1st Edition

International Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises

Edited By Niina Nummela Copyright 2011
326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

The 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... Read more

1. International Growth of SMEs: Past, Present and the Future Niina Nummela and Sami Saarenketo  Part 1: Drivers of International Growth of SMEs  2. Entrepreneurs’ Human and Relational Capital as Predictors of Early Internationalization: Evidence From Latin America and South-East Asia Juan Federico, Hugo Kantis, Alex Rialp and Josep Rialp  3. The Board’s Influence on the Internationalization Process in SMEs Johanna Nisuls, Anette Söderqvist and Sören Kock  4. Growth Orientation of SME Managers and Entrepreneurs: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study Arto Kuuluvainen and Eriikka Paavilainen-Mäntymäki  5. The Dark Side of International Growth Jarna Heinonen and Ulla Hytti  Part 2: International Growth Trajectories of SMEs  6. Growth and Internationalization of French and Danish SMEs Frederic Nlemvo, Mathieu Cabrol, Erik Rasmussen, Per Servais and Arild Aspelund  7. International Growth Strategies in Different Marketing Contexts Svante Andersson  8. Analyzing the Moves of International Entrepreneurial Organizations: The Entry of SMEs to Complex Markets Antonella Zucchella  9. The Binary Choice Facing SME Internationalization Colin Campbell-Hunt and Sylvie Chetty  10. Technology-Based New Ventures and Critical Incidents in Growth Jani Lindqvist, Olli Kuivalainen and Sami Saarenketo  Part 3: How to Study International Growth?  11. Towards a Typology of Rapidly Internationalizing SMEs Jim Bell, Sharon Loane, Rod B. McNaughton and Per Servais  12. Sampling Frames for Cross-National Survey Research in International Entrepreneurship Scott Paul Johnston, Marian V Jones, Anna Morgan-Thomas and George I. Vlachos  13. Export Behaviour, Growth and Performance of SMEs: Does Ownership Matter? Jorma Larimo  Part 4: The Role of Networks in the International Growth of SMEs  14. New Venture Internationalization and Technological Learning: A Social Capital Perspective Shameen Prashantham  15. Change in SME Internationalization: A Network Perspective Niina Nummela  Part 5: Illustrative Cases 16. A Different Story on Rapid International Growth: CV Online Tiia Vissak  17. Path of International Growth: Case Purfilec Ltd Leila Hurmerinta  18. The International Growth of a Privately-Owned Enterprise from China Peter Zettinig and Churu Lin.  Epilogue: Where to Head from Here? Niina Nummela

Biography

Niina Nummela is professor of International Business at the Turku School of Economics, Finland. She has published in the area of international entrepreneurship, small business management, interfirm co-operation, and research methods. She has contributed to Journal of World Business, European Journal of Marketing, International Small Business Journal, and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, among others.