Value Creation in International Business

Svetla Marinova is Associate Professor of International Business at Aalborg University, Denmark. Her research interests include company internationalization and the role of institutions, strategy of multinational firms from emerging economies and the management of firms undergoing intensive internationalization processes. She has published more than seventy papers in scholarly journals and edited seven academic books. Jorma Larimo is Professor of International Marketing at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, Finland. His main research areas are internationalization of SMEs, acquisition and international joint venture strategies and performance, and entry and marketing strategies in CEE countries. He is an active member of several academic associations, and his research has been published in several edited books and international journals.Niina Nummela is Professor of International Business at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland, and Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her areas of expertise include international entrepreneurship, cross-border acquisitions, and research methods. She has published widely in academic journals and edited academic books.

• Chapter 1 Value Creation in the Internationalization of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Svetla Marinova, Niina Nummela and Jorma Larimo).- Chapter 2 Value Creation in Globalizing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Tõnu Roolaht).- Chapter 3 International Opportunities and Value Creation in International Entrepreneurship (Tuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka and Ingrid Wakkee).- Chapter 4 Growth and Value Creation through Diversified Exporting (Andreja Jaklič, Anže Burger, Aljaž Kunčič and Desislava Dikova).- Chapter 5 Value Creation during Different Development Stages: What Changes When an Entrepreneurial Firm Transforms into a Multinational Corporation? (Peter Zettinig, Birgitta Sandberg and Sascha Fuerst).- Chapter 6 A Service-Ecosystem Perspective on Value Creation: Implications to International Business (Valtteri Kaartemo, Melissa Archpru Akaka and Stephen L. Vargo).- Chapter 7 More Than Just One Middelman: On the Value of Different Entry Modes by SMEs in Foreign Markets (Mette Vedel and Per Servais).- Chapter 8 Value Chain Management Capability in International Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (Taina Eriksson, Niina Nummela, Liisa-Maija Sainio, Sami Saarenketo).- Chapter 9 The Value of Knowledge, Network Relationships and Governmental Support for Chinese Firms’ Early Internationalization: Survey Evidence (Tiia Vissak, Tatyana Tsukanova and Xiaotian Zhang).- Chapter 10 Intelligence Creation and Born-Global Patterns of Small Engineering Firms in Emerging Markets (Zizah Che Senik, Rosmah Mat Isa, Khairul Akmaliah Adham and Ridzuan Md Sham).- Chapter 11 Does Being a Member of the Cluster Matter in the Process of Value Creation through Internationalization? (Vesna Sedoglavich and Marina Dabić). Chapter 12 The Internet’s Influence on Market Commitment, Uncertainty and Risk in the Internationalization Process of Small and Medium Sized Firms (Jonas Eduardsen and Reimer Ivang).- Chapter 13 Industry 4.0 and SMEs in the Northern Jutland Region (Arnim Decker).- Chapter 14 Value Creation in an SME from a Traditional Industry: It All Adds up (Svetla Trifonova Marinova and Marin Marinov).- Chapter 15 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in Internationally Operating SMEs: Implications on Performance (Lasse Torkkeli, Sami Saarenketo, Hanna Salojärvi and Liisa-Maija Sainio).