Abstract:
Despite the significance of non-profit organizations (NPOs) as
global actors in recent decades, research on the
internationalization of NPOs has been largely absent from the
management literature. The unique characteristics of NPOs,
coupled with the relative shortage of studies, have created a
considerable research gap when it comes to understanding the
internationalization of NPOs. In order to bridge the gap, as the first
step the study assess the validity of for-profit internationalization
theories in non-profit contexts and suggest6 new propositions
regarding the international entry mode selection of non-profit
organizations. The study argue that that since control is less
relevant in non-profit contexts, non-profit organizations tend to
prefer shared ventures as long as they can find the right partners.
The study thus provides a basis for future empirical research to
bridge the knowledge gap in an area by extending and enriching
the existing literature by integrating multiple theories on
internationalization.
