Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study how existing relationships influence changes in SMEs' internationalisation strategies in terms of markets and modes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides a detailed examination of the dynamics of 116 strategy changes, which are...

Purpose – The research on effects of outsourcing tends to focus on financial effects and effects at a country level. These are not the only consequences of outsourcing, though. When firms outsource functions previously performed in‐house, they risk losing important competencies, knowledge,...