<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Currently, the internationalisation of family businesses (FBs) is an increasingly important research area. Substantial numbers of FBs are forced to expand into foreign markets in order to survive and grow in the competitive environment. However various research findings show that internationalisation of FBs may proceed differently than in the case of firms with different ownership structure. The article is both theoretical and empirical. In the theoretical part it focuses on theoretical concepts of firm internationalisation and specifics of internationalisation of FBs, especially their motives for going international. In the empirical part the quantitative approach was adopted. The results of the survey are presented on the sample of 216 firms, including 88 FBs (were investigated with the use of a survey questionnaire). Then, the statistical analysis is carried out.</p></abstract>

Currently, the internationalisation of family businesses (FBs) is an increasingly important research area. Substantial numbers of FBs are forced to expand into foreign markets in order to survive and grow in the competitive environment. However various research findings show that internationalisation of FBs may proceed differently than in the case of firms with different ownership structure. The article is both theoretical and empirical. In the theoretical part it focuses on theoretical concepts of firm internationalisation and specifics of internationalisation of FBs, especially their motives for going international. In the empirical part the quantitative approach was adopted. The results of the survey are presented on the sample of 216 firms, including 88 FBs (were investigated with the use of a survey questionnaire). Then, the statistical analysis is carried out.

Motives for Going International and Entry Modes of Family Firms in Poland

Journal of Intercultural Management

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

{"article-title":"Motives for Going International and Entry Modes of Family Firms in Poland"}

Currently, the internationalisation of family businesses (FBs) is an increasingly important research area. Substantial numbers of FBs are forced to expand into...

Motives for Going International and Entry Modes of Family Firms in Poland

Published Online: Jul 31, 2014

Page range: 5 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joim-2014-0008

Keywords
family firms, internationalisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, family entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship

© Społeczna Akademia Nauk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Motives for Going International and Entry Modes of Family Firms in Poland

Published Online: Jul 31, 2014

Page range: 5 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/joim-2014-0008

Keywordsfamily firms, internationalisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, family entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship

© Społeczna Akademia Nauk

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
family firms, internationalisation, small and medium-sized enterprises, family entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship