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AuthorHsieh L.
AuthorChild J.
AuthorNarooz R.
AuthorElbanna S.
AuthorKarmowska J.
AuthorMarinova S.
AuthorPuthusserry P.
AuthorTsai T.
AuthorZhang Y.
Available date2020-04-16T06:56:46Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NameInternational Business Review
ResourceScopus
ISSN9695931
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.09.004
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14206
AbstractThis paper contributes to a multidimensional perspective on the speed of SME internationalization. It examines the influence of entrepreneurial characteristics – experience, rationales and innovation strategies – on multiple dimensions of internationalization speed. Findings from a sample of 180 SMEs show that earliness, speed of deepening, and speed of geographic diversification can be viewed as three different strategic alternatives and that each dimension is predicted by a different set of entrepreneurial antecedents. Earliness of internationalization is associated with entrepreneurs’ international business experience and their perception of opportunities abroad as well as preference for an innovation strategy characterized by ambidextrous innovation. Speed of deepening is related to entrepreneurs’ international business experience, their orientation towards differentiation vis-à-vis competitors, and commitment to innovation and a strategy focusing on exploration. These results indicate the importance of distinguishing between different forms of innovation. Speed of geographic diversification is predicted only by entrepreneurs’ orientation towards differentiation vis-à-vis competitors.
SponsorThis work was supported by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust [grant numbers: SG090831 , SG120531 ]; Birmingham Business School ; China Europe International Business School ; and the UAE National Research Foundation .
Languageen
PublisherElsevier Ltd
SubjectEarliness
Entrepreneurship
Internationalization
SMEs
Speed of deepening
Speed of geographic diversification
TitleA multidimensional perspective of SME internationalization speed: The influence of entrepreneurial characteristics
TypeArticle
Pagination268-283
Issue Number2
Volume Number28
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