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From Systematic to Mimetic Behavior in the International Market Selection

From Systematic to Mimetic Behavior in the International Market Selection

Maria do Rosário Correia, Raquel Meneses
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799818434|ISBN10: 1799818438|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799818441|EISBN13: 9781799818458
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1843-4.ch008
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Correia, Maria do Rosário, and Raquel Meneses. "From Systematic to Mimetic Behavior in the International Market Selection." Competitive Drivers for Improving Future Business Performance, edited by Carlos Martins and Paula Rodrigues, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 131-152. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1843-4.ch008

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Correia, M. D. & Meneses, R. (2021). From Systematic to Mimetic Behavior in the International Market Selection. In C. Martins & P. Rodrigues (Eds.), Competitive Drivers for Improving Future Business Performance (pp. 131-152). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1843-4.ch008

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Correia, Maria do Rosário, and Raquel Meneses. "From Systematic to Mimetic Behavior in the International Market Selection." In Competitive Drivers for Improving Future Business Performance, edited by Carlos Martins and Paula Rodrigues, 131-152. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1843-4.ch008

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Abstract

Traditionally, the international market selection is a systematic process, based on predefined criteria. This process is, however, very time- and cost-consuming, and only a small number of firms have sufficient resources to do it. So, according to the Uppsala Model, firms tend to internationalize to the closest markets (psychic distance), managing uncertainty in a very gradual process based on experiential knowledge. The second-hand knowledge that flows in the firm's network could help firms select the market, helping them to expand gradually. Independently from the source (experiential or second hand), knowledge seems to be a mandatory resource to internationalize. However, a lot of firms imitate other firms' behavior, selecting the international market according to others' selections, believing that they must have superior information. In this situation, firms could imitate the leader (a successful firm) or the herd (a big number of firms). This international market selection is not based on knowledge; it is a mimetic process.

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