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1. 1. Digitalization as a tool in advanced business services’ SMEs’ internationalization

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elena Valerieva Pramatarova Grujić; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Advanced Business Services ABS ; Cultural and Physical Distance; digital maturity; digitalization; Internationalization Theories and Foreign Market Entry; Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises SMEs ;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the manner digital technologies integrated in ABS SMEs enable internationalization and further, their influence on the choice of a cross-border entry mode of the firm. Aiming better understanding of the subject, a research question related to the ABS SMEs’ usage of digital technologies and triggers to internationalization, cross-border entry modes and factors related was formulated. READ MORE

3. 2. CSR- leading the way or not? A comparative study about how CSR can influence SMEs internationalization process within the food industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hanna Eurenius; Katarina Hedencrona; [2021-06-28]
   Keywords : SME Internationalization; CSR Strategy; International Market Selection IMS ; Entry Mode Selection EMS ;

   Abstract : Due to increased globalization and increased sustainability awareness, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) have become increasingly internationalized, as well as more involved in addressing sustainability issues. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy influences the internationalization process for SMEs operating within the food industry. READ MORE

4. 3. "The Jungle Telegraph" : A qualitative case study about the challenges for Swedish B2B Small and Medium-size Enterprises when entering the Sub-Saharan market

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Levent Bekir; Nicolas Numhauser; Rawa Abbas; [2021]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; SME; institutional framework; entry mode; internationalization strategy; network;

   Abstract : As developed markets have become saturated to a greater extent, companies have instead targeted emerging economies. In recent years, a substantial number of companies have recognized the opportunities in the Sub-Saharan market, which has led to an increasing number of foreign firms entering this market. READ MORE

5. 4. Networks Paving the Way for Initial Internationalization - A case study on how networks influence the way small firms select their initial foreign entry market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alfrida Andersson; Rebecca Tivendale; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Networks; Pre-internationalization; Decision making; Initial market selection; Small firms; Microbrewery;

   Abstract : Previous research has underlined the importance for SMEs to be part of networks in order to obtain a successful internationalization process, where literature mainly has focused on what happens in the internationalization phase. Nevertheless, limited attention has been given to what occurs in the pre-internationalization phase, hence where the decision on initial entry market is made. READ MORE

6. 5. Internationalization of Family Firms : The effect of family-specific resourceson internationalization decisions

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Radeeka Vithanage; Solongo Oyuntugs; [2019]
   Keywords : family firms; family business; SMEs; internationalization; resources; family-specific resources; Resource-Based View RBV ; heterogeneity;

   Abstract : Background: Sweden is known for encouraging entrepreneurship where 99.9% of the business organizations are SMEs. Including Sweden, several other countries in the world provide significant importance to family firms, as their contribution is noteworthy to the global economy. READ MORE