Abstracts
Abstract
Early Internationalising Firms (EIFs) are companies that rapidly expand internationally and achieve a high growth rate over time. Nevertheless, they are impacted by several constraints when it comes to maintaining their trajectory. Research can support these EIFs by promoting a better understanding of their trajectory through the dynamic capabilities approach, which can explain how firms sustain themselves in uncertain and dynamic markets. Thus, in this article that explores 8 EIF cases, we propose a model based on the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities to better understand the international growth of EIFs.
Keywords:
- Internationalisation speed,
- High growth,
- Early internationalising firms,
- Dynamic capabilities,
- Microfoundations
Résumé
Les entreprises à internationalisation rapide et précoce (EIRP) sont des organisations qui génèrent un taux de croissance important et s’étendent rapidement à l’international. Néanmoins, pour suivre cette trajectoire, ces entreprises font face à un nombre important de contraintes. La communauté scientifique encourage donc une meilleure compréhension de leur parcours à l’international grâce à l’approche des capacités dynamiques (CDs). Les CDs peuvent aider à comprendre comment les entreprises se maintiennent sur des marchés incertains et dynamiques. Ainsi, en explorant huit cas d’EIRP, nous proposons une modélisation basée sur les micro-fondations pour comprendre la forte croissance internationale des EIRP.
Mots-clés :
- Vitesse d’internationalisation,
- Forte croissance,
- Entreprise à internationalisation rapide et précoce,
- Capacités dynamiques,
- Micro-fondations
Resumen
Las Empresas de Internacionalización Temprana (EIT) son organizaciones que generan un alto índice de crecimiento y se expanden rápidamente a nivel internacional. Sin embargo, para seguir esta trayectoria, estas empresas se enfrentan a una serie de limitaciones. Por ende, la comunidad científica promueve una mejor comprensión de su trayectoria internacional a través de las capacidades dinámicas (CD). Las CD pueden ayudar a entender cómo se sostienen las empresas en mercados inciertos y dinámicos. Así, explorando ocho casos de EIT, proponemos un modelo basado en los Micro fundamentos de las Capacidades Dinámicas para entender el fuerte crecimiento internacional de las EIT.
Palabras clave:
- Velocidad de internacionalización,
- Alto crecimiento,
- Empresa de Internacionalización Temprana,
- Capacidades dinámicas,
- Micro fundamentos
Appendices
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