Dynamic improvisation capabilities as a learning mechanism in early internationalizing firms

IF 8.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of World Business Pub Date : 2024-03-12 DOI:10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101531

Sylvie Chetty , Peter Gabrielsson , Mika Gabrielsson

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Abstract

Our study addresses an inconsistency in the literature on whether a lack of knowledge in early internationalizing firms is an obstacle or an advantage. We integrate learning, capabilities, and improvisation literature to reveal how case firms from New Zealand and Finland internationalize early under uncertainty and time pressure. We develop a process model and propositions to show how firms develop improvisation capabilities and subsequently rapidly acquire the international business knowledge that can explain early internationalization. Improvisation and the associated rapid learning complement the learning advantage of newness with an alternative explanation for early internationalization.

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作为早期国际化企业学习机制的动态随机应变能力

我们的研究解决了文献中关于早期国际化企业缺乏知识是障碍还是优势的不一致问题。我们整合了学习、能力和即兴能力方面的文献，揭示了新西兰和芬兰的案例企业如何在不确定性和时间压力下实现早期国际化。我们建立了一个过程模型，并提出了一些命题，以说明企业如何发展即兴能力，并随后迅速获得国际商业知识，从而解释早期国际化的原因。即兴能力和相关的快速学习补充了新事物的学习优势，为早期国际化提供了另一种解释。

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Journal of World Business BUSINESS-

CiteScore

16.50

自引率

11.20%

发文量

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