Internationalization of firms : antecedents, speed, and performance implications

The thesis by publication contains three papers and addresses shortcomings in existing literature on internationalization processes of multinational enterprises and international new ventures (INVs). Special focus is given to their subsequent international development (i.e. period after the first international market entry), the role of country differences, and internationalization speed. While previous International Entrepreneurship literature has focused largely on the pre-internationalization period of INVs, this thesis analyzes the subsequent internationalization stage, providing a comp...