Micromultinationals: Some Preliminary Evidence on an Emergent ?Star? of the International Entrepreneurship Field

Ibeh, Kevin; Johnson, Jeffrey E.; Dimitratos, Pavlos; Slow, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s10843-004-0113-2

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“…Recent issues have covered topics such as international entrepreneurship and the internet [60,64], branding strategies of born globals [65] and micro multinationals [66].…”

Section: Progress In Sme Internationalisation and Exporting Studiesmentioning

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The Internationalisation Process of the Smaller Firm: An Examination of the Craft Microenterprise

Fillis¹

2008

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Abstract:This work involves an examination of the internationalisation process of the smaller firm, focusing on the craft enterprise in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Craft sector analysis was carried out in order to determine historical precedents as well as to assist in the identification of industry and firm level factors impinging upon domestic and export market behaviour. A range of internationalisation theories are discussed, with the conclusion that the majority of these frameworks fail to readily explain smaller firm exporting behaviour. More recent developments such as the born global firm, the instant international and networking for internationalisation are deemed more appropriate fits for smaller firm internationalisation research. Quantitative results identify the majority of craft firms as microenterprises with almost one half operating as a single person business. Qualitative analysis enabled profiling of craft firm types to be carried out. Four orientations are uncovered: the entrepreneur, the idealist, the lifestyler and the latecomer. A composite framework of the factors uncovered in the analysis is constructed in order to better explain the process of smaller firm internationalisation.

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“…Recent issues have covered topics such as international entrepreneurship and the internet [60,64], branding strategies of born globals [65] and micro multinationals [66].…”

Section: Progress In Sme Internationalisation and Exporting Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Internationalisation Process of the Smaller Firm: An Examination of the Craft Microenterprise

Fillis¹

2008

TOBJ

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“…The developing model is time dependent and assumes a predetermined path of development which makes it unsuitable for firms with extensive international experience and firms in hightechnology, knowledge intensive or service sectors (Bell, 1995;Ibeh et al, 2004). In addition, some SMEs in these sectors 'leapfrog' the predetermined stages because they either focus on global market niches or on decreases in transportation and communication costs (McDougall and Oviatt 1996;Belso-Martines 2006).…”

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Antecedents to Export Performance and How Italian and Slovanian SME's Innovate During Times of Crisis

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This paper explores how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in Northern Italy and Slovenia used their innovative potential to expand business across the border while their home markets suffered from the great recession that started in 2007. The background of the study is an analysis of the antecedents to export performance and internationalization, which specifically asked whether innovating incrementally or innovating radically contributes to export performance in foreign markets and how this ultimately interacts with strategic considerations and the propensity to take risks, during times of economic risks. The findings of the study showed that export performance is positively influenced by incremental innovation and risk preference, and that there is a relationship between innovation and export performance. These findings contribute to the question whether classical internationalization theories such as the Uppsala Internationalization Model and the Innovation-related Model, can be applied in contingency situations of economic crisis.

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“…Although mMNEs are typically associated with the ICT sector [Arwidson, Dreber, Kolsjo, 2014], they can be encountered in nearly every industry. Ibeh et al [2004] found, based on a survey from Scottish Council for Development, that mMNEs originate from both high-and low-technology sectors. Moreover, their market selection is influenced by market and knowledge-seeking considerations rather than by psychic distance.…”

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Organisational-Level Attributes of Micro-Multinationals. The Evidence From European SMEs

Wąsowska

2017

International Journal of Management and Economics

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This paper investigates organisational-level attributes that allow European SMEs to choose equity-based modes of entry to foreign markets, thus becoming micro-multinationals. We hypothesize that international R&D cooperation (hypothesis 1) and using digital marketing (hypothesis 2) by SMEs increase their likelihood of becoming a mMNE. These hypotheses are tested through a logistic regression analysis based on a large sample of European companies drawn from the Flash Eurobarometer study. Separate regression models are estimated for companies originating from EU-13 and EU-15. Hypothesis 1 is supported by both samples. Hypothesis 2 is supported in the EU-15 sample. Our identification of organisational-level attributes that increase the likelihood of SMEs choosing equity-based internationalisation contributes to International Entrepreneurship entry mode literature.

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Micromultinationals: Some Preliminary Evidence on an Emergent ?Star? of the International Entrepreneurship Field

Cited by 55 publications

References 24 publications

The Internationalisation Process of the Smaller Firm: An Examination of the Craft Microenterprise

The Internationalisation Process of the Smaller Firm: An Examination of the Craft Microenterprise

Antecedents to Export Performance and How Italian and Slovanian SME's Innovate During Times of Crisis

Organisational-Level Attributes of Micro-Multinationals. The Evidence From European SMEs

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