Abstract
This article inquires into the existence of universal mechanisms pervading the local/global distinction and the cultural boundaries and governing the way MNCs operate across diverse international contexts. Taking an updated analytical framework based on Porter’s value creation, I suggest value configuration logics may be one such an underlying mechanism governing firms’ internationalisation behaviour. The value configuration analysis has been applied frequently in the literature to understand firm behaviour, which makes this research direction part of a recently revived scholar interest on value creation and value configuration. It suggests a simple key to unlock levels of complexity that have to be addressed in order to understand and manage internationalisation. It is proposed that a typology of firms based on value creation may help in discerning different internationalisation paths - i.e. why certain internationalisation paths make sense for certain firms, and not for others. The idea posited here is that internationalisation theories may be complemented with an understanding of firm activities and inter-dependencies dictating different positioning choices.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business : Local Contexts in Global Business |
Editors | Klaus Meyer, Tunga Kiyak |
Place of Publication | East Lansing, MI |
Publisher | Academy of International Business |
Publication date | 2014 |
Pages | 200 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | AIB 2014 Annual Meeting : Local Context in Global Business - Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, Canada Duration: 23 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 Conference number: 56 http://aib.msu.edu/events/2014/ |
Conference
Conference | AIB 2014 Annual Meeting |
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Number | 56 |
Location | Westin Bayshore |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Vancouver |
Period | 23/06/2014 → 26/06/2014 |
Internet address |
Series | Academy of International Business. Annual Meeting. Proceedings |
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Volume | 56 |
ISSN | 2078-4430 |