Beyond financial indicators: an assessment of the measurement of performance for international new ventures

Gerschewski, S. and Xiao, S. S. (2015) Beyond financial indicators: an assessment of the measurement of performance for international new ventures. International Business Review, 24 (4). pp. 615-629. ISSN 0969-5931 doi: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.11.003

Abstract/Summary

This study examines the measurement of performance for international new ventures (INVs). While there is a growing area of literature on INVs that includes the internationalisation patterns, networks and entry strategies of these firms, there is generally a lack of research on how INVs measure their own performance. Using a sequential mixed methods approach of exploratory interviews and a survey sample of 310 firms from New Zealand and Australia, we find that INVs tend to be significantly more international performance oriented than non-INVs. Our study also indicates that financial performance measures are generally viewed as more important than operational indicators. In addition, we find that manufacturing INVs generally place more importance on financial performance than service INVs. The study offers two key contributions to the literature: (1) an integrated examination of international performance measures as used in practise by INVs, and (2) a comparative perspective between INVs and non-INVs in terms of performance measurement.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/74990
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.11.003
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
Publisher	Elsevier
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