Internationalization, entrepreneurship and the smaller firm : evidence from around the world / edited by Marian V. Jones ... [et al.]

Englisch

Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar, 2009

1 Online-Ressource (xi, 250 p) : ill

Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-238) and index

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Jones, Marian V. *1956-*: Internationalization, entrepreneurship and the smaller firm. - Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2009. - XI, 250 S.

978-1-84844-736-3 : e-book

Weitere Ausgaben: 1-84720-830-4 (andere physische Form), 9781847208309 (hardback) (andere physische Form)

DOI: 10.4337/9781848447363

*Kleinunternehmer / Auslandsgeschäft

*Globalization -- Case studies ; Small business -- Case studies ; International business enterprises -- Case studies

*Electronic books

Globalisierung / Multinationales Unternehmen / KMU / Internationaler Markteintritt / Wettbewerbsstrategie / Internationales Management / Unternehmenserfolg / Unternehmensnetzwerk / Welt

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: HD62.4

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 338.8/8;

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: QP 230: Q Wirtschaftswissenschaften / QP Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre / QP 200-QP 240 Forschung. Rationalisierung und Wachstum des Unternehmens / Unternehmensgründung, Unternehmenswachstum, Unternehmensliquidation

This forward-looking volume contains state-of-the-art analysis of the current research themes and challenges influencing the internationalization of SMEs

1. Introduction. SME internationalization : current themes of study and modern challenges / Marian V. Jones ... [et al.] -- 2. Does entry mode matter? : reviewing current themes and perspectives / Marian V. Jones and Stephen Young -- 3. Exploring opportunity creation in internationalizing SMEs : evidence from Scottish firms / Lucrezia Casulli -- 4. Growth and learning spillovers from international markets : empirical evidence from Greek firms / Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki and Ioanna Deligianni -- 5. Perspectives on the interrelationships between domestic and international markets for the smaller firm / Maria Karafyllia -- 6. Learning processes in the development of absorptive capacity of internationalizing SMEs / Margaret Fletcher -- 7. Clients as a 'hidden' resource in rapid internationalization / Sharon Loane and Jim Bell -- 8. Networks and the internationalization of firms : what we believe and what we might have missed / Yee Kwan Tang -- 9. The development of e-commerce and the international growth of established SMEs : a capability perspective / Anna Morgan-Thomas -- 10. Core rigidities of micromultinationals : the Scottish experience / Pavlos Dimitratos ... [et al.] -- 11. The international entrepreneur : entrepreneurial orientation of local and global firms / Erik S. Rasmussen, Tage K. Madsen and Per Servais -- 12. Local bridging ties and new venture internationalization : exploratory studies in Bangalore and Cambridge / Shameen Prashantham and Girish Balachandran -- 13. International new ventures : a new organizational form? / Rod B. McNaughton -- 14. Conclusion. SME internationalization : where do we go from here? / Marian V. Jones