This paper aims to contribute to the international business literature by discussing the nature of nonlinear internationalization based on a case study of an Italian firm MVM Meccanica Valle Metauro S.r.l. that had activities in Central and Eastern Europe and other countries and identifying...

Numerosi contributi hanno analizzato il fenomeno dei consorzi export, ma recentemente si avverte l’esigenza di verificare il ruolo e l’efficacia di tali soluzioni organizzative alla luce dei cambiamenti nelle dinamiche della competizione internazionale. Pertanto questo lavoro si pone...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the mechanical manufacturing sector. The focus of the paper is on the factors affecting both the strategic choices and the changes that occurred during the internationalization...

Using a resource-based view model, this paper examines the main factors influencing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) international entry mode selection. In addition, a possible relationship between firms belonging to industrial districts and the entry mode choice has been verified. Data...