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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE
The Internationalization of Businesses in the Greater Indianapolis Area:
Understanding Their Scope and Strategies
Author(s): Roberto Curci, Robert Mackoy, Noriko Yagi
Citation: Roberto Curci, Robert Mackoy, Noriko Yagi, (2012) "The Internationalization of Businesses in the Greater Indianapolis Area:
Understanding Their Scope and Strategies" Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 13, Iss. 1, pp. 67 - 90
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
A value chain internationalization framework was developed and proposed as a useful tool for addressing
the question of how firms internationalize. The framework classifies organizations based on the relative
degree to which their management engages in international “upstream” and “downstream” value chain
activities. To test the framework validity and usefulness, we conducted an empirical study using a
representative cross-section of organizations based in Indianapolis. Our findings suggest different levels
of internationalization are associated with the categories in which firms are classified within the
framework.
