Internationalization of I-business Firms: The role of distance on location choice

被引：12

作者：

Lee, Hea Sun ^{[1
]}

Pattnaik, Chinmay ^{[2
]}

Gaur, Ajai S. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, Business Sch, Discipline Mkt, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

[2] Univ Sydney, Business Sch, Discipline Int Business, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia

[3] Rutgers Business Sch Newark & New Brunswick, Dept Management & Global Business, 1 Washington Pk, Newark, NJ 07102 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH | 2023年 / 164卷

关键词：

Internet business; Internationalization; Distance; Location; ENTRY MODE CHOICE; CULTURAL DISTANCE; E-COMMERCE; INSTITUTIONAL DISTANCE; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; NATIONAL CULTURE; MARKET ENTRY; ONLINE; RISK; COMPETITION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114010

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We examine the impact of cross-national distances based on the CAGE framework (i.e., cultural, administrative, geographic, and economic) on the location choice of I-business firms. While technology enables I-business firms to internationalize at a faster pace, unfamiliarity and uncertainty of distant host countries may still affect their location choice. Further, we identify two firm-level contingencies - direct network externalities and engagement in business-to-business transactions - that condition the effect of cross-national distances on the location choice decision. Using a global data set of 185 I-business firms, we find that cultural, geographic and economic distances negatively impact the location choice. While direct network externalities strengthen the negative relationship between certain types of distance and location choice, a business-to-business (B2B) model weakens that rela-tionship. Our study demonstrates the continuing role of distances on the internationalization of I-business firms.

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