Institutional influences on SME exporters under divergent transition paths: Comparative insights from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Makhmadshoev, Dilshod; Ibeh, Kevin; Crone, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2015.02.010

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“…The significance in this respect of institutions for internationalizing small firms has come to be recognized in recent years (Cheng & Yu, 2008). Government institutions promoting SME business development and foreign trade can offer critical assistance in furthering such initiatives (Wilkinson & Brouthers, 2006;Descotes, Walliser, Holzmuller & Guo, 2011;Makhmadshoev, Ibeh & Crone, 2015;Oparaocha, 2015). While there is a general need for more comparative investigation of how domestic institutional conditions affect the internationalization of firms (He & Cui, 2012), this applies particularly to the case of SMEs.…”

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Networking responses to different levels of institutional void: A comparison of internationalizing SMEs in Egypt and the UK

Narooz

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2017

International Business Review

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This paper reports a comparative qualitative study of how decision-makers in internationalizing SMEs respond to relevant institutions in their domestic environment through networking activity. Twenty SMEs are compared respectively from a developing economy (Egypt) and a developed economy (UK). The two countries contrast both in the effectiveness of their institutional support for SMEs and in their cultural norms towards network relationships. Substantial differences are found between the two national samples in SME decision makers' networking behaviour in response to specific institutional conditions. The links between institutional conditions, national cultural norms and SME networking responses are explicated in a new theoretical model.

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Networking responses to different levels of institutional void: A comparison of internationalizing SMEs in Egypt and the UK

Narooz

Child

2017

International Business Review

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“…It is known that regulative and normative institutions are particularly weaker in emerging markets (Bruton et al, 2007) like Turkey. Additionally, according to the literature, regulative institutions are less effective and weaker than normative and cognitive institutions in emerging markets (Cuervo-Cazurra and Genc, 2008;Gao et al, 2010;LiPuma et al, 2011;Makhmadshoev et al, 2015;Peng, 2002). Directing discourses to regulative and normative institutions can be considered as an implication of overcoming these weaknesses.…”

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Discourses on Institutions “Intentions of Umbrella Organizations for Internationalization”

Baskıcı¹,

Ercil²

2019

BU Journal

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The value that internationalization creates for both the firm and the country renders this process a significant subject for all parties. The aim of this study is to determine what kinds of effort are made for influencing the internationalization of firms, within the context of Turkey. Institutions have been considered as a means of these efforts. Accordingly, this study seeks an answer to the question of whether The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), which is the supreme professional organization and the legal representative of the private sector in Turkey, endeavors to influence the internationalization process of firms through institutions. This effort was traced through TOBB's official speeches. Within this context, 125 speeches of TOBB made between 2003 and 2015 were assessed with directed content analysis from the perspective of institutional theory and thematic analysis. Analysis results of the speeches indicate that an effort was made by TOBB for influencing internationalization through all of the regulative, cognitive, and normative institutions.

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“…However, inefficient allocation of resources inherited from the Soviet period and slow institutional changes have not been conducive to creation of productive SMEs. Underdeveloped infrastructure, corruption and bureaucracy, low intensity of competition, access to finance and lack of knowledge on export oriented activities have been mentioned as main constraints for development of SMEs (McIntyre, 2001;Pasadilla, 2010;Makhmadshoev et al, 2015;United Nations [UN], 2015:35;Sass et al, 2015;Ruziev & Webber, 2017;Gattini & Baiashvili, 2016:19;Vaysman & Podshivalova, 2015).…”

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Determinants of Innovation Activity of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Small Post-Soviet Countries

Karymshakov¹,

Sulaimanova²,

Aseinov³

2020

berj

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This paper aims to study the determinants of innovation activity of small and medium-sized enterprises in five small post-Soviet countries. Empirical analysis is based on the data from the fifth wave of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey. Innovation of SMEs is measured with five innovation practices. For each aspect of innovation probit model is applied. Estimation results shows that experience of managers has curvilinear effect on the innovation in SMEs. Moreover, foreign participation, export orientation and competitiveness in sectors are indicated as important condition for innovation by SMEs. Competition forces firms to innovate in order to survive, while openness of the economy provides with exporting opportunities and participation of the foreign capital. Especially the latter factor may significantly reduce costs of innovation through technological transformation from abroad.

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Institutional influences on SME exporters under divergent transition paths: Comparative insights from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 42 publications

References 63 publications

Networking responses to different levels of institutional void: A comparison of internationalizing SMEs in Egypt and the UK

Networking responses to different levels of institutional void: A comparison of internationalizing SMEs in Egypt and the UK

Discourses on Institutions “Intentions of Umbrella Organizations for Internationalization”

Determinants of Innovation Activity of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Small Post-Soviet Countries

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