Conceptual issues behind the assessment of the degree of internationalization / Grazia Ietto-Gillies in Transnational Corporations, TRANSCORP 18/3 (December 2009)

Public ISBD [article]  inTransnational Corporations > TRANSCORP 18/3 (December 2009) . - p. 59-83 Titre : Conceptual issues behind the assessment of the degree of internationalization Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Grazia Ietto-Gillies, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : p. 59-83 Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Multinationales  Indices d'internationalisation  Commerce Résumé : This article first discusses four major research contexts on internationalization, namely the level of eggregation, internationalization modes, activities configuration and other specific elements at the firm level. This is followed by the identification of three measures of geographical distribution: intensity, extensity and geographical concentration. Discussions of issues concerning the construction and choice of indices are followed by a brief analysis of the effects of internationalization and how they and the underlying theories of the motivations behind international activities should drive the search for appropriate indices. Four examples on the linkages between theoretical approaches to the effects and the development of appropriate indices are discussed, namely, innovation, trade, TNC's bargaining power and performance. The article concludes that: (a) the degree of internationalization is a multifaceted concept and therefore there is no unique, "correct" index; and (b) the theoretical and conceptual frameworks behind the effects of internationalization are key to the development of appropriate indices. [article] Conceptual issues behind the assessment of the degree of internationalization [texte imprimé] / Grazia Ietto-Gillies, Auteur . - 2011 . - p. 59-83. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transnational Corporations > TRANSCORP 18/3 (December 2009) . - p. 59-83 Tags : Multinationales  Indices d'internationalisation  Commerce Résumé : This article first discusses four major research contexts on internationalization, namely the level of eggregation, internationalization modes, activities configuration and other specific elements at the firm level. This is followed by the identification of three measures of geographical distribution: intensity, extensity and geographical concentration. Discussions of issues concerning the construction and choice of indices are followed by a brief analysis of the effects of internationalization and how they and the underlying theories of the motivations behind international activities should drive the search for appropriate indices. Four examples on the linkages between theoretical approaches to the effects and the development of appropriate indices are discussed, namely, innovation, trade, TNC's bargaining power and performance. The article concludes that: (a) the degree of internationalization is a multifaceted concept and therefore there is no unique, "correct" index; and (b) the theoretical and conceptual frameworks behind the effects of internationalization are key to the development of appropriate indices.

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