Search for dissertations about: "internationalization of small"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words internationalization of small.

  2. 1. Contextualization of Evolving Patterns in the Internationalization of Small Firms

    Author : Ya Zhang; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Christina Grundström; Magnus Holmström; Svante Andersson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internationalization; evolving patterns; small firms; prospect theory; emerging markets;

    Abstract : The internationalization of SMEs has been recognized as one of the important paths to growth in SMEs. However, internationalization is also a resource and competence-demanding process. READ MORE

  4. 2. Internationalization and Performance among Small and Medium-sized Firms : A study of furniture producers in Sweden

    Author : Åsa Devine; Anders Baudin; Anders Pehrsson; Staffan Brege; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; export; furniture producer; internationalization; perception of export barriers; performance; small and medium sized enterprises SMEs ; strategy competence; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Forestry and Wood Technology; Skog och träteknik;

    Abstract : Furniture production in Sweden still exists on a comparably small scale. The majority, or more than 99 percent, of all furniture producers in Sweden are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 250 employees. Despite their size, these firms are, to a large extent, involved in export. READ MORE

  5. 3. Digital internationalization of SMEs : A phenomenon-based study on the video game industry

    Author : Kevin Walther; Desirée Blankenburg Holm; David Sörhammar; Martin Johanson; Cecilia Lindh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; digital internationalization; digital economy; video game industry; digital platforms; online community engagement; born global firms;

    Abstract : Digital technologies, platforms, and infrastructure have changed how business is conducted in many industries. In particular, digital platforms have evolved as a facilitator of internationalization of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). READ MORE

  6. 4. The Creation of International Business Relationships : Experience and Performance in the Internationalization Process of SMEs

    Author : Jukka Hohenthal; Harry Barkema; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Business Relationships; Internationalization; SME; Knowledge; Learning; Experience; Performance; Process; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The present study examines the causal effect of experience on the performance of inter-national business relationships for small and medium-sized business firms. A case study of ten market entry processes in ten Swedish SMEs shows that both experienced and inexperienced firms can succeed in creating a new international business relationship. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Internationalization of SMEs: An Interactive Perspective of Firm-Level Entrepreneurship and Network Structure

    Author : Mojtaba Hosseini; Hossein Dadfar; Steffan Brege; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Small and medium sized enterprises SMEs ; Firm-level entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation; corporate entrepreneurship; internationalization; and business network;

    Abstract : The positive relationship of firm-level entrepreneurship and performance has received much attention in recent years and has become an attractive title in the entrepreneurship literature. This popularity encourages researchers to study the role played by the phenomenon on other organizational outputs such as internationalization. READ MORE