2020-12-032017-07-012059-60141758-8529http://hdl.handle.net/10784/24519Purpose: This theory testing paper compares and analyzes the internationalization process of two Mexican family-owned firms: Xignux and Grupo Alfa. This paper is intended to offer a theoretical understanding using existing frameworks such as OLI (ownershienghttps://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/2059-6014info:eu-repo/semantics/article2020-12-03Velez, Juan FernandoGodindan, KarthikGonzalez-Perez, Maria Alejandra10.1108/RIBS-10-2016-0058