International operations strategieseffects on firm performanceand the influence of institutional distance

  1. Hernández Paz, Virginia
Dirigida por:
  1. María Jesús Nieto Sánchez Director/a

Universidad de defensa: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 24 de septiembre de 2014

Tribunal:
  1. M. Zulima Fernández Rodríguez Presidente/a
  2. Alvaro Cuervo Cazurra Secretario/a
  3. José Pla Barber Vocal

Tipo: Tesis

Resumen

The focus of this dissertation is an analysis of business internationalization strategies. Specifically, the main purpose of this research is to analyse the determinants and implications of different international operations strategies. On the one hand, it focuses on studying determining factors in entry mode choice, particularly how certain institutional factors can affect this kind of decision making. On the other hand, it features an analysis of the impact of different international operations strategies on different business results, such as sales growth and propensity for innovation.