TY - JOUR AU - Welch, Lawrence S AB - Abstract In this article we develop a model that stresses the importance of a firm's activities and “pre-export” behavior for the export start. Of special importance in the model are factors such as information, characteristics of the decision-maker, the enterprise environment, and the extraregional expansion of the firm. The model is based both on more “traditional” research in international business and recent developments in location theory. TI - Pre-Export Activity: The First step in Internationalization JF - Journal of International Business Studies DO - 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490650 DA - 1978-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/pre-export-activity-the-first-step-in-internationalization-Qu7waGUYn4 SP - 47 EP - 58 VL - 9 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -