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A Model of the Firm’s Sources of Experiential Knowledge in the Internationalization Process

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In this theoretical chapter, I develop a model of the firm’s sources of experiential knowledge in the internationalization process based on knowledge-based theory (KBT). In order to do so, I begin by briefly reviewing the KBT literature (Eisenhardt & Santos, 2002; Grant, 1996a, 1996b), explaining how it applies to the internationalization literature (Barkema & Drogendijk, 2007; Johanson & Vahlne, 1977, 1990) and finally bringing these ideas together to examine the mechanisms and sources of knowledge transfer in the internationalization process.

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Dau, L.A. (2015). A Model of the Firm’s Sources of Experiential Knowledge in the Internationalization Process. In: Taras, V., Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467720_6

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