New Frontiers in the Internationalization of Businesses

2     How Do Businesses Enter International Markets? An Empirical Analysis of Indigenous Businesses in Alberta and British Columbia

Introduction

Entry mode choice is a stream of the international business literature that still needs research attention. In a recent article, Hennart and Slangen (2015) argue that “we really do need more entry mode studies” (p. 120). Current research – mainly grounded on transaction cost economics, the eclectic paradigm, institutional theory, and network theory (Laufs & Schwens, 2014) – has studied a number of variables that influence foreign entry mode choice. Some variables that have been demonstrated to affect entry mode choice include general transaction costs, legal restrictions, investment risk (Brouthers, ...