In this paper, we use an organizational learning perspective to examine the extent of internationalization of young, technology-based firms. We develop hypotheses on the impact of the firm's knowledge-base at founding, experiential learning, and interorganizational learning on...

Firm growth is widely considered to be a measure of success for entrepreneurial businesses. Date indicate that there are systematic differences between minority and nonminority-owned firms with respect to growth. Black entrepreneurs are 50 percent more likely to engage in start-up activities...

In this chapter, we explore the effect of export exit on subsequent firm performance in a sample of 13,629 Belgian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We find that firms that stop exporting have lower profitability and profitability declines even further after they exit foreign markets....