Search for dissertations about: "internationalisation sme"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words internationalisation sme.

  2. 1. Opportunity-based internationalization of SMEs : Foresee the unforeseeable and expect the unforeseen

    Author : Stylianos Papaioannou; Martin Johanson; Mikael Hilmersson; Heléne Lundberg; Roger Schweizer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SME; internationalisation; international opportunity; business networks; opportunity novelty; serendipity; opportunity value; improvisation; unpredictability; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Resource restricted Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs), face unpredictability when entering foreign business networks. However, some SMEs are better equipped to develop higher number of opportunities with better qualities than others, and come across to seemingly ‘surprises’ shaping distinct internationalization paths. READ MORE

  4. 2. Establishment of Insidership Positions in Institutionally Distant Business Networks

    Author : Mikael Hilmersson; Hans Jansson; Bengt Johannisson; Sylvie Chetty; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internationalisation process; entry process; network insidership; emerging markets; institutional distance; business networks; liability of outsidership; liability of foreignness; SME; export; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Since the opening of formerly closed markets in Eastern Europe and China in the early 1990s, numerous firms have sought to capture the growth opportunities prevailing in the virgin but institutionally distant business networks in these countries. I claim that the entry process into an institutionally distant business network has been realised when the entering firm has reached an insidership position in the network. READ MORE

  5. 3. Internationalisation as a process of strategy and change : A study of 16 Swedish industrial SMEs

    Author : Henrik Agndal; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis reports a study of the internationalisation processes of 16 industrial SMEs located in the county of Jönköping (Sweden). More specifically, it identifies changes in international strategies, identifies reasons why changes are undertaken and discusses how these changes can be understood when placed in the context of the internationalisation process. READ MORE

  6. 4. New insights on the internationalisation process of SMEs : a study of foreign market knowledge development

    Author : Sara Melén Hånell; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : An increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expand their businesses into foreign markets. Some SMEs begin to operate abroad soon after their establishment. These so-called born globals demonstrate a more rapid internationalisation compared with other SMEs. READ MORE