ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on eight cases of technology-intensive companies, companies in which technology development and imperatives of internationalization collide on a daily basis. It certainly encourages us to bring in our insights and learnings from other environments, including our own experience in industry. This will help in the learning of others and spark discussion that will add to our own learning. The book draws on real-world insights from the cases to discuss and develop our own perspective on venturing in international firms. The fragmented orthodoxy that has emerged lacks a full explanation of the reality of what goes on in international firms as they continuously flex their muscles in a world of seemingly unending opportunity.
