Innovation and internalization: a synergistic business relationship

Abstract

Innovation and Internationalization are key factors in the economic and competitive success of enterprises. On the one hand, the internationalization process is favored by innovation; on the other, the innovation process appears to be stimulated by entry into new markets. The theoretical framework is particularly articulated also because various studies highlight the existence of complex relationships between the two phenomena. My research, through both theoretical in-depth analysis and real empirical case studies, wants to study the two strategies separately before, in order to examine each specific aspect, and then to study the correlation between them and answer to the main questions: what kind of relationship exists between innovation and internationalization?