Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the conceptual frameworks and concepts with which the research on internationalization patterns of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) should be conducted. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive overview of...

Purpose – Recently, studies call for a more nuanced perspective on different internationalization patterns pursued by early internationalizers. These studies argue that most born global firms turn out to be born regional and that the proportion of true born global firms would be overestimated....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the early internationalization and the performance of small firms in technology‐intensive industries. Design/methodology/approach – Using a sample of 278 small US firms in technology‐intensive industries, this paper employs...