De-internationalization- International Retail Divestment
Authors
Ciacaru, Alexandra Ioana ; Frampton, Andreea Maria
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-06-11
Pages
94
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger de-internationalisering med fokus på frasalg i international detailhandel ud fra tre vinkler: årsager, proces og konsekvenser. Da området er underbelyst og litteraturen traditionelt har prioriteret succesfuld ekspansion frem for tilbagetrækning, gennemføres en litteraturgennemgang af forskning i de-internationalisering og frasalg for at skabe en fælles begrebsforståelse og syntetisere viden om, hvorfor detailhandelsvirksomheder forlader udenlandske markeder, hvordan frasalgsprocessen forløber, hvilke udfald den kan have, samt hvilke frasalgsformer der anvendes. Gennemgangen peger på, at udfaldene af frasalg påvirkes af både de underliggende årsager til tilbagetrækningen og karakteristika ved selve processen, og at internationalt frasalg i detailhandel oftest gennemføres som salg af aktiviteter/enheder (selling-off). Specialet bidrager med en samlet oversigt over drivkræfter, procestræk og udfald ved internationalt frasalg i detailhandel og giver anbefalinger til fremtidig forskning.
This thesis examines de-internationalization with an emphasis on divestment in international retailing from three angles: reasons, process, and outcomes. Because the area is underexplored and prior work has focused more on expansion than withdrawal, the study conducts a literature review of research on de-internationalization and divestment to build a shared conceptual understanding and synthesize what is known about why retailers exit foreign markets, how divestment unfolds, what outcomes it can produce, and which modes are used. The review indicates that divestment outcomes are shaped by the underlying reasons for exit and by characteristics of the divestment process, and that international retail divestment is most commonly carried out through selling-off operations. The thesis contributes an integrated overview of drivers, process features, and outcomes of international retail divestment and offers recommendations for future research.
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