02499nas a2200277   4500008004100000022001400041245010800055210006900163260004200232300001000274490000600284520159900290653002801889653002601917653002101943653002101964653002701985653003502012653002902047653002102076653001302097653002202110100002102132700003002153856003802183       2018                        eng d  a1927-032100aImpact of Business Intelligence Solutions on Export Performance of Software Firms in Emerging Economies0 aImpact of Business Intelligence Solutions on Export Performance   aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/2018  a39-490 v83 aThe article is written with the aim of understanding how well software firms in emerging economies perform when exporting their goods. Focusing on Paraguay as a representative context, a multiple-case-study research design was adopted using different sources of evidence, including 15 in-depth interviews with founders, shareholders, and CEOs. The data were analyzed using grounded theory in order to develop patterns and categories, and to understand differences and regularities. The revised Uppsala internationalization process model was used as a theoretical framework. This article highlights the experts’ views of the impact of business intelligence on the export performance of software firms in Paraguay. Although only a few of the interviewees currently use business intelligence solutions to support international strategic decision-making processes, most of them reveal a desire to use them because they expect it will have a positive impact on export performance and international competitiveness. The main factors for selecting a business intelligence solution are transparency of cost and benefits, excellent client service, and an attractive pricing model. The study results apply to all stakeholders who support the impact of business intelligence systems on the export performance of software firms in emerging economies. The article fulfils an identified need and call for research to study the use and impact of business intelligence on the way an emerging country’s exportation of goods actually performs, and the ability of its software firms to globalize successfully.10aartificial intelligence10abusiness intelligence10aemerging markets10aglobal marketing10ainternational business10ainternational entrepreneurship10ainternational management10amachine learning10aParaguay10asoftware industry1 aNeubert, Michael1 aVan der Krogt, Augustinus  uhttps://timreview.ca/article/118502640nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245009400055210006900149260004200218300001000260490000600270520177400276653002802050653002302078653001902101653002102120653002702141653003902168653003502207653002902242653002402271653002102295100002102316856003702337       2018                        eng d  a1927-032100aThe Impact of Digitalization on the Speed of Internationalization of Lean Global Startups0 aImpact of Digitalization on the Speed of Internationalization of  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2018  a44-540 v83 aLean global startups need to internationalize early and fast. The digitalization of new foreign market development helps them to more efficiently identify new market opportunities in global markets. With this approach, they are saving resources while developing the most attractive markets. This article examines how lean global startups develop new foreign markets more rapidly due to digitalization. Thus, the aim is to understand the impact of digitalization on speed of internationalization of lean global startups. The study addresses a gap in the scholarly literature and a practical need to evaluate new foreign markets and business opportunities more quickly and more regularly and to understand what helps lean global startups react more quickly to opportunities and threats with respect to changing market attractiveness. Furthermore, it outlines why and how digitalization is important throughout the internationalization process. The research followed a multiple case-study design using different sources of evidence, including 73 interviews with senior managers of lean global startups. The findings reveal that digitalization allows lean global startups to increase decision-making efficiency and to optimize strategies and processes for evaluating international markets. The findings suggest that lean global startups can benefit from the use of digital technologies by applying a more efficient foreign market development process with regular reviews and a reduced workflow, by faster mediation between local market realities and strategic goals, by analyzing all foreign markets instead of just a sample of them, and by optimizing decision-making processes including the ability to make long-term, strategic decisions due to better market information. 10aartificial intelligence10abig data analytics10adigitalization10aglobal marketing10ainternational business10ainternational business development10ainternational entrepreneurship10ainternational management10alean global startup10amachine learning1 aNeubert, Michael  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/115801605nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245008200055210006900137260004200206300001000248490000600258520080400264653002101068653004001089653002101129653002201150653003501172653003001207653002701237653004101264100002101305856003701326       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aLean Internationalization: How to Globalize Early and Fast in a Small Economy0 aLean Internationalization How to Globalize Early and Fast in a S  aOttawabTalent First Networkc05/2017  a16-220 v73 aThis study examines the early market internationalization of 32 high-tech startups that operate internationally from small and open economies. It uses a comparative cross-national multiple case study research design to explore how such startups may differ in their speed of internationalization. Based on interviews with the founders, the speed of early market internationalization in these startups increases significantly due to the application of lean market development processes. The findings provide a basis for developing propositions for further comparative studies focusing on the early and fast internationalization of high-tech startups based in emerging and developed markets. The study contributes to the literature on networks, internationalization, and international entrepreneurship.10aborn-global firm10aearly and fast internationalization10aglobal marketing10ahigh-tech startup10ainternational entrepreneurship10alean internationalization10asmall and open economy10aUppsala internationalization process1 aNeubert, Michael  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1073