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The internationalization of engineering consulting from a strategy tripod perspective

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  • Elisabeth Krull
  • Peter Smith
  • Gloria L. Ge

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This research investigates the internationalization of engineering consulting firms. The study draws on the elements of the strategy tripod (industry factors, resources and capabilities, and institutional factors). The internationalization process is examined using a longitudinal single case study of a New Zealand-based engineering consulting firm with 40 years of international experience. The research identifies five phases through which the case firm passed during that period, and highlights the different strategies that were apparent. It is shown that individual actors lead to an adjustment of the modes of operation and overall play a significant role for the internationalization of engineering consulting firms.

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  • Elisabeth Krull & Peter Smith & Gloria L. Ge, 2012. "The internationalization of engineering consulting from a strategy tripod perspective," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(7), pages 1097-1119, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:servic:v:32:y:2012:i:7:p:1097-1119
    DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2012.662758
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    1. David Doloreux & Anika Laperrière, 2014. "Internationalisation and innovation in the knowledge-intensive business services," Service Business, Springer;Pan-Pacific Business Association, vol. 8(4), pages 635-657, December.
    2. Bunz, Thorsten & Casulli, Lucrezia & Jones, Marian V & Bausch, Andreas, 2017. "The dynamics of experiential learning: Microprocesses and adaptation in a professional service INV," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 225-238.
    3. Hasan Boztoprak & Mehmet Eryilmaz, 2021. "The strategy tripod perspective in explaining firms’ export performance," Upravlenets, Ural State University of Economics, vol. 12(5), pages 50-69, November.
    4. Mike W. Peng & Joyce C. Wang & Nishant Kathuria & Jia Shen & Miranda J. Welbourne Eleazar, 2023. "Toward an institution-based paradigm," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 40(2), pages 353-382, June.
    5. Kai Pflanz, 2013. "Seeking Opportunities: International Market Selection by European Engineering Consultancies," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 104(5), pages 556-570, December.
    6. John N. Walsh & Jamie O’Brien, 2017. "A Knowledge-Based Framework for Service Management," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(04), pages 1-31, December.
    7. Yuliani Suseno & Chris Rowley, 2018. "Social capital in service-oriented firms: future directions," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(2), pages 261-271, March.

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