Reflections on the Research Path towards the Global company

Abstract

One of the main research themes reoccurring in our research projects is the globalization process of a company. It is now well documented that a company's globalization occurs gradually, as firms gain international experience and expand their operations (Johanson & Vahlne, 1990; Townsend, Yeniyurt, & Talay, 2008; Yeniyurt, Townsend, Cavusgil, & Ghauri, 2008). The globalization process is a long and treacherous path that consists of incremental steps towards global rationalization. Usually firms first engage in exporting activities, then establish foreign subsidiaries and engage in strategic partnerships, developing first a regional international presence, gradually evolving into a multi-regional and finally into a global company. We explored the path towards globalization in the context of international marketing alliances (Yeniyurt et al., 2008), new product development (Townsend, Yeniyurt, Deligonul, & Cavusgil, 2004), product launch (Yeniyurt, Townsend, & Talay, 2007), and global brand architecture (Townsend et al., 2008).

Citation

Yeniyurt, S. (2008), "Reflections on the Research Path towards the Global company", Tamer Cavusgil, S. (Ed.) Michigan State University Contributions to International Business and Innovation (Advances in International Marketing, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-7979(2009)0000019023