Expansion patterns of Dutch firms in Central and Eastern Europe:Learning to internationalize

In this study, the internationalization decisions of firms are looked at from a dynamic perspective. Internationalizing firms gradually build the experience that help them to reduce uncertainty and expand further into new international markets. Earlier experiences are seen as stepping stones that help firms to conduct new expansions and enhance learning from these new steps. However, do firms in the current globalized business environment really take incremental steps in expanding into new markets? And, do firms indeed need to take incremental expansion steps in order to learn to international... Mehr ...