2014
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-013-0119-8
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Managerial characteristics and entrepreneurial internationalization: A study of Tunisian SMEs

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“…Within firm internationalization theories, a number of studies have demonstrated that managers/founders can be seen as the single representation of an SME in terms of the international decision‐making process; thereby, international involvement is a person‐driven phenomenon (Zhang et al, ). Adhering to this notion, managerial commitment has been highlighted as an important antecedent of propensity to internationalize (e.g., El Makrini, ; Omri & Becuwe, ). For example, resource‐based view (RBV) scholars argue that managerial commitment is one of the most valuable intangible resources for firms to develop their competitive advantage through cross‐border activities, especially for SMEs with resource constraints (Barney & Mackey, ); that is, managerial commitment enables a firm to allocate its organizational and managerial resources to exporting activities.…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Within firm internationalization theories, a number of studies have demonstrated that managers/founders can be seen as the single representation of an SME in terms of the international decision‐making process; thereby, international involvement is a person‐driven phenomenon (Zhang et al, ). Adhering to this notion, managerial commitment has been highlighted as an important antecedent of propensity to internationalize (e.g., El Makrini, ; Omri & Becuwe, ). For example, resource‐based view (RBV) scholars argue that managerial commitment is one of the most valuable intangible resources for firms to develop their competitive advantage through cross‐border activities, especially for SMEs with resource constraints (Barney & Mackey, ); that is, managerial commitment enables a firm to allocate its organizational and managerial resources to exporting activities.…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Desta forma, vários estudos sugerem que a posse de habilidades específicas por parte dos decisores facilita a adoção de estratégias inovadoras como a internacionalização da empresa, especialmente no início do processo, que é o caso das exportações (JONES, 2001;LI et al, 2004;OMRI;BECUWE, 2014).…”
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“…No entanto, poucos estudos têm examinado o papel dos gestores e empreendedores no processo de internacionalização das empresas, principalmente das PMEs (HSU et al, 2013;OMRI;BECUWE, 2014).…”
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