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On the foundation and early development of domestic and international new ventures

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The founding and early development of Domestic New Ventures and International New Ventures is examined based upon a large scale survey of Danish manufacturing firms. The firms are classified into five different categories and compared with regard to their foundation and development within the first 3 years. The article contributes with a demonstration of differences between these categories of firms with regard to the number and mindset of founders, the growth of the firm, and the networks of firm.

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  1. Department of Marketing and Management, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark

    Erik S. Rasmussen, Tage Koed Madsen & Per Servais

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This paper has been presented in the 10th IB (International Business) Conference in Vaasa Finland, August 2009, and has been selected among the works submitted to the JMG fast track on “Corporate Governance and Internationalisation”, chaired by Jorma Larimo (Conference chair and University of Vaasa), Antonella Zucchella (University of Pavia) and Per Servais (University of Southern Denmark).

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Rasmussen, E.S., Madsen, T.K. & Servais, P. On the foundation and early development of domestic and international new ventures. J Manag Gov 16, 543–556 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-010-9162-1

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