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A network approach to corporate internationalization. A theoretical reconceptualization

Jan-Ake Tornroos, Susan Freeman and Chris Medlin

The paper was published at the 28th IMP-conference in Rome, Italy in 2012.

A review of the underlying concepts in corporate internationalization theories points to the opportunity for research that includes time, timing, place and relative location across and within national borders. Different understandings of time and space are integral to the concept of corporate internationalization: that is expansion and contraction of corporate activities by geographical and country location. Ideas on conceptualizing time and space for corporate internationalization are presented. A process model is presented of corporate internationalization strategic decision-making, where processes are embedded in time and space. A number of research opportunities are discussed