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The paper discusses the evolution of theoretical approaches towards internationalisation process of firms, especially SMEs. It clarifies the definitions of born global (BG) firm, presents its characteristics and the specifics of its internationalisation process. The objective of this paper is to present internationalisation process of born global firm from theoretical perspective. The article starts with presentation of the oldest approaches towards internationalisation and shows how ongoing changes in the global economic environment have influenced international behaviours of firms and have also changed the researchers’ perception of BGs and their internationalisation process. The article highlights the role of knowledge in BGs’ internationalisation. Due to the magnitude of literature on BGs and their internationalisation, this article does not cover all of them. The article ends with conclusions and points at further opportunities and directions of research.

Authors

• prof. dr hab. Nelly Daszkiewicz link open in new tab