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dc.contributor.authorBenito, Gabriel R. G.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-27T12:23:44Z
dc.date.available2015-04-27T12:23:44Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationThe Multinational Business Review, 23(2015)1:15-24nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1525-383x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/282528
dc.descriptionThis is the author’s accepted, refereed and final manuscript to the articlenb_NO
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The article provides a discussion of the relevance of motives for companies’ internationalization. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual discussion building on established classifications of motives of internationalization, which distinguish between market-seeking, efficiency-seeking, resource-seeking and strategic asset-seeking motives. Findings – The analysis demonstrates that important issues in companies’ internationalization differ systematically across different types of motives, which implicates that motives remain relevant when analyzing various aspects of the internationalization of the firm. Motives are also useful elements for theory building in international business. Research limitations/implications – The analysis is purely conceptual and is not further substantiated by empirical evidence. Practical implications – The classification of motives is a useful tool for companies to analyze their strategic alternatives and actions, especially with regard to performance measurement. Social implications – A clear classification of the various motives for companies’ foreign activities is essential for formulation of sound policies about attraction/stimulation and regulation of companies’ inbound and outbound internationalization. Originality/value – The article demonstrates the importance of retaining a clear classification of motives as a basis for further development of a theory of firms’ internationalization behavior.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherEmeraldnb_NO
dc.titleWhy and how motives (still) matternb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.source.journalThe Multinational Business Reviewnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/MBR-02-2015-0005
dc.description.localcode1, Forfatterversjonnb_NO


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