Article Synthesis
Article synthesis assignment
Table of content 1 Introduction 1 2 Summary of each article 2 2.1 The mechanism of internationalization article summary 2 2.2 The internationalization of small computer software firms article summary 2 3 Main ideas of articles 3 3.1 The most important of article 3 3.2 Main argument of article 3 3.3 Criticize previous approaches 4 4 How articles have been built? 4 4.1 Concept and definitions 4 4.1.1 “The mechanism of internationalization” 4 4.1.2 "The Internationalization of small computer software firms" 5 4.2 Empirical results supports of the main argument 5 5 In the practice 6 5.1 Help of article to internationalization of firm 6 5.2 Our opinion, what is the practical relevance 6 6 Comparison of the articles 6 References 8
Introduction
This work presents the most important point of each article chosen. A discussion based on how those informations are important in practice, in work life will follow. Then, at the end, we will compare and highlight the commonalities and the differences of each article.
The chosen articles are: The mechanism of internationalization by Johanson Jan, 1990 and Vahlne Jan-Erik and The internationalization of small computer software firm by Bell Jim, 1995. Both of them cover the topic of the Upsalla model and the critics that the model has received.
Summary of each article
The mechanism of internationalization article summary
Growth of the firm is seen as a process in which the company gradually increases its international involvement. Experimental business knowledge generates market opportunities and a driving force in internationalization. Is expected that those who operate in international market are trained to see opportunities and problems and solve those to make the market less uncertain. The first pattern of internationalization explains that even if in the start the company has no regular export activities, export can take place through
Table of content 1 Introduction 1 2 Summary of each article 2 2.1 The mechanism of internationalization article summary 2 2.2 The internationalization of small computer software firms article summary 2 3 Main ideas of articles 3 3.1 The most important of article 3 3.2 Main argument of article 3 3.3 Criticize previous approaches 4 4 How articles have been built? 4 4.1 Concept and definitions 4 4.1.1 “The mechanism of internationalization” 4 4.1.2 "The Internationalization of small computer software firms" 5 4.2 Empirical results supports of the main argument 5 5 In the practice 6 5.1 Help of article to internationalization of firm 6 5.2 Our opinion, what is the practical relevance 6 6 Comparison of the articles 6 References 8
Introduction
This work presents the most important point of each article chosen. A discussion based on how those informations are important in practice, in work life will follow. Then, at the end, we will compare and highlight the commonalities and the differences of each article.
The chosen articles are: The mechanism of internationalization by Johanson Jan, 1990 and Vahlne Jan-Erik and The internationalization of small computer software firm by Bell Jim, 1995. Both of them cover the topic of the Upsalla model and the critics that the model has received.
Summary of each article
The mechanism of internationalization article summary
Growth of the firm is seen as a process in which the company gradually increases its international involvement. Experimental business knowledge generates market opportunities and a driving force in internationalization. Is expected that those who operate in international market are trained to see opportunities and problems and solve those to make the market less uncertain. The first pattern of internationalization explains that even if in the start the company has no regular export activities, export can take place through
References: Johanson Jan and Vahlne Jan-Erik (1990), The mechanism of internationalization, International marketing review, vol. 7, no. 4, pp.11-24. Bell Jim (1995), The internationalization of small computer software firms. A further challenge to “stage” theories, European journal of marketing, 29 (8), pp. 60-75