Strategic Management of International E-Commerce Firms

Introduction.- Focus and Relevance.- Literature Review and Research Gaps.- Structure and Contribution of the Studies.- Further Remarks.- Study 1: E-Commerce Firms’ Geographic Scope. Roles of Intangible Resources and Country-Specific Moderators.- Introduction.- Conceptualization and Hypothesis Development.- Empirical Study.- Discussion.- Limitations and Further Research.- Study 2: Determinants of Wolly Owned Foreign Direct Investments in E-Commerce Firms: A Hierarchical Country- and Firm-Level Analysis.- Introduction.- Conceptualization and Hypothesis Development.- Empirical Study.- Discussion.- Limitations and Further Research.- Study 3: Effects of International E-Commerce Firms’ Depth versus Breadth of Control on Foreign Sales Performance and the Role of Market Size and Growth as Context Factors.- Introduction.- Conceptualization and Hypothesis Development.- Empirical Study.- Discussion.- Limitations and Further Research.- Final Remarks.- Discussion and Conclusions.- Limitations and Further Research.- References.