Analysis of the Entry Mode Choice from Both Transaction Costs and Resource Based Theory
Analysis of the Entry Mode Choice from Both Transaction Costs and Resource Based Theory
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The liberalization of markets opened doors for expansion and increased the level of competition in numerous markets. This explains that firms are increasingly
diversifying across national borders. This phenomenon is related with the international entrepreneurship, since internationalization is an example of a strategy change that can be defined as an entrepreneurial act. In this context, the scholars in international business have given answers to basically three questions: Why, where, and how do companies internationalize. Since the present research deals with entry modes choice, the focus is clearly on “how.” The choice of entry mode constitutes one of the most critical decisions for international strategy success. This research analyzes the entry mode choice from the perspective of both transaction costs and resource based theory, because these perspectives use different assumptions and consider different assumptions. Given this, I propose 4 propositions related with the study of entry mode choice from the transaction costs and resource based theory.
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