This article builds on studies from the literature on market orientation (MO9 and internationalization to develop a model and a set of hypotheses regarding the relationship among MO, knowledge acquisition (KA), and market commitment (MC), and the direct and indirect effects of these variables on...

In this paper, we identify characteristics of Spanish franchised chains that favor the adoption of an internationalization strategy and those that have a negative influence from a resource-based perspective. Data used were drawn from Annual Franchise Guidebooks published in Spain for 2005....

Current research in the field of entrepreneurship emphasizes the importance of opportunity recognition as a key element in the entrepreneurial process. It has been recognized that network ties, activeness and alertness, and prior knowledge are related to how entrepreneurs recognize new...