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- Hamid, Moini, et al.
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Foreign Market Entry: The Case of SMEs in the Czech Republic
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of East-West Business. - : Routledge. - 1066-9868 .- 1528-6959. ; 14:1, s. 41-64
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This research used a case-study method, through personal interviews with owners, CEOs, or other senior officers of eight SMEs in the Czech Republic in order to determine factors affecting their foreign market entry. It examined six research questions on factors which have been identified by previous research to influence SMEs' foreign market entry. It was found that exporting SMEs in the Czech Republic tend to be larger, and more motivated in systematically exploring export opportunities than their non-exporting counterpart. Exporting SMEs also utilize a larger percentage of their production capacity, and have fewer problems in obtaining financial services than non-exporting SMEs. Finally, the three major challenges to the international business efforts of exporting firms in the study were financial, foreign marketing practices, and locating prospective clients/customers.
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- Moini, Hamid, et al.
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The Internet and Internationalization of Smaller Manufacturing Enterprises
- 2005
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Ingår i: Journal of Global Marketing. - 0891-1762. ; 18:3/4, s. 79-94
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One of the most frequently discussed topics in the current international business literature is the impact of the Internet on the internationalization of smaller manufacturing enterprises (SMEs). The study was carried out through a mail survey of the top executives of 125 Wisconsin firms. It examined 10 research hypotheses on internal and external factors which had been identified by previous research to influence the internationalization of SMEs through the Internet. Research findings conclude that the scope of internationalization of SMEs through the Internet is affected by internal factors, such as managements' perceptions of the effectiveness of their web sites as a marketing tool, lack of experience, and SMEs' potential usage of the Internet.
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