Effect of Variation on Knowledge Accumulation in the Internationalization Process

By Kent Eriksson, Jan-Erik Johanson, Anders Majkgård, D. Sharma. 2000

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Abstract This article examines the effect of variation in the geographical scope of international business operations on experiential knowledge development in the internationalization of the firm. Based on learning theory, this article develops five hypotheses on the effects of variation on three interrelated components of international experiential knowledge: internationalization knowledge, business knowledge, and institutional knowledge. LISREL analysis indicates that variation has a positive effect on the accumulation of experiential knowledge in internationalizing firms. In particular, it demonstrates that internationalization knowledge is a key variable that mediates the effect of variation on the other knowledge variables.

Subfields: Communication, Strategy and Management

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Beating Competitors to International Markets: The Value of Geographically Balanced Networks for Innovation (2014, background): “Most evident is the limited institutional and business knowledge required for internationalization that needs to be current and country-specific (Eriksson et al., 2000).”
SMEs innovation capabilities and export performance: an entrepreneurial orientation view (2017, background): “Eriksson et al. (2000) address the importance of knowledge accumulation in the firms’ internationalisation process.”
From home country to home base: : A dynamic approach to the liability of foreignness (2015, background): “…of host countries in which the firm already operates are incorporated into the concept of the home base and measured empirically The characteristics of the host countries in which the firm already operates are not taken into account (Barkema and Vermeulen, 1998; Eriksson et al., 2000)”
Speed of the internationalization process: The role of diversity and depth in experiential learning (2014, background): “institutions, becoming familiar with regulations and so on (Dau, 2013; Eriksson et al., 2000; Johanson & Vahlne, 2009).”