Institutional Barriers of the Internet-Based Foreign Expansion of Enterprises

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. JEL: M16, F23, K20 null The creation of the English-language version of these publications is fi nanced in the framework of contract No. 607/P-DUN/2018 by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education committed to activities aimed at the promotion of education.

Keywords

• institutional barriers
• Internet-based foreign expansion
• internationalization
• cross-border e-commerce