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Organizational Factors Influencing Internationalization of Indian Manufacturing Companies: An Empirical Analysis


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1 Ph.D. Scholar SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
2 Distinguished Professor & former Vice Chancellor SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
3 Associate Dean, SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
4 Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai 400088, India
     

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There are numerous factors, both external and internal, which influence international activities of firms. This study identified six organizational factors namely, leadership commitment, role of the board, team effectiveness, competitiveness, international acquisitions and organizational resources based on the extant literature and studied their influence on the degree of internationalization (DOI ) of Indian manufacturing firms. The authors proposed a conceptual framework elucidating a hypothesized relationship among the six organizational factors as independent variables and DOI as the dependent variable. The results of the regression analysis performed between the independent variable and dependent variables supported the hypothesized relationships in the conceptual model.
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Authors

Ramakrishnan Ramamurthi
Ph.D. Scholar SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
Rajan Saxena
Distinguished Professor & former Vice Chancellor SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
Bala Krishnamoorti
Associate Dean, SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai 400056, India
Gordhan Saini
Associate Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai 400088, India

Abstract


There are numerous factors, both external and internal, which influence international activities of firms. This study identified six organizational factors namely, leadership commitment, role of the board, team effectiveness, competitiveness, international acquisitions and organizational resources based on the extant literature and studied their influence on the degree of internationalization (DOI ) of Indian manufacturing firms. The authors proposed a conceptual framework elucidating a hypothesized relationship among the six organizational factors as independent variables and DOI as the dependent variable. The results of the regression analysis performed between the independent variable and dependent variables supported the hypothesized relationships in the conceptual model.

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