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Domestic Business-to-Business Relationships and the Internationalization of SMEs : Evidence from Switzerland

Beier, Michael - 2016

Relationships and networks are commonly understood to play an important role in firms' internationalization. With this proposition in mind, this paper investigates the link between domestic business-to-business ties and firm internationalization in a sample of 502 small and medium-sized...

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Measuring the Impact of Internationalization on Firms’ Ability to Serve Existing Markets : A New Analytical Tool for Manufacturing SMEs

Arcuri, Angelo - 2021

Firms expanding into foreign markets are confronted with a complex transformation process, affecting their organization and business activities. The present paper explores the main organizational changes stemming from an international growth process and attempts to assess their potential effects...

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Greater risk and a smaller opportunity : The opportunity space of SME internationalization in lower-income countries

Ng’ombe, Chikondi; Mans, Theunis; Barnard, Helena - 2023

Why do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from lower-income countries internationalize using high-commitment modes? In this exploratory, qualitative study of 22 SMEs from South Africa (a middle-income country) and Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe (low-income countries), we document that the...

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Determinants of hidden champions : evidence from Germany

Schlepphorst, Susanne; Schlömer-Laufen, Nadine; Holz, … - 2016

Our explorative study analyses the factors that affect the likelihood of German companies to be a hidden champion. Based on an econometric estimation model with quantitative data from 60 hidden champions and 346 non-hidden champions, we could confirm prior research findings that specific...

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On the Relationship between Firm Size, Resources, Age at Entry and Internationalization : The Case of Slovenian SMEs

Ruzzier, Mitja - 2017

Export marketing and international business literature support the view that firm size–a reflection of number of employees, and sales–is positively related to export intensity and is a distinguishing factor between internationalized and non-internationalized firms. According to the...

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Effect of ITC on the International Competitiveness of Firms

Peña-Vinces, Jesús - 2020

Purpose – This paper's aim is to evaluate the effect of the use of information technology and communications (ITC) on the international competitiveness of firms in developing countries. The study also seeks to evaluate other factors that allow or condition the use of ITC such as: human...

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Determinants of export performance of SMEs in the Kyrgyz Republic

Karymshakov, Kamalbek - 2020

markets through increasing sales in these markets. This study aims to examine factors affecting export performance of SMEs in …

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Trade, global value chains, and small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand : a firm-level panel analysis

Korwatanasakul, Upalat; Sasiwimon Warunsiri Paweenawat - 2020

of GVC participation and firms' performance. The main estimation method for both analyses is a panel fixed …, both backward and forward participation, is positively associated with firms' performance. Our results imply that being an … SME is associated with a lower degree of GVC participation, but GVC participation can help firms (both SMEs and large …

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Intellectual capital and new ventures early internationalization : firm-level analysis of Austrian SMEs

Bigos, Krystian; Michalik, Adam - 2024

Objective: The objective of the article is to explore the impact of intellectual capital on firms' propensity for early internationalization. Research Design & Methods: The scientific argument relied on scrutinizing the current knowledge base in the field and conducting empirical studies among...

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Franchising as Strategy for Internationalization of Family Firms : An Exploratory Study

Rosado-Serrano, Alexander - 2018

Family business is the most prevalent form of business thru out Latin America. Franchising has been a strategy used by many firms to expand domestically and internationally. Internationalization theories indicate that firms tend to expand to culturally close markets/countries. Family Business...

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