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How do the dynamics of social and business networks influence the internationalization of small to medium‐size high‐tech businesses? This question is particularly relevant for small and medium‐size enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies, which frequently do not have access to the resources required for successful international expansion. A qualitative study of three Tunisian firms explores the role played by networks in the internationalization of high‐tech SMEs. The results show that personal, local, and international networks have a significant impact on the SMEs’ access to the resources they need for their ongoing internationalization. The results of the study lead to three propositions concerning the internationalization of SMEs and highlight their implications for practitioners.

Industry 5.0 is a new phase of industrialization which focuses on humans, resilience, and sustainability. The importance of the research on Industry 5.0 has grown considerably and includes a range of different themes. Using a large corpus of data from Scopus, this study conducts a bibliometric review with the aim of providing a holistic overview of the research on Industry 5.0. We review 300 publications on Industry 5.0 to identify their theoretical foundations, research trajectories, and main topics, as well as to propose new research orientations. Our review is based on the integration of a co-citation analysis, historical direct citation analysis, and co-occurrence analysis. We found that most articles on Industry 5.0 have been published during 2020–2023 and focus mainly on India, China, and the United States. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Sustainability, and Applied Sciences are the most significant journals publishing research on Industry 5.0. Sustainable development, human-centricity, smart manufacturing, and 6G are the most frequent concepts in the Industry 5.0 domain.

Les PME technologiques souffrent généralement de la rareté des ressources nécessaires à toute expansion internationale. Dans les économies en transition comme la Tunisie, ce sentiment est accentué par la multitude des défaillances institutionnelles, telles que les politiques gouvernementales discrétionnaires et la règlementation inefficace qui entravent l’identification et la poursuite des opportunités entrepreneuriales sur les marchés étrangers. Le présent article propose d’explorer le rôle des réseaux sociaux et d’affaires dans l’internationalisation des PME technologiques en Tunisie. L’idée principale étant de comprendre la dynamique de ces réseaux et la façon dont ils influencent l’internationalisation des PME technologiques. Une recherche qualitative exploratoire par étude de cas multiples a été utilisée pour étudier trois PME technologiques tunisiennes du secteur des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC). Les résultats ont montré que les réseaux sociaux et d’affaires ont un impact significatif sur l’accès de ces PME à des ressources stratégiques nécessaires à leur internationalisation. Classification JEL : L26, M16

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