Journal of International Entrepreneurship
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

Netherlands

Journal ISSN: 15707385

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers

History: 2005-2021

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Competition in international markets was traditionally the realm of large companies with smaller firms tending to remain local or regional. Internationalisation was an expansion option of interest to some enterprises but seldom was it a competitive necessity. Many opted to avoid the uncertainties of competing in foreign markets and simply kept their firms small and local. Traditional internationalisation theories therefore focused mainly on large multinational corporations and were less pertinent to smaller firms. With the liberalisation of trade however domestic firms are threatened by international competitors that are penetrating formerly protected markets. Nowadays internationalisation affects everyone whether or not they wish to internationalise themselves. The threats and opportunities of internationalisation must be addressed.Globalisation is transforming the competitive environment of small and large players alike. As a result internationalisation issues will continue to be increasingly important to business. Public policy agendas already include programmes to help entrepreneurs become successful at internationalisation. There is a growing need to understand internationalisation in the context of entrepreneurship as well as large multinationals.Knowledge of how when and why firms internationaliseeither incrementally or notwill surely be the focus of energetic researchers. Yet up to now academia has been lacking a journal dedicated to internationalisation issues. To fill this niche the aforementioned editorial team wishes to offer an outlet for highquality research addressing the opportunities and challenges intrinsic to internationalisation.The primary audience for this journal will be researchers of entrepreneurship and international business. In addition readership is certain to include businesspeople and policymakers.