The Internationalization of Small to Medium Enterprises : The Interstratos Project.
Title:
The Internationalization of Small to Medium Enterprises : The Interstratos Project.
Author:
Donckels, Rik.
ISBN:
9780203435908
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (332 pages)
Series:
Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Interstratos - a pioneering project on internationalization of SMEs in Europe -- 2 Industry characteristics and internationalization processes in small firms -- 3 Forms and extent of success factors: the case of Switzerland -- 4 Entrepreneurial profiles and strategies for the larger market -- 5 International orientation and external resource dependence of Nordic engineering firms -- 6 Export orientation in open markets: the case of the Nordic countries -- 7 Export orientation: an econometric analysis -- 8 Small firms' international strategies and performance: a comparison between Dutch and Finnish small firms -- 9 Internationalization and ownership: family versus non-family enterprises -- 10 Strategic management of British SMEs: changes in attitude 1991-4 -- Index.
Abstract:
The Internationalization of Small to Medium Enterprizes uses information from annual surveys of companies in Europe during the period spanning the formation of a single European market. It addresses issues affecting small businesses such as marketing, entrepreneurship, export strategies and the single market, on an international basis. The book also contains detailed case studies of individual countries including The Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland and the UK.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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