Opening the "Black Box" of Firm De-internationalisation Processes : What Should We Still Know?

• Autorzy: Piotr Trąpczyński
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: The purpose of the paper is to review extant research of firm de-internationalisation processes, considering the changing patterns in international operations, as well as the underlying decision-making logic.
Methodology: The paper draws on two process perspectives in management research to refine the understanding of de-internationalisation process and provide a contribution to this still under-researched area. Contrary to many reviews of international management literature, the paper adopts a deductive analytical approach by applying theory-driven process perspectives to diagnose extant research, identify key developments and research gaps.
Findings: In particular, decision-making processes still require a deeper exploration. The review provides a synthesis of extant knowledge on the antecedents, patterns and outcomes of de-internationalisation processes, which is of particular.
Value Added: By applying two different process approaches known from strategic management research, the paper presents a comprehensive review of existing studies, summarising the current stock of knowledge about both patterns of de-internationalisation and the underlying decision-making logic, and indicating certain gaps therein.
Recommendations: The paper ends up with recommendations for future research, which relate to the subject of de-internationalisation processes, i.e. aspects of internationalization strategy which change, as well the nature of the underlying decision-making processes. interest for decision-makers responsible for international expansion. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Internationalization; Decision making process

PL

Internacjonalizacja; Proces podejmowania decyzji

• Czasopismo: Journal of Intercultural Management
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 10
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 143--171

Twórcy

autor

Piotr Trąpczyński

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

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DOI

10.2478/joim-2018-0006