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The Helsinki Internationalization Process Model
Foundations and Future Agenda
9781035332038 Edward Elgar Publishing
This timely book introduces Reijo Luostarinen’s Helsinki Model of firm internationalization processes to a new audience. As one of the neglected treasures of the field of International Business (IB), the Helsinki Model has remained largely inaccessible to a global readership – until now.
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This timely book introduces Reijo Luostarinen’s Helsinki Model of firm internationalization processes to a new audience. As one of the neglected treasures of the field of International Business (IB), the Helsinki Model has remained largely inaccessible to a global readership – until now.
The book features Luostarinen’s original PhD thesis, and commentaries that explore and extend his work. Contributors illustrate the enduring applicability and the future potential of the Helsinki Model. They engage with Luostarinen’s legacy to re-energize research on the internationalization processes of the firm, a cornerstone of the IB field.
Students of IB, organization studies and management theory will benefit from the original ideas and in-depth analysis provided in this book. It is also a useful resource for established scholars, particularly members of the European International Business Academy and the Academy of International Business.
The book features Luostarinen’s original PhD thesis, and commentaries that explore and extend his work. Contributors illustrate the enduring applicability and the future potential of the Helsinki Model. They engage with Luostarinen’s legacy to re-energize research on the internationalization processes of the firm, a cornerstone of the IB field.
Students of IB, organization studies and management theory will benefit from the original ideas and in-depth analysis provided in this book. It is also a useful resource for established scholars, particularly members of the European International Business Academy and the Academy of International Business.
Critical Acclaim
‘This carefully crafted book offers engaging papers, including personal insights from those who knew Reijo Luostarinen. We are reminded of his tour de force research program that spanned three decades and generated foundational insights from smaller firms based in smaller markets. This is a must read to appreciate the multidimensionality of internationalization and the importance of decision-maker characteristics in that process.’
– Nicole Coviello, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada and LUT University, Finland
‘This book aims to reintroduce the Helsinki Model of the internationalization processes of the firm into mainstream international business research. It does so in an excellent series of chapters that outline, critique and extend the model in an engaging fashion. For the wider IB research community, the book introduces concepts and constructs that illuminate the behavioural tradition of internationalization research.’
– Peter J. Buckley, 200th Anniversary Chair in International Business, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
‘Renouncing easy linear understanding of the internationalizing firm bolting on or deleting activities – the “Helsinki Model” of Reijo Luostarinen and more recent contributions, including by editors Piekkari and Welch – unseats us from our time-reversible worldview: the whole firm and its context always changes, along with the way we must think.’
– Jeremy Clegg, University of Leeds, UK
‘This book makes a highly valuable contribution to the field of the internationalization process of the firm by highlighting the contributions of Professor Reijo Luostarinen. The included commentaries show his deep insights, largely derived from close contact with business managers: he offered a realistic view of the internationalization process, addressing both inward and outward operations, the interplay with organizational capacity, the role of the decision-making manager, and more.’
– Ulf Holm, Uppsala University, Sweden
– Nicole Coviello, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada and LUT University, Finland
‘This book aims to reintroduce the Helsinki Model of the internationalization processes of the firm into mainstream international business research. It does so in an excellent series of chapters that outline, critique and extend the model in an engaging fashion. For the wider IB research community, the book introduces concepts and constructs that illuminate the behavioural tradition of internationalization research.’
– Peter J. Buckley, 200th Anniversary Chair in International Business, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
‘Renouncing easy linear understanding of the internationalizing firm bolting on or deleting activities – the “Helsinki Model” of Reijo Luostarinen and more recent contributions, including by editors Piekkari and Welch – unseats us from our time-reversible worldview: the whole firm and its context always changes, along with the way we must think.’
– Jeremy Clegg, University of Leeds, UK
‘This book makes a highly valuable contribution to the field of the internationalization process of the firm by highlighting the contributions of Professor Reijo Luostarinen. The included commentaries show his deep insights, largely derived from close contact with business managers: he offered a realistic view of the internationalization process, addressing both inward and outward operations, the interplay with organizational capacity, the role of the decision-making manager, and more.’
– Ulf Holm, Uppsala University, Sweden
