Internationalization Theories: Applications to Asia-Pacific Firms

Abstract

© 2017 Nipawan Thirawat. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This chapter revisits literature on internationalization theories, highlighting case firms to paint a clearer picture. The chapter also discusses implementation of existing theories with case firms from developing countries in the Asia Pacific and addresses the definition of internationalization and other relevant theories in businesses expanding beyond borders. These comprise the Uppsala model, which demonstrates internationalization processes and channels; Dunning's eclectic paradigm on internationalization and its motivations; as well as other theories on internationalization, network models, institutional theories, and the resource-based view theory. This chapter explores case studies of multinational companies in the Asia-Pacific region to showcase each theory in practice.