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Arto Ojala
Researcher at University of Vaasa
Publications - 88
Citations - 2980
Arto Ojala is an academic researcher from University of Vaasa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Internationalization & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 75 publications receiving 2579 citations. Previous affiliations of Arto Ojala include University of Jyväskylä & Information Technology University.
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The internationalization of family businesses: A review of extant research
Tanja Kontinen,Arto Ojala +1 more
TL;DR: This paper conducted an analysis conducted on 25 refereed journal articles on family business internationalization and found that most of the articles focused on what-questions rather than why/how questions, and the articles did not make much use of internationalization or FB-specific theories.
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Internationalization of knowledge-intensive SMEs: The role of network relationships in the entry to a psychically distant market
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of existing network relationships in the international development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and found that existing relationships are there to provide linkages with and facilitate entry into psychically and geographically close markets.
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Network ties in the international opportunity recognition of family SMEs
Tanja Kontinen,Arto Ojala +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that in gaining foreign market entry, those family SMEs that lack existing network ties recognize opportunities through weak ties formed in international exhibitions, and the trustfulness of the tie is important when they consider these opportunities and form new ties for internationalization.
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Market Entry and Priority of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Software Industry: An Empirical Analysis of Cultural Distance, Geographic Distance, and Market Size:
Arto Ojala,Pasi Tyrväinen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of cultural distance, geographic distance, and three market size variables in the target country preference of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in t...
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International opportunity recognition among small and medium-sized family firms
Tanja Kontinen,Arto Ojala +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the importance of opportunity recognition as a key element in the entrepreneurial process is emphasized, and it has been recognized that network ties, act as act as agents of success.