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- Pehrsson, Anders, 1956-, et al.
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Competition barriers and foreign subsidiary growth : propositions on the contextual role of strategic orientation
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Business Competition and Growth. - Olney : InderScience Publishers. - 2042-3845. ; 4:1/2, s. 3-23
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A foreign subsidiary's way of breaking through exogenous barriers to competition triggers growth of the subsidiary and the firm as a whole. This article contributes to literature on international business strategy by developing a conceptual framework that underscores the contextual role of subsidiary's strategic orientation in breaking through the barriers. Propositions are developed based on analysis of four high growth subsidiaries of Swedish industrial firms operating in the USA. The propositions distinguish types of exogenous competition barriers encountered by the foreign subsidiary, and types of strategic orientation. First, it is proposed that the more extensive the foreign subsidiary's entrepreneurial orientation the weaker the negative association between a scale barrier and subsidiary's growth. Second, it is proposed that the more extensive the foreign subsidiary's market orientation the weaker the negative association between customer access barriers and subsidiary's growth. Contributions to literature and practical implications are discussed.
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- Pehrsson, Anders, 1956-, et al.
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Consistent resource base of a foreign subsidiary’s greenfield expansion : a conceptual framework and propositions
- 2014
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Ingår i: European Business Review. - Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0955-534X .- 1758-7107. ; 26:1, s. 64-78
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose is to extend the understanding of the resource base of the industrial firm’s greenfield expansion on a foreign country market once a wholly owned subsidiary has been established.Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework is developed relying on theresource-based theory of strategy. Resource bases in terms of value-adding activities of fourSwedish industrial firms’ subsidiaries in the USA are analysed. Four theoretical propositions are formulated regarding consistent associations among the activities and contingencies that are relevant to expansion on a foreign country market.Findings – The propositions show how foreign subsidiaries’ value-adding activities are aligned with two contingencies: the corporate strategy manifested by the product/market knowledge transferred from the parent firm that enable local expansion and the subsidiary’s knowledge of competition barriers that obstruct local expansion. The value-adding activity may be basic or advanced and may repeat the parent firm’s activity.Research limitations/implications – US subsidiaries of four Swedish industrial firms wereanalysed. The propositions may be turned into hypotheses suitable for tests in statistical studies. A test may include firms from different home countries and subsidiaries on different host country markets.Practical implications – The conceptual framework and the propositions provide a ground for an industrial firm’s decision to conduct a strategy of greenfield expansion on a foreign country market once a wholly owned subsidiary has been established.Originality/value – The framework is unique and emphasizes that both knowledge stemming from corporate strategy and knowledge of local competition need to be acknowledged in order to understand firm’s greenfield expansion on a foreign country market.
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- Pehrsson, Anders, 1956-, et al.
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Corporate strategy and the environment : fit through teleological approaches
- 2013
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Ingår i: International Journal of Business Excellence. - Olney : InderScience Publishers. - 1756-0047 .- 1756-0055. ; 6:5, s. 572-583
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Complexity-based approaches to corporate strategy are particularly important in times of extensive environmental uncertainty where previous corporate predictions and forecasts regarding environmental changes frequently turn out to be invalid. The purpose of the article is to develop a framework that integrates corporate strategy and complexity-based teleological approaches. The framework is accompanied by propositions that contribute to literature by showing what teleological approaches are consistent within different corporate strategies and environmental settings. The propositions represent ways of achieving a fit between the number of freedom degrees in corporate strategy formulation and the level of environmental uncertainty. The application of teleological approaches in the context of corporate strategy generates additional and valuable insights to both theory and practice.
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- Pehrsson, Tobias, 1988-, et al.
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Dynamic capabilities and performance in foreign markets : developments within international new ventures
- 2015
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Ingår i: Journal of International Entrepreneurship. - New York : Springer. - 1570-7385 .- 1573-7349. ; 13:1, s. 28-48
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studies on the relationship between level of internationalization and performance of new ventures show conflicting results indicating a need for more in-depth understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship. This study draws on dynamic capability theory and extends the understanding of the issue. The study contributes to international entrepreneurship literature by developing a proposed model built on analyses of event histories of US operations of three Swedish international new ventures. The events take place during more than twenty years. It is proposed that the number of organizationally stable periods of the foreign unit strengthens the positive relationship between product/market knowledge transferred to the unit and its dynamic capabilities, and knowledge acquired locally by the unit and its dynamic capabilities. Also, it is proposed that dynamic capabilities aligned with the transferred and local knowledge are associated with high financial performance. Contributions to literature on international entrepreneurship are discussed.
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