Table of Contents

List of Contributors.
Preface.
Introduction.
The internationalization processes of the multinational corporation – a new research agenda.
Why do some international new ventures become global start-ups? An exploratory study of the Finnish ICT industry.
A behavior-based analysis of the changes of the structure, systems, and culture in the internationalization processes over time.
Global online entrepreneurship: The review of empirical literature.
Internationalization patterns of Chinese private-owned SMEs: Initial stages of internationalization and cluster as take-off node.
Internationalization of goods and services: A comparison of the internationalization of service providers and manufacturers in Switzerland.
Do Japanese investors use their joint ventures with European partners in Europe as Trojan horses to capture Their Knowledge?.
Innovation processes at unit level: A study of headquarters involvement, innovation impact, transfer performance, and adoption success.
External facilitation in the internationalization of high-tech firms.
Market concentration and innovation in transnational corporations: Evidence from foreign affiliates in central and eastern Europe.
Escaping the trap of low-cost production and high dependency: a case study of the internationalization networks of small subcontractors from the Baltic States.
Information provision by public authorities and business partners in Southeast Europe: Effects on firm performance.
Progress in international business research.
Progress in international business research.
Copyright page.