Purpose- To demonstrate that different theoretical approaches are required for the internationalisation of SME?s. Design/methodology/approach- A comparison is made of existing theories and approaches with the actual behaviour of SME?s findings-The internationalisation of SME?s requires different...

This paper looks at the reduction in the focus on countertrade in academic literature and the media and finds that the causes of countertrade continue to exist. It considers alternative activities that appear to have replaced countertrade such as international outsourcing and conclude that these...

By means of a case study, this article explores the evolution of international business relationships. Spanning a 40-year period, relationships between an American licensor, an Australian manufacturing firm, and a Thai firm are explored. These relationships (including how they develop, function,...

Previous research into internationalisation has viewed it as being an export-led phenomenon. Although this is a phenomenon that extends to other activities such as licensing and manufacture overseas, it is usually considered from an ?outward? perspective. In this paper it is argued that...