Abstract
This paper presents the results of a large sample survey of internationalizing firms in the Finnish software industry. We analyze the data descriptively with plots and tabulations and as more analytically with regression analyses. The results support the conclusion that internationalization can be considered as a natural stage in the firm life-cycle, but patterns of internationalization differ across firms. Considering the current theorizing of software firms as prototypical international new ventures, we find it surprising that many firms seem to choose to internationalize only a little and gradually.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Software Business - First International Conference, ICSOB 2010, Proceedings |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 38-48 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 51 LNBIP |
ISBN (Print) | 9783642136320 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
Event | International Conference on Software Business - Jyvaskyla, Finland Duration: 21 Jun 2010 → 23 Jun 2010 Conference number: 1 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing |
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Volume | 51 LNBIP |
ISSN (Print) | 18651348 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Software Business |
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Abbreviated title | ICSOB |
Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Jyvaskyla |
Period | 21/06/2010 → 23/06/2010 |
Keywords
- Internationalization
- Software firm