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The impact of agility on the market performance of born-global firms: an exploratory study of the ‘Tech City’ innovation cluster

Nemkova, Ekaterina

Authors

Ekaterina Nemkova



Abstract

Although there is some recognition that agility is advantageous for a born-global firm, the concept of agility is underexplored in the management and marketing literature. Little is known about the ability of born-globals to become agile and under what conditions agility can lead to better market performance. In this investigation the exploratory qualitative research was conducted using the data of fifteen in-depth interviews with managers and experts in Tech City in London, UK. Firstly, the findings show that creativity and informal planning are the main decision-making drivers of agility in born-global firms. Secondly, the study reveals that agility is more likely to be positively related to international market performance when key decision-makers have certain skills, including knowledge of the market, international experience, learning orientation and ambiguity tolerance.

Citation

Nemkova, E. (in press). The impact of agility on the market performance of born-global firms: an exploratory study of the ‘Tech City’ innovation cluster. Journal of Business Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.04.017

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 23, 2017
Online Publication Date May 3, 2017
Deposit Date Jun 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Business Research
Print ISSN 0148-2963
Electronic ISSN 0148-2963
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.04.017
Keywords Born-globals; Agility; Creativity; Planning; Human capital; Market performance
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/859296
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014829631730139X

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