International Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Nummela, Niina

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive overview of international growth of SMEs from diverse points of view. It verifies that SMEs in all parts of the globe share similar characteristics, yet differ significantly. New explanations for this emerge, and although seminal concepts still remain powerful, their proper use requires new interpretations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136906428
• Artikelnr.: 42983736

Autorenporträt

Niina Nummela is professor of International Business at the Turku School of Economics, Finland. She has published in the area of international entrepreneurship, small business management, interfirm co-operation, and research methods. She has contributed to Journal of World Business, European Journal of Marketing, International Small Business Journal, and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

1. International Growth of SMEs: Past, Present and the Future Niina Nummela
and Sami Saarenketo Part 1: Drivers of International Growth of SMEs 2.
Entrepreneurs' Human and Relational Capital as Predictors of Early
Internationalization: Evidence From Latin America and South-East Asia Juan
Federico, Hugo Kantis, Alex Rialp and Josep Rialp 3. The Board's Influence
on the Internationalization Process in SMEs Johanna Nisuls, Anette
Söderqvist and Sören Kock 4. Growth Orientation of SME Managers and
Entrepreneurs: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study Arto Kuuluvainen and Eriikka
Paavilainen-Mäntymäki 5. The Dark Side of International Growth Jarna
Heinonen and Ulla Hytti Part 2: International Growth Trajectories of SMEs
6. Growth and Internationalization of French and Danish SMEs Frederic
Nlemvo, Mathieu Cabrol, Erik Rasmussen, Per Servais and Arild Aspelund 7.
International Growth Strategies in Different Marketing Contexts Svante
Andersson 8. Analyzing the Moves of International Entrepreneurial
Organizations: The Entry of SMEs to Complex Markets Antonella Zucchella 9.
The Binary Choice Facing SME Internationalization Colin Campbell-Hunt and
Sylvie Chetty 10. Technology-Based New Ventures and Critical Incidents in
Growth Jani Lindqvist, Olli Kuivalainen and Sami Saarenketo Part 3: How to
Study International Growth? 11. Towards a Typology of Rapidly
Internationalizing SMEs Jim Bell, Sharon Loane, Rod B. McNaughton and Per
Servais 12. Sampling Frames for Cross-National Survey Research in
International Entrepreneurship Scott Paul Johnston, Marian V Jones, Anna
Morgan-Thomas and George I. Vlachos 13. Export Behaviour, Growth and
Performance of SMEs: Does Ownership Matter? Jorma Larimo Part 4: The Role
of Networks in the International Growth of SMEs 14. New Venture
Internationalization and Technological Learning: A Social Capital
Perspective Shameen Prashantham 15. Change in SME Internationalization: A
Network Perspective Niina Nummela Part 5: Illustrative Cases 16. A
Different Story on Rapid International Growth: CV Online Tiia Vissak 17.
Path of International Growth: Case Purfilec Ltd Leila Hurmerinta 18. The
International Growth of a Privately-Owned Enterprise from China Peter
Zettinig and Churu Lin. Epilogue: Where to Head from Here? Niina Nummela