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Value Creation in International Business

Volume 2: An SME Perspective

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Contributes to a deeper understanding of value creation in the business model of internationalizing firms
  • Opens an intellectual debate into what value is and how it is created through the internationalization activities of firms
  • Provides a bridge between concepts derived from general business firm-level research agendas such as value creation and business model, and internationalization approaches and activities of firms

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Value Creation in the Internationalization of SMEs

    • Svetla Marinova, Niina Nummela, Jorma Larimo
    Pages 1-15
  3. Value Creation in Globalizing SMEs

    • Tõnu Roolaht
    Pages 17-54
  4. International Opportunities and Value Creation in International Entrepreneurship

    • Tuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka, Ingrid Wakkee
    Pages 55-80
  5. Growth and Value Creation Through Diversified Exporting

    • Andreja Jaklič, Anže Burger, Aljaž Kunčič, Desislava Dikova
    Pages 81-108
  6. A Service-Ecosystem Perspective on Value Creation: Implications for International Business

    • Valtteri Kaartemo, Melissa Archpru Akaka, Stephen L. Vargo
    Pages 131-149
  7. Value Chain Management Capability in International SMEs

    • Taina Eriksson, Niina Nummela, Liisa-Maija Sainio, Sami Saarenketo
    Pages 171-193
  8. Intelligence Creation and Born-Global Patterns of Small Engineering Firms in Emerging Markets

    • Zizah Che Senik, Rosmah Mat Isa, Khairul Akmaliah Adham, Ridzuan Md Sham
    Pages 219-243
  9. Value Creation in an SME from a Traditional Industry: It All Adds Up

    • Svetla Marinova, Marin Marinov
    Pages 337-358
  10. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Internationally Operating SMEs: Implications for Performance

    • Lasse Torkkeli, Sami Saarenketo, Hanna Salojärvi, Liisa-Maija Sainio
    Pages 359-373
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 375-389

About this book

The edited collection brings into focus the meanings, interpretations and the process of value creation in international business. Exploring value creation in the context of emerging and developed economies, Volume 2 takes the perspective of small and medium sized enterprises and examines various approaches to value creation in the process of firm internationalization. Providing theoretical and practical insights, the authors open an intellectual debate into what value is, and how it is created through the internationalization activities of firms. Value Creation in International Business is a pioneering two volume work intended to provoke theoretical and empirical development in International Business research. Moreover, it is intended as a bridge between concepts derived from general business firm-level research agendas such as value creation and business model, and internationalization approaches and activities of firms.               

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

    Svetla Marinova

  • Department of Marketing, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland

    Jorma Larimo

  • Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    Niina Nummela

About the editors

Svetla Marinova is Associate Professor of International Business at Aalborg University, Denmark. Her research interests include company internationalization and the role of institutions, strategy of multinational firms from emerging economies and the management of firms undergoing intensive internationalization processes. She has published more than seventy papers in scholarly journals and edited seven academic books.

Jorma Larimo is Professor of International Marketing at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, Finland. His main research areas are internationalization of SMEs, acquisition and international joint venture strategies and performance, and entry and marketing strategies in CEE countries. He is an active member of several academic associations, and his research has been published in several edited books and international journals.

Niina Nummela is Professor of International Business at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her areas of expertise include international entrepreneurship, cross-border acquisitions, and research methods. She has published widely in academic journals and edited academic books.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Value Creation in International Business

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 2: An SME Perspective

  • Editors: Svetla Marinova, Jorma Larimo, Niina Nummela

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39369-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39368-1Published: 17 November 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81878-8Published: 27 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39369-8Published: 06 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 389

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Small Business, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Start-Ups/Venture Capital

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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