From past to present born global phenomenon: a thematic analysis

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this study is to investigate all related studies that have been published between the years of 1989-2015 in the area of the born global (BG) phenomenon that enumerates the firms which are becoming active in the international market arena by using the methodology of thematic analysis. From the Web of Science Core Collection, 198 articles have been included which have been examined in detail according to their distribution throughout the years, types, focused subjects, writers, institutions, publishing houses and countries. This study is critical as it analyzes the subject of BGs / international new ventures (INVs) with their ever-mounting number, and the effects in the global market during the past three decades by reviewing related research under a systemized thematic umbrella and its importance in regards to significant contributions by defining four thematic top-groups (organizational, sustainability, internationalization, research) with detailed subgroups.

Keywords

EN

born global(s); international new ventures; global start-ups; instant internationals; instant exporters; early internationalizing firms

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu
• Journal: Economics and Business Review
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 4(18)
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 80-98

Dates

published

2018-05-25

Contributors

original work author

Berber Şayan

• İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University, Vocational School, Department of International Trade, İstanbul, Turkey
• [e-mail]

original work author

Köle Mahmut

• Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration, İstanbul, Turkey.

original work author

Taşçı Mustafa Emre

• İstanbul Commerce University, Faculty of Business, Department of Aviation Management, İstanbul, Turkey.

original work author

Can Esin

• Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration, İstanbul, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18559/ebr.2018.2.5