The Road Well-Travelled: Internationalism and Globalisation

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Internationalism; globalisation; companies; businesses; global firms; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; International Business
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/pers/7; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=pers

Internationalism and globalisation involve more than the number of companies and the variety of jurisdictions in which they operate. For Stephen Wyatt, the transition to internationalism is a journey in which we are able to trace the evolution of firms making incrementally logical decisions and the natural consequence of where they are right now, whether they are incremental decisions seeking to maximise profitability or returns, or long term stability. And as those decisions continue incrementally, there is a continuum, or journey, along which they travel, that provides an opportunity