Search for dissertations about: "foreign business networks and relationships"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words foreign business networks and relationships.
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1. International network competitiveness : Technical and foreign market knowledge development in international SME networks
Abstract : How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compete over time within international networks? This thesis takes a stance in that business network relationships are essential for international SMEs as such networks can provide knowledge and learning opportunities. International network competitiveness is, in this thesis, introduced as a concept that captures SMEs long term performance, resulting from the firms being competitive within international business networks. READ MORE
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2. Internationalization processes of small and medium-sized enterprises: Entering and taking off from emerging markets
Abstract : The high economic growth of formerly closed markets such as China, Russia, Poland, and the Baltic states has created vast business and growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although this international business expansion of SMEs occurs in highly dissimilar business contexts and fierce international competition, it remains overlooked by research. READ MORE
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3. Business Relationships Between Local Firms and MNCs in a less Developing Country : The Case of Libyan Firms
Abstract : International business relationships have been widely researched over the last three decades. Themajor attention of these studies, no matter what their theoretical perspective, concerns the MNCs inthe less developing countries (LDCs). Studies that illustrate how firms in LDCs behave regardinginteraction with MNCs are slim. READ MORE
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4. The Effect of Guanxi on the Foreign Market Entry Process into China : The Swedish Case
Abstract : Business network theory believes that foreign market entry of a firm is the result of the interactions between the actors of the firm and the network. The foreign country’s network conditions will inevitably influence the process. READ MORE
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5. International entrepreneurship in networks : the impact of network knowledge combination on SMEs’ business creation in foreign markets
Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face numerous challenges to stay competitive in the international marketplace. They have to align their business models to suit the needs and wants of customers in different markets. They also have to counter the competition of larger, more affluent firms. READ MORE