Explores the impact of country and firm specific factors, the role of institutions and governments, the strive for compensation of initial disadvantages and the struggle in finding ways to counterbalance late coming into the international arena in the process of internationalization.

Analyzes and evaluates perspectives and trends in the internationalization of emerging economies and their firms

Introduction; M.Marinov & S.Marinova The Regulatory Framework for Investment: Where Are We Headed?; K.P.Sauvant Internationalization of Companies from Former Communist Countries: Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Central, East, and South Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States; W.Wilinski Foreign Direct Investment in New EU Member States from Central and Eastern Europe: An Investment Development Path Perspective; M.Gorynia , J.Nowak , P.Tarka , & R.Wolniak Sustainable Foreign Direct Investments: Regional Development and Transition Economies; M.Svetlicic Born-Global Firms from China and Norway: A Comparison; S.Karlsen , Y.Zhao , & R.Lunnan Becoming a True Born Global without Any Experiential Market Knowledge: Three Chinese Cases; T.Vissak  & X.Zhang From National Leaders to Global Players: Evidence from Russian MNEs in the High Tech Sector; A.Panibratov Analyzing Culture in a Cross-Border Acquisition: An Indian-Finnish Deal in Focus; N.Nummela  & M.Raukko Does Manufacturer's Export Marketing Engagement Pay off? Evidence from the Vietnamese Wood Furniture Industry; B.Petersen  & S.Pham Venturing Strategy and Growth Pattern of Malaysian Multinational Enterprises; Y.T.Chew , L.P.Ng , & C.K.Low Chinese Multinationals: Host Country Factors and Foreign Direct Investment Location; D.Quer , E.Claver , & L.Rienda Internationalizing a Brazilian Software Development Company; D.B.Prioste  & C.A.Yokomizo Brand Strategies of Firms from Emerging Economies; C.Chailan  & F.Ille What Explains Asian Investments in Denmark? M.W.Hansen , J.E.Torp , & H.Schaumburg-Müller Conclusion; M.Marinov & S.Marinova