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TY - JOUR
T1 - Path dependence, MNCs and the internationalisation process: a relational approach
AU - Araujo, L M
AU - Rezende, S
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - In the internationalisation literature the notion of path dependence has often been associated with gradualism in the evolution of a subsidiary in its host country. In this paper, we argue that path dependence cannot be exclusively associated with gradualism nor can the evolution of a particular subsidiary be explained solely by its embeddedness in its host environment. Instead, we propose that the internationalisation trajectory of units within a multinational corporation’s network comprises a trajectory in time and space involving multiple, overlapping networks. Gradualism and discontinuities in the evolution of the units of a multinational enterprise are the outcomes of relational mechanisms interacting across different temporal and geographical contexts.
AB - In the internationalisation literature the notion of path dependence has often been associated with gradualism in the evolution of a subsidiary in its host country. In this paper, we argue that path dependence cannot be exclusively associated with gradualism nor can the evolution of a particular subsidiary be explained solely by its embeddedness in its host environment. Instead, we propose that the internationalisation trajectory of units within a multinational corporation’s network comprises a trajectory in time and space involving multiple, overlapping networks. Gradualism and discontinuities in the evolution of the units of a multinational enterprise are the outcomes of relational mechanisms interacting across different temporal and geographical contexts.
KW - Internationalisation processes
KW - Path dependence
KW - Multinationals
U2 - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2003.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2003.09.004
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 719
EP - 737
JO - International Business Review
JF - International Business Review
SN - 0969-5931
IS - 6
ER -