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Strong and Weak Ties of the Born Global Firm

Lüning, Rebecca LU ; Winstedt, Siri LU and Lindkvist, Alma LU (2022) IBUH19 20221
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
This paper investigates the characteristics of the relationships of the Born Global firm’s network and
with what intentions they are established during inception and the phase of early growth. An in-depth
overview of existing literature is provided and additional insights are delivered through a
multiple-case study of four Born Global firms from the Öresund region in their early stage of
evolution.
The findings of the study indicate that the Born Global firms examined tend to utilize different ties
depending on the occasion and what resources they wish to acquire, distinguishing between tangible
and intangible resources. In addition, it shows that Born Global firms tend to use relationships from
their networks that have been... (More)
This paper investigates the characteristics of the relationships of the Born Global firm’s network and
with what intentions they are established during inception and the phase of early growth. An in-depth
overview of existing literature is provided and additional insights are delivered through a
multiple-case study of four Born Global firms from the Öresund region in their early stage of
evolution.
The findings of the study indicate that the Born Global firms examined tend to utilize different ties
depending on the occasion and what resources they wish to acquire, distinguishing between tangible
and intangible resources. In addition, it shows that Born Global firms tend to use relationships from
their networks that have been established with intentions of both social and economic character.
Further, it is discovered that they network with underlying business incentives not solely for the
purpose of finding specific resources, but rather to build a solid network base from which they can
derive resources in the future. . The last key finding, presents an insight into the Born Global firm’s
use of what is referred to as triangular reciprocity, which aims to illustrate that just because two
parties cannot directly benefit from each other, it does not mean that they cannot commit to an
exchange of mutual benefit. (Less)
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author
Lüning, Rebecca LU ; Winstedt, Siri LU and Lindkvist, Alma LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
The case of four Öresund region firms during inception and early growth
course
IBUH19 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Keywords: network theory, Born Global firm, strong and weak ties, social embeddedness
language
English
id
9083801
date added to LUP
2022-08-01 12:56:19
date last changed
2022-08-01 12:56:19
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  abstract     = {{This paper investigates the characteristics of the relationships of the Born Global firm’s network and
with what intentions they are established during inception and the phase of early growth. An in-depth
overview of existing literature is provided and additional insights are delivered through a
multiple-case study of four Born Global firms from the Öresund region in their early stage of
evolution.
The findings of the study indicate that the Born Global firms examined tend to utilize different ties
depending on the occasion and what resources they wish to acquire, distinguishing between tangible
and intangible resources. In addition, it shows that Born Global firms tend to use relationships from
their networks that have been established with intentions of both social and economic character.
Further, it is discovered that they network with underlying business incentives not solely for the
purpose of finding specific resources, but rather to build a solid network base from which they can
derive resources in the future. . The last key finding, presents an insight into the Born Global firm’s
use of what is referred to as triangular reciprocity, which aims to illustrate that just because two
parties cannot directly benefit from each other, it does not mean that they cannot commit to an
exchange of mutual benefit.}},
  author       = {{Lüning, Rebecca and Winstedt, Siri and Lindkvist, Alma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Strong and Weak Ties of the Born Global Firm}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}