Growth Frontiers in International Business

1. Introduction: Towards Advancing the Growth of International Businesses and the Global Economy
Kevin Ibeh, Paz Estrella Tolentino, Odile E. M. Janne, Xiaming Liu

Part I. Policy Frontiers

2. Instigating Start-Up Industries as a Foundation for International High-Growth Venturing
Tuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka, Sakari Sipola

3. SME Internationalization, Public Policy and the Growth Agenda
Igor Kalinic, Jeremy Clegg

4. ‘After-Care’ Service Provision and Repeat Investment
Paul Kalfadellis, Susan Freeman

Part II. Emerging Market Frontiers

5. The Growth of Chinese Multinationals: A Micro–Macro, FSA–CSA Framework
Yuxuan Tang, Robert Pearce

6. Business Groups from Emerging Markets: New Actors in International Business
Ayse Coban

7. The Internationalization of New Russian Ventures: The Institutional Frontier
Igor Laine, Olli Kuivalainen

Part III. Innovation Pathways: Sectors, Knowledge Flows and Entry Modes

8. The International Expansion of an Art Museum: Guggenheim’s Global–Local Contexts
Tiina Ritvala, Rebecca Piekkari, Henrika Franck, Nina Granqvist

9. The Internationalization of Socially Oriented Organizations
Jie Chen, Sami Saarenketo, Kaisu Puumalainen

10. International Knowledge Flows, Productivity and Growth: Evidence from MNEs in the UK
Gary Cook, Eugenia Shevtsova, Hans Lööf, Pardis Nabavi Larijani

11. Noticing and Capturing Growth Opportunities in International Markets: A Real Options Perspective
Ali Ahi, Olli Kuivalainen

Part IV. Ethical Growth Avenues

12. Civil and Political Liberties and FDI: An Evaluation of Emerging and Developing Economies
Fragkiskos Filippaios, Fatima Annan-Diab, Amir Hermidas

13. Pay Dispersion, Culture and Bank Performance
Ellen Pei-yi Yu, Bac Luu

Keywords: Business and Management, International Business