Search results for "kansainvälistyminen"
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Socioemotional Wealth and Networking in the Internationalisation of Family SMEs
2021
In internationalisation processes, international expansion exposes family SMEs to external networking and the risks such expansion entails, and perceived threats to their socioemotional wealth (SEW) might restrain their willingness to take these actions. However, very few studies measure SEW and associate it with internationalisation. Considering SEW preservation’s prominence in family SMEs and SMEs’ heavy dependence on networking during internationalisation, we hypothesise that SEW preservation has a negative association and networking has a positive association with the family SMEs’ degree of internationalisation (DOI). We reconstruct four SEW constructs that carry significance for family…
The Soldiers of Odin Finland : From a local movement to an international franchise
2019
This chapter analyzes the growth of the Soldier of Odin Finland from a local phenomenon to an international movement, exploring the reasons behind both the success of the SOO, and its later decline in Finland as well as internationally. Additionally, the chapter describes the connections of the SOO with the Finnish extreme right and competition they had with other street patrol organizations. It scrutinizes the rhetoric they use and the ideology they share, and analyzes profiles of SOO leaders in Finland. The chapter is based on data drawn from interviews with Soldiers of Odin and other street patrol groups, police and court files, and online observation. peerReviewed
Succeeding in the French market: recommendations for small businesses
2011
Purpose – The purpose of this research is make managerial recommendations for firms operating or planning to operate in the French market. Design/methodology/approach – This study reports findings from an in-depth case study covering eight Finnish SMEs operating in the French market. To facilitate the understanding of the recommendations, the findings are discussed through typical features of the French culture. Findings – The findings report the best practices of eight Finnish SMEs operating in France. Research limitations/implications – Although the case study method made it possible to acquire detailed knowledge about the firms' internationalization, the findings can be generalized only …
Sprachenpolitik finnischer Universitäten im Zeitalter strategischer Internationalisierung
2014
The Finnish Ministry of Education expected higher education institutions to draw up language strategies during 2009. The aim of the present study is to explore to what extent this expectation was taken into account by the universities. To investigate the state and contents of the language strategies, archival research and surveys were designed. The research questions were: 1) How many language strategies existed until the beginning of 2014? 2) Is there any evidence for cooperation between universities in language strategy matters? 3) Which languages matter strategically? The results show that until the beginning of 2014, 71 percent of the universities had a language strategy. It appears tha…
Intercultural competence needs of exchange students coming to or going abroad from the university of Costa Rica
2012
Internationalization of higher education is a process in constant development that has occurred over many years. It involves efforts of the entire academic community and the implementation of diverse strategies. Focusing on the academic exchange, the less developed regions face certain particularities that limit them. The following study portraits this situation from the perspective of intercultural competence, in the context of one Latin American University, the University of Costa Rica (UCR). It explores the intercultural competence needs of exchange students, whose common ground is the UCR. The population considered in the study are regular students of the University of Costa Rica, who p…
Family business internationalisation and networks: emerging pathways
2017
Purpose The aim of this study is twofold: to provide a meta-synthesis of the current state of knowledge in family business (FB) internationalisation research, adopting a network perspective, and to highlight emerging themes that may set the stage for future work on FB internationalisation, for the benefit of researchers adopting a network perspective. Design/methodology/approach To address the twofold purpose of the study, the current paper provides a state-of-the-art review of 25 peer-reviewed journal articles published from 1993 to 2014. This study also presents a meta-synthesis of the theoretical approaches, key findings and concepts that were pinpointed in the review, and proposes emer…
Emplacing English as lingua franca in international higher education: A spatial perspective on linguistic diversity
2022
Within higher education, internationalisation is increasingly important for students and academics alike. In this context, English as the lingua franca has gained prominence. The ostensible ubiquity of English rests on a particular rendering of the language as unitary, fixed, and undifferentiated. In this paper, we challenge this notion of English and use a spatial approach to explore the multiplicity of Englishes on display within the higher education context. Increasingly, within higher education outside Anglophone countries, English Medium Instruction (EMI) is seen as a crucial indicator of internationalisation: the term ‘international programmes' is often used as a proxy for programmes …
African students' perspective on internationalization of the Finnish higher education
2013
Ammattikorkeakoulujen kielten ja viestinnän opettajien kansainvälistymiskokemuksista
2015
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö (2012) on nostanut kansainvälistymisen yhdeksi keskeiseksi kehittämiskohteeksi ammattikorkeakouluissa. Kansainvälistymiselle on annettu myös tietty painoarvo ammattikorkeakoulujen rahoitusmallissa: sekä henkilöstön että opiskelijoiden kansainvälinen liikkuvuus on nostettu mittareiksi, samoin ulkomaalaisten tutkinto-opiskelijoiden osuus (Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö 2014). Miten nämä kansainvälistymispyrkimykset näkyvät ammattikorkeakoulujen kielten ja viestinnän opettajien työssä ja millainen rooli heillä on koulunsa kansainvälistymisessä? Näitä kysymyksiä selvitettiin kyselytutkimuksella, johon osallistui 159 amk-kielten ja viestinnän opettajaa. Artikkeliss…