Early Internationalizers Vs Late Internationalizers A Study on Differences Among the Firms (Empirical Evidence from the Pump and Motor  Manufacturers of Coimbatore)

Ms.G.JAYANTHI; Dr. R AMUDHA

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Early Internationalizers Vs Late Internationalizers A Study on Differences Among the Firms (Empirical Evidence from the Pump and Motor Manufacturers of Coimbatore)

Ms. G. Jayanthi, Dr. R Amudha

Abstract :

The main stimuli in Internationalization process is why and how do firms go international. This paper tries to identify the differences among the exporting firms and the advantages of the differences among them. Certain firms internationalize quickly and some of them are late in their foreign market entry. The time taken by the firms in internationalizing will benefit them in knowing about the market, competitors and the environment. The article attempts to identify the differences among the firms in internationalizing through the empirical evidence from 143 Pump and motor manufacturers of Coimbatore. The main aim of the study is to find out the important drivers of early internationalizing and late internationalizing.