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Does it transfer? The effects of pre-internationalization ex post-entry organizational learning in entreprene
Although organizational learning plays a critical role in the internationalization of firms, researchers have largely focused on learning that occurs after a firm's international entry (learning by doing). Few studies have discussed how a firm's experiences prior to international entry aff...
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2012
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| 100 | |a Zheng, Congcong | ||
| 245 | |a Does it transfer? The effects of pre-internationalization ex post-entry organizational learning in entreprene |c Zheng, Congcong. | ||
| 260 | |c 2012 | ||
| 300 | |a 232 - 254 | ||
| 520 | |a Although organizational learning plays a critical role in the internationalization of firms, researchers have largely focused on learning that occurs after a firm's international entry (learning by doing). Few studies have discussed how a firm's experiences prior to international entry affect its organizational learning after entry. Using a sample of Chinese internationalizers, we argue that pre-entry characteristics will influence organizational learning after international entry. We argue and show that prior experience with international companies in the domestic market is transferable and does affect an organization's post-entry learning through a mechanism called analogical reasoning or learning by analogy. | ||
| 650 | |a Emerging Markets | ||
| 650 | |a Transferable Experience | ||
| 650 | |a Intent | ||
| 650 | |a Organizational Learning | ||
| 773 | |a Journal of International Entrepreneurship |d September | ||
| 999 | |c 42069 |d 42069 | ||