A dynamic perspective to the internationalization of small-medium enterprises

被引:38
作者
Kamakura, Wagner A. [1 ]
Ramon-Jeronimo, Maria A. [2 ]
Vecino Gravel, Julio D. [3 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Fuqua Sch Business, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[2] Pablo Olavide Univ, Seville NC 41013, Spain
[3] Univ Seville, Dept Business Adm & Mkt, Seville NC 41018, Spain
关键词
Globalization; Small-medium enterprises; Internationalization; Exporting; Foreign diversification; FIRMS; STRATEGY; EXPORT; CHOICE; MODEL; ENTRY; PERFORMANCE; COMPANIES; DECISION;
D O I
10.1007/s11747-011-0267-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Despite the fact that the dominant theories of the internationalization of small-medium enterprises (SMEs) prescribe a dynamic and evolutionary process for the firm, most of the empirical research on this topic has been based on in-depth studies of a few cases, or cross-sectional surveys, which cannot capture the dynamic nature of exporting decisions that occur over many years. In this study we propose an empirical framework for studying the internationalization of SMEs that: (a) identifies latent internationalization stages based on multiple indicators of the firms' engagement and strategies in foreign markets over multiple years, and (b) analyses the firms' movements among these latent states over time, as a function of main characteristics of the firms and their markets at each point in time.
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页码:236 / 251
页数:16
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