Framework
Triple liability of young international firms
The question it answers
Which disadvantages do small, new, foreign-active firms face and how do they respond?
- Origin
- Oviatt and McDougall, 1994 as presented in Zucchella, Hagen and Serapio, 2018
- Diagram type
- Comparison table
- Level of analysis
- Firm

Diagram
Triple liability of young international firms
| Criterion | Meaning | Typical response |
|---|---|---|
| Newness | No track record | |
| Smallness | Thin resources | |
| Foreignness | Outsider disadvantage | Licensing, franchising, networks |
Sources
References
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- Oviatt, B.M. and McDougall, P.P. (1994) ‘Toward a theory of international new ventures’, Journal of International Business Studies, 25(1), pp. 45–64.doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490193Source page
- Zucchella, A., Hagen, B. and Serapio, M.G. (2018) International entrepreneurship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.No DOIe-elgar.comSource page