

    Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale

About the authors

Adriana Calvelli is Professor of International Management at the Parthenope University of Naples, Italy, where she conducts innovative research on internationalization and SMEs. Adriana has written many books and published papers in journals on international strategy, entrepreneurship, and cross-cultural management.

Chiara Cannavale is Professor of Cross-cultural Management and International Management at the Parthenope University of Naples, Italy. President of the International Association of Cross-cultural Competence and Management (IACCM), Chiara has published several works on international strategies towards transition, cultural competences, and the impact of culture on international management, innovation and entrepreneurship.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Internationalizing Firms

  • Book Subtitle: International Strategy, Trends and Challenges

  • Authors: Adriana Calvelli, Chiara Cannavale

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91551-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91550-0Published: 23 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06252-1Published: 22 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91551-7Published: 11 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 232

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: International Business, Business Strategy/Leadership, Entrepreneurship

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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