Although internationalization has been extensively studied, the majority of analyses have focused on motives and enablers, also known as triggers, with less attention paid to internationalization paths. To add to the internationalization paths debate, we explore global niche players dubbed as Hidden Champions from Germany and Britain. Our findings show that a large portion of these firms experience an international ‘rebirth’ by adopting a more accelerated approach to internationalization after already gaining first international experience. This is mainly through exporting activity, which is a variation of the Born-Again Global phenomenon. Due to their unique internationalization path, we call these firms -Born-Again Globals. Furthermore, we uncover the critical incidents for the internationalization of these firms, namely changes in management, technology advances, and product diversification.

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德国和英国隐形冠军的国际化：重生全球之路的延伸

尽管国际化已被广泛研究，但大多数分析都集中在动机和推动因素（也称为触发因素）上，而很少关注国际化路径。为了增加国际化路径的争论，我们探讨了来自德国和英国的被称为“隐形冠军”的全球利基企业。我们的研究结果表明，这些公司中的很大一部分在获得首次国际经验后，通过采取更快的国际化方法来经历国际“重生”。这主要是通过出口活动实现的，这是全球重生现象的一种变体。由于其独特的国际化道路，我们将这些公司称为“重生全球公司”。此外，我们还揭示了这些公司国际化的关键事件，即管理变革、技术进步和产品多元化。