The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge
Objective: The article aims at the description of the internationalisation process of an entrepreneurial e-commerce trading firm, depicting the course and mechanism of the process. Research Design & Methods: The explorative research is a single case study of three internationalising e-stores...
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Objective: The article aims at the description of the internationalisation process
of an entrepreneurial e-commerce trading firm, depicting the course and mechanism of the process.
Research Design & Methods: The explorative research is a single case study of three internationalising e-stores managed by a firm. The qualitative analysis is based on
in-depth interviews with the entrepreneur covering six years of the firm’s operation.
Findings: The increasing international involvement of the e-commerce firm follows the development of knowledge derived from the interrelationships between inward and outward internationalisation. The evolution of internationalisation forms is limited to trade (importing/exporting) and contractual cooperation. The role of entrepreneur in the internationalisation process of e-commerce firm is crucial.
Implications & Recommendations: The simultaneous involvement in the inward and outward forms of internationalisation enhances the development of knowledge necessary for further internationalisation of e-commerce firms.
Contribution & Value Added: The study presents a holistic description of the internationalisation process of an entrepreneurial e-commerce firm, revealing the mechanism of the process.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc9ccd73601246169cbaa869e81be7b72025-08-20T03:15:35ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212018-12-016410.15678/EBER.2018.060406475The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of KnowledgeMagdalena Grochal-Brejdak0Maja Szymura-Tyc1University of Economics in KatowiceUniversity of Economics in Katowice Objective: The article aims at the description of the internationalisation process of an entrepreneurial e-commerce trading firm, depicting the course and mechanism of the process. Research Design & Methods: The explorative research is a single case study of three internationalising e-stores managed by a firm. The qualitative analysis is based on in-depth interviews with the entrepreneur covering six years of the firm’s operation. Findings: The increasing international involvement of the e-commerce firm follows the development of knowledge derived from the interrelationships between inward and outward internationalisation. The evolution of internationalisation forms is limited to trade (importing/exporting) and contractual cooperation. The role of entrepreneur in the internationalisation process of e-commerce firm is crucial. Implications & Recommendations: The simultaneous involvement in the inward and outward forms of internationalisation enhances the development of knowledge necessary for further internationalisation of e-commerce firms. Contribution & Value Added: The study presents a holistic description of the internationalisation process of an entrepreneurial e-commerce firm, revealing the mechanism of the process. https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/475e-commerceentrepreneurial firminward-outward internationalisationprocessknowledge |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Grochal-Brejdak Maja Szymura-Tyc The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review e-commerce entrepreneurial firm inward-outward internationalisation process knowledge |
| title | The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge |
| title_full | The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge |
| title_fullStr | The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge |
| title_short | The Internationalisation Process of an E-Commerce Entrepreneurial Firm: The Inward-Outward Internationalisation and the Development of Knowledge |
| title_sort | internationalisation process of an e commerce entrepreneurial firm the inward outward internationalisation and the development of knowledge |
| topic | e-commerce entrepreneurial firm inward-outward internationalisation process knowledge |
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