Factors affecting SMEs’ strategic decisions to approach international markets

Ver registo simples
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, João J. M.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, Marta Peris
dc.contributor.authorLobo, Carla Azevedo
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-18T11:23:58Z
dc.date.available2019-01-18T11:23:58Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe internationalisation challenges that face all companies are no longer the exclusive concern of multinationals. Participation in the international marketplace has become a reality for large firms and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) alike. This kind of participation can be rewarding for both companies and employees. The markets that SMEs enter and the success of this entry depend on several factors such as cultural differences, company tradition, venture capital, products and competitors. The goal of this study is therefore to understand whether the characteristics of the external market, the characteristics of the company itself and the barriers to internationalisation influence the strategic approach that SMEs adopt in their internationalisation processes. Using data on 320 Portuguese SMEs, we apply multivariate analyses to test the dimensions of internationalisation. We find that the decision of SMEs to internationalise involves an institutional change in response to external pressures in the home country. SMEs under greater institutional pressure not only tend to expand further but also engage in their initial international activities more radically.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationLobo, C. A., Fernandes, C., Ferreira, J. J. M., & Ortiz, M. P. (2020). Factors affecting SMEs’ strategic decisions to approach international markets. European Journal of International Management, 14(4), 617-639. Repositório Institucional UPT. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/2544pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/EJIM.2020.10018550pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1751-6765
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11328/2544
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ejimpt_PT
dc.rightsopen accesspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectInternationalisationpt_PT
dc.subjectSMEspt_PT
dc.subjectStrategic approachpt_PT
dc.subjectExternal marketpt_PT
dc.subjectBarrierspt_PT
dc.titleFactors affecting SMEs’ strategic decisions to approach international marketspt_PT
dc.typejournal articlept_PT
degois.publication.titleEuropean Journal of International Managementpt_PT
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
person.familyNameLobo
person.givenNameCarla Azevedo
person.identifier.ciencia-id2E1D-CA98-5832
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6721-376X
person.identifier.rid43544551
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57210261298
relation.isAuthorOfPublication931348d5-f6cb-4154-9d25-51231eec0d06
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery931348d5-f6cb-4154-9d25-51231eec0d06

Ficheiros

Principais
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura
Nome:
artigo publicado EJIM-conver..pdf
Tamanho:
190.64 KB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Ver/Abrir

Coleções

REMIT - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais / Papers in International Journals