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Internationalization Of Family Businesses In Saudi Arabia, Farid Fouad Bouges
Internationalization Of Family Businesses In Saudi Arabia, Farid Fouad Bouges
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Family businesses represent a key economical asset in the global economy. Leaders of family businesses have implemented internationalization as a key strategy to enhance sustainability and increase profitability in a hypercompetitive global marketplace. Guided by the Uppsala model, the purpose of this case study was to explore how Saudi family business leaders have planned and implemented internationalization. Three leaders from different international Saudi family businesses participated in semistructured interviews. The participants described their experience in achieving successful internationalization for their family businesses. After analyzing the interview data and validating through member checking, 3 main themes emerged: (a) the characteristics of …