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The Relation between Alliance Entrepreneurship, Alliance Capability and Foreign Market Performance — An Empirical Investigation

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Small- and medium-sized entrepreneurial firms involved in manufacturing and marketing their own products act as small global factories (Buckley, 2009a) in a global network. They play multiple roles: they undertake original equipment manufacture (OEM); design, engineering and R&D for the product; and act as customers for contract manufacturers. Additionally, entrepreneurial firms deal with local market alliances in foreign countries to acquire market knowledge (Knight and Kim, 2009). Local market information is a key source of competitive advantage in foreign markets. Managing and learning from alliances adds to the complexity of the internationalization of these firms.

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  1. Saba Khalid
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University College Dublin, Ireland

    Elaine Hutson (lecturer in finance) (lecturer in finance)

  2. Manchester Business School, UK

    Rudolf R. Sinkovics (Professor of International Business) (Professor of International Business)

  3. School of Business Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

    Jenny Berrill (lecturer) (lecturer)

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Khalid, S., Larimo, J. (2011). The Relation between Alliance Entrepreneurship, Alliance Capability and Foreign Market Performance — An Empirical Investigation. In: Hutson, E., Sinkovics, R.R., Berrill, J. (eds) Firm-Level Internationalization, Regionalism and Globalization. The Academy of International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305106_2

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