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Olli Kuivalainen is affiliated with Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with 57 publications. Their research primarily explores Strategy and Management, with 30 publications, followed by Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's main research topics include International Business and Foreign Direct Investment, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Family Business Performance and Succession, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Corporate Finance and Governance, Firm Innovation and Growth, and Global Trade and Economics.

Olli Kuivalainen's recent publications span various journals and years, highlighting a focus on international business strategy and entrepreneurship. Notable papers include:

  • "Microfoundations of network exploration and exploitation capabilities in international opportunity recognition," 2020, International Business Review
  • "The Role of Digitalization on the Internationalization Strategy of Born-Digital Companies," 2021, Sustainability
  • "Becoming a small multinational enterprise: Four multinationalization strategies for SMEs," 2021, International Business Review
  • "Argonauts and Icaruses: Social networks and dynamics of nascent international entrepreneurs," 2021, International Business Review
  • "Performance implications of export assistance: the mediating role of export entrepreneurship," 2021, International Marketing Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research with Kuivalainen include Anisur R. Faroque, Lasse Torkkeli, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Sami Saarenketo, and Sanna Sundqvist.

The scientist publishes frequently in several academic venues, particularly:

  • International Business Review
  • International Marketing Review
  • International Journal of Business and Globalisation
  • Journal for Global Business Advancement
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Kuivalainen has also contributed to book literature, having a publication titled "Megatrends in International Business" released by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Firms’ degree of born-globalness, international entrepreneurial orientation and export performance

    Olli Kuivalainen;Sanna Sundqvist;Per Servais

  • Export Market-Oriented Behavior and Export Performance: Quadratic and Moderating Effects Under Differing Degrees of Market Dynamism and Internationalization

    John W. Cadogan;Olli Kuivalainen;Sanna Sundqvist

  • Does social capital matter for supply chain resilience? The role of absorptive capacity and marketing-supply chain management alignment

    Ismail Gölgeci;Olli Kuivalainen;Olli Kuivalainen

  • Online satisfaction, trust and loyalty, and the impact of the offline parent brand

    Marianne Horppu;Olli Kuivalainen;Anssi Tarkiainen;Hanna Kaisa Ellonen

  • Start-up patterns of internationalization: A framework and its application in the context of knowledge-intensive SMEs

    Olli Kuivalainen;Sami Saarenketo;Kaisu Puumalainen

  • Dynamic knowledge-related learning processes in internationalizing high-tech SMEs

    Sami Saarenketo;Kaisu Puumalainen;Olli Kuivalainen;Kalevi Kyläheiko

  • Internationalization patterns of small and medium‐sized enterprises

    Olli Kuivalainen;Sanna Sundqvist;Sami Saarenketo;Rod McNaughton

  • Antecedents of social media B2B use in industrial marketing context: customers’ view

    Hanna Keinänen;Olli Kuivalainen

  • Kirznerian and Schumpeterian entrepreneurial‐oriented behavior in turbulent export markets

    Sanna Sundqvist;Kalevi Kyläheiko;Olli Kuivalainen;John W. Cadogan

  • The effect of network competence and environmental hostility on the internationalization of SMEs

    Lasse Torkkeli;Kaisu Puumalainen;Sami Saarenketo;Olli Kuivalainen

  • The Effect of Environmental Turbulence and Leader Characteristics on International Performance: Are Knowledge‐Based Firms Different?

    Olli Kuivalainen;Sanna Sundqvist;Kaisu Puumalainen;John W. Cadogan

  • THE ROLE OF DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING INNOVATION-RELATED CAPABILITIES

    Hanna Kaisa Ellonen;Ari Jantunen;Olli Kuivalainen

  • Beyond categorization: New directions for theory development about entrepreneurial internationalization

    A Rebecca Reuber;Pavlos Dimitratos;Olli Kuivalainen;Olli Kuivalainen

  • Organisational capabilities and internationalisation of the small and medium-sized information and communications technology firms

    Olli Kuivalainen;Kaisu Puumalainen;Sanna Sintonen;Kalevi Kyläheiko

  • International Market Entry: How Do Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Make Decisions?

    Ali Ahi;Gianpaolo Baronchelli;Olli Kuivalainen;Mariella Piantoni

  • Upstream internationalization process: Roles of social capital in creating exploratory capability and market performance

    Yong Kyu Yk Lew;Rudolf R Sinkovics;Olli Kuivalainen

  • International new ventures: rapid internationalization across different industry contexts

    Svante Andersson;Natasha Evers;Olli Kuivalainen

  • Digitalization of companies in international entrepreneurship and marketing

    Ioan-Iustin Vadana;Lasse Torkkeli;Olli Kuivalainen;Sami Saarenketo

  • Institutional environment and network competence in successful SME internationalisation

    Lasse Torkkeli;Olli Kuivalainen;Sami Saarenketo;Kaisu Puumalainen

  • Linking knowledge and internationalization in small and medium-sized enterprises in the ICT sector

    Sami Saarenketo;Kaisu Puumalainen;Kalevi Kyläheiko;Olli Kuivalainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sami Saarenketo
Sami Saarenketo Lappeenranta University of Technology
Kaisu Puumalainen
Kaisu Puumalainen Lappeenranta University of Technology
John W. Cadogan
John W. Cadogan University of Leicester
Rudolf R. Sinkovics
Rudolf R. Sinkovics Durham University
Ismail Golgeci
Ismail Golgeci University of Auckland
Sumit K. Kundu
Sumit K. Kundu Florida International University
Svante Andersson
Svante Andersson Halmstad University
Pavlos Dimitratos
Pavlos Dimitratos University of Glasgow
Rod B. McNaughton
Rod B. McNaughton University of Auckland
Nick Lee
Nick Lee University of Warwick

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