Internationalization of SMEs and Organizational Factors in Emerging Economies: High âTech Industry of Iran

Talebi, K H Sagheb; Tajeddin, Mahdi; Rastgar, Abbas Ali; Emami, Amir

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v7-i1/2595

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“…The impact of the use of ICT tools on SME internationalization has been extensively analyzed in previous works such as Consoli (), Tarutėa and Gatautisa (), Ameyaw and Modzi (), Hagsten and Kotnik (), and Talebi et al (), all of which have established that ICT increases business outputs. The adoption and use of ICT tools in developing countries therefore face many challenges related to the state of the economy, unstable electricity supply, internet‐related problems, insufficient ICT skills, privacy concerns, insecurity of ICT tools, lack of trust, and system anxiety of the ICT users.…”

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“…Because of the importance of ICT, many studies examine the roles of ICT on internationalization (Ameyaw & Modzi, ; Consoli, ; Hagsten & Kotnik, ; Talebi, Tajeddin, Rastgar, & Emami, ). For example, Aspelund &Moen () studied the role of ICT on Norwegian SMEs' internationalization; likewise, Loane () investigated the role of internet on the internationalization of SMEs from Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.…”

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Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Gbadegeshin

Oyelere

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E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Information and communication technology (ICT) has fundamentally transformed business transactions. While its uses have become ubiquitous in the advanced economies, emerging and developing economies are still struggling with the mode and manner of the deployment of ICT for business. Thus, this study seeks to investigate how small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) utilize ICT in Nigeria for business internationalization. To achieve the goal of the study, a mixed-method was employed.A questionnaire was administered to 265 people consisting of SMEs staff, managers, and owners. Similarly, interviews were conducted with seven SME decision makers.Findings revealed that Nigerian SMEs used ICT tools, such as websites and social media platforms, for internationalization. The findings also revealed that the challenges of ICT did not affect its application by these SMEs, which contrasts with many previous studies. Furthermore, this study identified privacy concerns, internet problems, cyber insecurity, trust, and system anxiety as new challenges facing the application of ICT tools by SMEs. Similarly, the findings showed that lack of ICT competence and strategic focus of ICT applications are internal problems facing Nigerian SMEs.These findings provide insight for practitioners and academia on the internationalization of Nigeria SMEs and the application of ICT to promote business growth.

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Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Gbadegeshin

Oyelere

Olaleye

et al. 2018

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…Every purchaser is under the influence of a different set of marketing tools that the firm uses to pursue its marketing objectives in the target market [8]. Therefore, customer' decision depends on the type of the product and its features, pricing and payment policies, delivery facilities and promotional and motivating techniques [9].…”

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Factors Influencing Brand Equity: A Case Study of Dairy Industry

Emami¹

2018

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“…This led corporate executives to not only focus on cost, speed, and product performance but also on innovation and creativity to better meet the needs of users of products and services [18][19][20]. Information technology and social media also made it possible for customers to give feedback to business owners in the shortest possible time on one hand, and for business owners to listen to their customers' interests and opinions [21][22][23][24][25][26] on the other hand. Using the insights generated from social network analysis [27] and big data [28], corporate decision-makers are enabled to identify their weaknesses and opportunities based on the rich information they receive from customers and other stakeholders, thereby striving for delivery of better services to their customers or other stakeholders [29].…”

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A Conceptual Framework for Value Co-Creation in Service Enterprises (Case of Tourism Agencies)

2019

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Traditional companies used to design products, evaluate marketing messages, and control product distribution channels with a low level of customer contribution. Nonetheless, with the advancements in communication and information technologies, the interaction between customers and company is much higher compared to the past, and it is no longer solely controlled by the companies; thus, users can now impact companies by simultaneously playing two roles as value creators and as consumers. The present study develops a conceptual framework for value co-creation in small- and medium-sized tourism agencies. The sample consisted of 23 purposefully selected employees and managers of small- and medium-sized tourism agencies. Data were extracted from semi-structured interviews and analyzed with open and axial coding. For validity, an eight-person panel of experts was asked to review the framework and to apply corrective comments. The reliability was tested using a re-test method, which confirmed the reliability of the coding with a re-test reliability of 79%. Based on the findings, the proposed framework contains eight components including value inception, value conception, value risk, resource planning, platform, actors, co-creation process, co-created value, and learning process, whose components were identified and encoded.

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Internationalization of SMEs and Organizational Factors in Emerging Economies: High âTech Industry of Iran

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Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Factors Influencing Brand Equity: A Case Study of Dairy Industry

A Conceptual Framework for Value Co-Creation in Service Enterprises (Case of Tourism Agencies)

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Internationalization of SMEs and Organizational Factors in Emerging Economies: High âTech Industry of Iran

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Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises

Factors Influencing Brand Equity: A Case Study of Dairy Industry

A Conceptual Framework for Value Co-Creation in Service Enterprises (Case of Tourism Agencies)

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Internationalization of SMEs and Organizational Factors in Emerging Economies: High âTech Industry of Iran