LEADER 04368oam 2200697I 450 001 9910807923303321 005 20230725025217.0 010 $a1-136-90642-8 010 $a1-136-90643-6 010 $a1-282-89855-8 010 $a9786612898556 010 $a0-203-84256-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203842560 035 $a(CKB)2670000000052533 035 $a(EBL)592996 035 $a(OCoLC)680036331 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000420774 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11296200 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000420774 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10405275 035 $a(PQKB)10801904 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC592996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL592996 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10428068 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL289855 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000052533 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInternational growth of small and medium enterprises /$fedited by Niina Nummela 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in international business and the world economy ;$v49 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-64869-6 311 $a0-415-87270-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Preface; 1 International Growth of SMEs: Past, Present and the Future; Part I: Drivers of International Growth of SMEs; 2 Entrepreneurs' Human and Relational Capital as Predictors of Early Internationalization: Evidence from Latin America and Southeast Asia; 3 The Board's Influence on the Internationalization Process in SMEs; 4 International Growth Orientation of SME Managers and Entrepreneurs: A Three-Year Follow-up Study; 5 The Dark Side of International Growth; Part II: International Growth Trajectories of SMEs 327 $a6 Growth and Internationalization of French and Danish SMEs7 International Growth Strategies in Different Marketing Contexts; 8 Analyzing the Moves of International Entrepreneurial Organizations: The Entry of SMEs to Complex Markets; 9 The Binary Choice Facing SME Internationalization; 10 Technology-based New Ventures and Critical Incidents in Growth; Part III: How Should We Study International Growth?; 11 Toward a Typology of Rapidly Internationalizing SMEs; 12 Sampling Frames for Cross-national Survey Research in International Entrepreneurship 327 $a13 Export Behavior, Growth and Performance of SMEs: Does Ownership Matter?Part IV: The Role of Networks in the International Growth of SMEs; 14 New Venture Internationalization and Technological Learning: A Social Capital Perspective; 15 Change in SME Internationalization: A Network Perspective; Part V: Illustrative Cases; 16 A Different Story on Rapid International Growth: CV Online; 17 A Path of International Growth: Case PurFilec Ltd; 18 The International Growth of a Privately-owned: Enterprise from China; Epilogue: Where to Head from Here?; Contributors; Index 330 $aThe majority of SMEs are operating in a networked business environment, and these networks extend beyond national and cultural boundaries. Within these networks, growth takes various routes and forms. Instead of linear, positive growth, international growth is often more cyclical, including periods of stagnation and withdrawal, even exits. International Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises focuses on international growth, such as how companies expand their operations across national borders through opportunity exploration and exploitation, and identification and development of in 410 0$aRoutledge studies in international business and the world economy ;$v49. 606 $aSmall business 606 $aInternational business enterprises 606 $aBusiness networks 615 0$aSmall business. 615 0$aInternational business enterprises. 615 0$aBusiness networks. 676 $a338.8/81 700 $aNummela$b Niina.$01656954 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807923303321 996 $aInternational growth of small and medium enterprises$94010107 997 $aUNINA