In this thesis, I conduct a qualitative study based on the data collected from six Portuguese firms who engaged in the internationalization process to the Chinese market. The findings shed light on key partners targeted in relationship building efforts in China, as well as the reasons behind building specific relationships. I identify differences in relationship building efforts by foreign direct investment (FDI) and import/export firms. Also, I analyze the commitment of organizations to internationalization revealed by the involvement of organizational members in the process of building relationships, and I identify key determinants of trust from Chinese business partners. Last, but not the least, I discuss ethical issues associated with t...
The experiences of an architectural, an engineering, and a construction organization, when internati...
The emergence of markets such as China opens new opportunities in the internationalization process. ...
For more than four decades, researchers have examined theoretically and empirically the relationship...
This research work aims to study the internationalization process of Portuguese companies to China. ...
Under the background of rapid economic globalization and the information revolution, internationaliz...
In light of discussions on corporate internationalization, a theoretical approach advocates that the...
In spite of the growing international presence of companies from different emerging economies, most ...
Dissertação para obtenção do Grau Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de ConstruçãoThe topic about ...
In a networked market, firms build and develop their relationships with surrounding exchange partner...
In contributing to the literature at the IE/Marketing interface, the aim of this research is to unde...
Abstract Over the past two decades, Chinese multinationals have made a huge amount of foreign direc...
Problem: Internationalization is a complex process, and Chinese firms have in recent years received ...
The present thesis is a case study, on the internationalization process of a boutique Portuguese fam...
Like other emerging economies of the BRIC countries, China witnesses now an increasing outflow of fo...
Existing findings on the internationalization of firms have largely been based on studies of firms f...
The experiences of an architectural, an engineering, and a construction organization, when internati...
The emergence of markets such as China opens new opportunities in the internationalization process. ...
For more than four decades, researchers have examined theoretically and empirically the relationship...
This research work aims to study the internationalization process of Portuguese companies to China. ...
Under the background of rapid economic globalization and the information revolution, internationaliz...
In light of discussions on corporate internationalization, a theoretical approach advocates that the...
In spite of the growing international presence of companies from different emerging economies, most ...
Dissertação para obtenção do Grau Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de ConstruçãoThe topic about ...
In a networked market, firms build and develop their relationships with surrounding exchange partner...
In contributing to the literature at the IE/Marketing interface, the aim of this research is to unde...
Abstract Over the past two decades, Chinese multinationals have made a huge amount of foreign direc...
Problem: Internationalization is a complex process, and Chinese firms have in recent years received ...
The present thesis is a case study, on the internationalization process of a boutique Portuguese fam...
Like other emerging economies of the BRIC countries, China witnesses now an increasing outflow of fo...
Existing findings on the internationalization of firms have largely been based on studies of firms f...
The experiences of an architectural, an engineering, and a construction organization, when internati...
The emergence of markets such as China opens new opportunities in the internationalization process. ...
For more than four decades, researchers have examined theoretically and empirically the relationship...