A typology of born global firms’ attributes and future directions
本文采用框架法对天生全球化企业的文献进行梳理，识别出定义特征、导向、能力、资源和战略/行动五个维度的属性，为学者提供清晰的概念框架和未来研究指南。
Purpose The phenomenon for born global firms (BGFs) has become mainstream, which is observed across many industries and countries. This study aims to distill extant literature regarding BGFs to uncover critical attributes shared by BGFs. It applies a frame-based approach, a relatively under-applied methodology in the international business (IB) literature, to develop a multi-dimensional typology of BGFs’ attributes. Design/methodology/approach A frame-based methodology was used to uncover and classify the dimensions of BGFs’ attributes that emanate from the literature. Findings With BGFs as the superordinate phenomenon or concept, a typology of five subordinate dimensions emerged, namely, defining characteristics, orientations, capabilities, resources; strategies/actions. Originality/value This paper offers three important contributions. First, it provides a clear delineation of attributes associated with BGFs to provide a holistic perspective of the born global phenomenon. Second, it demonstrates a relatively under-applied frame-based methodology to analyze the BGFs’ attributes and presents conceptual clarity based on the literature review. Third, this paper identifies critical areas and recommends important guidelines for future scholarly developments in the born global literature.