Essays about: "The influence of network relationships in the internationalization of SMEs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words The influence of network relationships in the internationalization of SMEs.

1. 1. Recognizing the Role of Networks in Market Entry Mode Decisions of SMEs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jana Montagová; Thanh Vo; [2018]
   Keywords : internationalization; market entry mode; network; network theory; decision-making framework; SMEs; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Following the network perspective on internationalization, this study focuses on the entry mode decisions of SMEs during their foreign expansion. The study conceptualized six network-related factors from existing literature about networks and network theory, and integrated them to the previously recognized internal and external factors in entry mode frameworks. READ MORE

3. 2. The influence of social capital on SME's international market commitment : Looking at the perspective of three Swedish firms commitment to the U.S. market

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Bilyana Koleva; Madeleine Ziegert; [2015]
   Keywords : internationalization; SMEs; commitment; social capital;

   Abstract : The question of the influence of social capital on internationalization has been an important researched topic, as one of the factors for entering and post-entry operation on a foreign market. However there is a lack of knowledge, deepening on the importance social networks and relationships have for committing to a big foreign market such as the United States. READ MORE

4. 3. Internationalization of South Korean software SMEs: A multiple-case study on market selection, expansion patterns and the influence of large business conglomerates

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Ádám Kőhegyi; [2015]
   Keywords : expansion pattern; multiple-case study; chaebol; market selection; SMEs; software firms; internationalization; South Korea; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis was to examine the internationalization process of South Korean software SMEs with a focus on their market selection and international expansion patterns. In addition, the thesis aimed to determine whether the presence of large business conglomerates in the domestic market, a unique characteristic of the South Korean economy, had any significant influence on the internationalization process of these software SMEs. READ MORE

5. 4. Continued International Growth of Born Globals - A Network Approach

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   Author : Nedim Seta; Joachim Bohner; [2014]
   Keywords : SMEs; Born Globals; Internationalization; Growth; Network;

   Abstract : Background: Ever since the Born Global phenomenon has emerged in the early 1990s, it has been investigated from various perspectives as for example from the network-based view. However, research has exclusively been done within this field at early stages of Born Globals’ internationalization. READ MORE

6. 5. Understanding the internationalization process of Swedish SMEs operating in international healthcare markets

   University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Holland-Burman; Richard Widerståhl; Lisa Axelberg; [2013]
   Keywords : internationalization; SME; healthcare; network relationships; key opinion leaders; legitimacy;

   Abstract : The widespread and rapid internationalization of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare sector is outpacing our efforts to understand the motives behind this phenomenon and the processes that propel it. This paper investigates the internationalization processes of Swedish SMEs that operate in the international healthcare markets. READ MORE