Institutional Barriers of the Internet-Based Foreign Expansion of Enterprises
Institutional Barriers of the Internet-Based Foreign Expansion of Enterprises

Summary/Abstract: Since the 1990s, growing attention has been paid to the utilization of the Internet in the firm internationalization (Internet-based internationalization) and factors determining the adoption of the Internet in the foreign expansion of enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature addressing institutional barriers of the Internet-based foreign expansion of enterprises. After the collection and refinement of publications on this topic, descriptive and thematic analyses were applied to discover the existing research streams in the literature and key institutional barriers of the Internetbased foreign expansion. The study contributes to the field of management and international business by summarizing the existing studies and proposing research opportunities.

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