Essays about: "characteristics of international business"

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  1. 16. Internationalization of Financial Technology Start-ups (Fintechs) : Evidence from Ecuadorian case studies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Katherine Estefania Monroy Zambrano; [2020]
    Keywords : Internationalization; FinTech; finance; technology; Ecuador; Latin America; emerging markets; born-digital firms;

    Abstract : In the past decade, the financial industry has been criticized to lack a faster digital transformation to provide more efficient services, where FinTech (a neologism generated from the contraction of “(Fin)ancial” and “(Tech)nology”) start-ups or fintechs represent a paradigm shift to reinvent the industry. FinTech is gaining attention in multiple academic disciplines, however, it was found that it has been neglected from the international business discipline to understand the internationalization process of fintechs. READ MORE

  3. 17. Taking the Bitterness Out of Coffee: A Case Study of Value Chain Transformation in Ugandan Coffee Companies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Hertz; [2020]
    Keywords : Globalisation; Global Value Chains; Coffee Value Chains; Value Chain Inequality; Uganda; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The international trade in coffee is widely acknowledged to perpetuate unequal structures between producing and consuming countries. While coffee is largely grown in and provides a large proportion of income for developing countries, most of the value-added activities are performed in developed countries. READ MORE

  4. 18. The relationship between country characteristics, development levels and brain drain - A quantitative analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ella Bråve; [2019]
    Keywords : Brain drain; development levels; high-skilled migration; push- and pull-factors; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Brain drain refers to the international migration of highly skilled people. It can affect countries of all development levels, but it is the brain drain from developing countries that has garnered the most attention. READ MORE

  5. 19. Internationalization of Family Firms : The effect of family-specific resourceson internationalization decisions

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Radeeka Vithanage; Solongo Oyuntugs; [2019]
    Keywords : family firms; family business; SMEs; internationalization; resources; family-specific resources; Resource-Based View RBV ; heterogeneity;

    Abstract : Background: Sweden is known for encouraging entrepreneurship where 99.9% of the business organizations are SMEs. Including Sweden, several other countries in the world provide significant importance to family firms, as their contribution is noteworthy to the global economy. READ MORE

  6. 20. Internationalization of Family Firms: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Maximilian Eberharter; Marvin Schneider; [2019]
    Keywords : Family firms; family business; internationalization; dynamic capabilities;

    Abstract : Background: Increased competition and fast-changing and global markets are the major characteristics of today’s business environment. Family firms need to adapt to these changes and more often pursue an international expansion themselves to remain competitive. READ MORE