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The role of network relationships and social capital in early and later foreign market entries of high technology INVs

Batas, S. and Leppaaho, T. (2015) The role of network relationships and social capital in early and later foreign market entries of high technology INVs. Paper presented to: Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting 2015, Bangalore, India, 27-30 June 2015. (Unpublished)

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Abstract: Social capital and its dynamic nature can offer plausible explanations to the rapid internationalization of International New Ventures (INVs). This paper tries to shed light on the impact of the three roles of social capital, efficacy role, serendipity role and liability role on international market entries of nine Scottish and Greek high technology INVs. We observed that the efficacious role of social capital occurred more times in both early and later foreign market entries. The liability role had a very limited effect on internationalization. The serendipity role played an important role in countries with high psychic distance.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM708 Social capital
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF1379 International commerce
Creators: Batas, Spiros and Leppaaho, Tanja
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Business & Law
Date: June 2015
Date Type: Publication
Event Title: Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting 2015
Event Dates: 27-30 June 2015
Event Location: Bangalore, India
Event Type: Conference
Language: English
Status: Unpublished
Refereed: Yes
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URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/8614

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