If the mouse connected to your personal computer is made by Logitech, Inc.--and there's a
good chance it is--then you're plugged into the growing phenomenon of global start-ups.
Most people expect new ventures to begin domestically and for their international ...

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... for international start-ups to transact business through- out the global economy (Ohmae ... The study
shed light on the rapid internationalization of international start-ups and represents ... Policy-makers
around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of supporting the ...

... ingly global demand in many markets which forces firms, regardless of age, to adopt ... 1995) and
Johanson and Vahlne (1990) also acknowledge that some entrepreneurial start-ups may be ... of
firm internationalization and the emergence of INVs around the world (UNCTAD 1993 ...

... generated four types: export/important start-ups, multinational trader, geographically focused
start-ups, and global start-ups. ... the role of past experience is that multinational firms have their
own world views: some ... How and what do new ventures learn in the global marketplace? ...

... of accelerated firm internationalization, and multi-country comparisons of entrepreneurial activity
are ... and Simon, M. (1994b) 'Heartware international corporation: an entrepreneur's roller coaster ... |
Article |; Oviatt, BM and McDougall, PP (1995) 'Global start-ups: entrepreneurs on a ...

... Electronic commerce and global start-ups were the stuff of science fiction ... a largely unregulated
technologically based activity that is spreading rapidly around the world. Dunning's (1993b)
encyclopedic Multina- tional Enterprises and the Global Economy devoted two chapters to ...

... also drawing from the very best ideas, resources and institutions the world over instead ... Others
have noted this international versus global distinction specifically in relation to start-ups and ... that
there are unique and complex challenges to such firms operating globally (Hordes et ...

... of production, transportation and communication, (3) the increased importance of global networks
and ... forces which enabled small and medium enterprises to compete globally, and mostly ... has
been reported in major trading countries throughout the world, thus demonstrating ...

... Pioneering global start-ups now account for a substantial portion of growth in national
merchandise ... SMEs can increasingly serve niche market segments that span the world (Oviatt
and ... One explanation may be that SMEs, under pressure from global competitors, may invest in ...