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In the Need of Speed - The Impact of Organizational Learning on the Competitiveness of Born Transnationals

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  • Jörg Freiling

    (University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics & ZenTra)

  • Mareike K. Schmidt

    (University of Bremen - Faculty of Business Studies and Economics)

Abstract
The globalization process stimulates more and more start-ups entering international markets at their earliest convenience. Supported by modern IT and logistics systems, this option is available for many ventures that become more and more independent from their country of origin. For transnational companies, as heterarchical networks without typical internal hub structures and a high degree of responsiveness, this holds particularly true. This is the reason why this paper focuses the 'born transnational' type of international entrepreneurship. The question arises how international ventures achieve international competitiveness. This paper argues that the pace and the alignment of processes of external and internal learning are of utmost importance. Knowledge generation, absorption, integration, and company-wide transfer play a pivotal role in this regard. Insofar, the research question of the paper is: What are the factors that accelerate organizational learning of 'born transnationals'? Based on competence-based theory and a particular model of organizational learning, the paper presents research propositions on the learning process of Ôborn transnationals'.

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  • Jörg Freiling & Mareike K. Schmidt, 2012. "In the Need of Speed - The Impact of Organizational Learning on the Competitiveness of Born Transnationals," ZenTra Working Papers in Transnational Studies 07 / 2012, ZenTra - Center for Transnational Studies, revised Nov 2012.
    • Handle: RePEc:zen:wpaper:07
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    Keywords

    Transnational company; Born Transnational; Globalization; Start-ups; competence based theory of the firm; organizational learning;
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    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D29 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Other
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects

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