In the September issue of the TIM Review, the authors present insights about internationalization, entrepreneurship, social networks, crowdsourcing, and patent evaluation.
In the first article, Erik Zijdemans and Stoyan Tanev review the literature that addresses the challenges of innovation in firms that seek global markets from inception, meaning they are "born global". Their findings indicate that the early internationalization of new ventures should be considered as an innovation process in itself, and they emphasize that innovation and internationalization have a positive effect on each other.
Next, Chen Han and Adeleye Afolabi examine the knowledge needs of startups seeking to internationalize. They point to the role of social networks as a means of obtaining the different types of knowledge required through the phases of the internationalization process.
Mackenzie Adams, Maged Makramalla, and Walter Miron explore the effects of structural holes in an entrepreneur's social network on growth in the early years of a venture’s development. They argue that structural holes plan an important role in the growth and profitability of a new venture and affect its vulnerability to exploitation. Their article captures lessons learned and provides recommendations for entrepreneurs and managers of formal institutions in support of successful entrepreneurship.
Fabio Prado Saldanha, Patrick Cohendet, and Marlei Pozzebon present a case study of the Fiat Mio, a concept car developed in Brazil through a collaborative crowdsourcing process with Internet users.
Finally, Derek Smith introduces a new framework to help executives and managers determine the value of a patent by filtering out the "noise" in patent citation data. By focusing only on relevant citations, more reliable insights can be gleaned from the knowledge, technology, and invention properties of a patent, thereby increasing opportunities for strategic advantage.
The September issue can be accessed at timreview.ca/issue/2014/september.
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