02445nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245006700055210006300122260004200185300001000227490000600237520159200243653002101835653003101856653002401887653003901911653003501950653002901985653002802014653001702042653003402059100003202093700001802125856003602143       2015                        eng d  a1927-032100aThe Emergence of the Lean Global Startup as a New Type of Firm0 aEmergence of the Lean Global Startup as a New Type of Firm  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/2015  a12-190 v53 aThis article contributes to the interplay between international entrepreneurship, innovation networks, and early internationalization research by emphasizing the need to conceptualize and introduce a new type of firm: the lean global startup. It discussed two different paths in linking the lean startup and born-global internationalization strategies. The first path refers to generic lean startups that have undertaken a rapid internationalization strategy (i.e., lean-to-global startups). The second path refers to startups that have started operating on global scale since their inception and adopted the lean startup approach by seamlessly synergizing their global and lean product development activities. The article emphasizes several aspects that could be used as part of the theoretical foundation for conceptualizing lean global startups as a special new type of firm: i) the emergent nature of their business models, including the challenges of partnership development on a global scale; ii) the inherently relational nature of the global resource allocation processes; iii) the integration of the entrepreneurial, effectuation, and global marketing perspectives; iv) the need to deal with a high degree of uncertainty, including the uncertainty associated with cross-border business operations; and v) linking the ex-ante characteristics of lean startups with the ex-post characteristics of born-global firms in order to develop a technology adoption marketing perspective that considers the “crossing the chasm” process as a successful entry into a global market niche. 10aborn global firm10aearly internationalization10aeffectuation theory10ahypothesis-driven entrepreneurship10ainternational entrepreneurship10alean and global start-up10alean and global startup10alean startup10atechnology adoption lifecycle1 aRasmussen, Erik, Stavnsager1 aTanev, Stoyan  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/94101858nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245005200055210005100107260004200158300000900200490000600209520123300215653001601448653001901464653003101483653002601514653002601540100002001566700001801586856003601604       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aConceptualizing Innovation in Born-Global Firms0 aConceptualizing Innovation in BornGlobal Firms  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/2014  a5-100 v43 aThis article summarizes the insights from a systematic study of the research literature focusing on the innovation aspects of born-global firms – ventures that were launched to exploit a global niche from the earliest days of their operations. The authors provide a snapshot of opinions on the different aspects of innovation in the way they were conceptualized in the academic literature. The insights are based on a selection of 32 peer-reviewed journal articles addressing the different challenges associated with early internationalization and innovation in such ventures. The article emphasizes that the early internationalization of new ventures should be considered as an innovation process in itself and that innovation and internationalization have a positive effect on each other. In addition, it points out the role of knowledge acquisition and networking capabilities as key innovation enablers and refers to the emergence of the lean startup perspective on the innovation processes in born-global firms. The suggested insights will be relevant to researchers and practitioners interested in the relationship between early internationalization and innovation in international new ventures and lean global startups.10aborn global10abusiness model10aearly internationalization10aInnovation management10alean startup approach1 aZijdemans, Erik1 aTanev, Stoyan  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/826