Recently there has been greater interest among international business researchers in studying processes and their temporal dimensions. We examine one such dimension by problematizing when processes are deemed to commence or end. Reperiodizing the start and end points of a process under study affects the theoretical conclusions about the process itself. We develop a methodology for reperiodization and apply it to an empirical study into the internationalization process of a type of new venture: the spinoff firm. Our conclusions specify the theoretical insights gained through reperiodization, demonstrating how this research strategy can be used to study processes in international business.

最近，国际商业研究人员对研究流程及其时间维度产生了更大的兴趣。我们通过问题化流程何时被视为开始或结束来检查这样一个维度。重新周期化正在研究的过程的起点和终点会影响关于过程本身的理论结论。我们开发了一种再周期化方法，并将其应用于对一种新企业：衍生公司的国际化过程的实证研究。我们的结论具体说明了通过再周期化获得的理论见解，展示了如何将这种研究策略用于研究国际商业流程。