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Speed of internationalization of new ventures and survival in export markets

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  • Gripsrud, Geir
  • Hunneman, Auke
  • Solberg, Carl Arthur

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Speed of internationalization may refer to how early a new venture goes abroad as well as how fast it expands its activities post-entry. The present paper incorporates both aspects and analyzes to what extent several dimensions of speed influence the ability of new ventures to survive in export markets. Based upon extant theories, two perspectives are deduced – a Learning perspective and a Resource perspective – leading to partly contrasting hypotheses. The hypotheses are tested based upon a unique data set consisting of all new ventures established in Norway a specific year that started to export goods in the following nine years. Among the findings are that survival rates increase when ventures go international immediately after inception and when they expand rapidly into new countries rather than focusing on expanding their export share in a limited number of markets, thus lending support to the Resource perspective.

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  • Gripsrud, Geir & Hunneman, Auke & Solberg, Carl Arthur, 2023. "Speed of internationalization of new ventures and survival in export markets," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(4).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:iburev:v:32:y:2023:i:4:s0969593123000215
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102121
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