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This impressive Handbook provides a dynamic perspective on the international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, including the role and experience of their founders, as well as the collaboration of these SMEs in networks with larger firms.

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This impressive Handbook provides a dynamic perspective on the international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, including the role and experience of their founders, as well as the collaboration of these SMEs in networks with larger firms.The expert contributors from all over the world and the editors explore the origin and evolution of internationalizing SMEs, the changing history and the future outlook of this sector. They study the effects of different cultures on the origin and growth of entrepreneurship and SMEs. The Handbook also outlines the various types of Born Globals that emerge from different parts of the world.This book will prove essential reading for researchers and students of international business, entrepreneurship and SMEs. Founders of internationalizing SMEs will also learn about novel management practices, while educational institutions and governments will find invaluable insights on how to foster and support SMEs in their internationalization efforts.Contributors: P. Belyó, F. Celikel Esser, N.F. Crespo, K. Efrat, M. Fontes, S. Freeman, M. Gabrielsson, P. Gabrielsson, V.V. Geldres, G. Gripsrud, B. Hagen, A. Hunneman, S.H. Jang, M.V. Jones, S. Julkunen, J.S. Kim, S. Kimiagari, O. Kuivalainen, M. Lazaris, L.C. Leonidou, N. Li, I. Mandl, I. Martins, I. Molnár, B. Montreuil, N.E.M. Ngasri, A.Z. Nowak, J. Ohn, K. Puumalainen, M. Raatikainen, A. Rialp-Criado, S. Saarenketo, S. Samiee, R. Shneor, V.C. Simões, C.A. Solberg, M.C. Stoian, L. Torkkeli, Y. Vaillant, A. Zucchella

Author Biography

Edited by Pervez N. Ghauri, Professor of International Business, The Department of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham, UK and V.H. Manek Kirpalani, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Canada and Honorary Professor, University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago

Table of Contents

Contents:PART I INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY AND BEHAVIOUR1. OverviewV.H.Manek Kirpalani and Pervez N. Ghauri2. Reactive and Proactive International Entrepreneurial Behavior: Causation and EffectuationMiria Lazaris, Nurul Efifi Mohamad Ngasri and Susan Freeman3. The Influence of Market Intelligence and Marketing Mix Adaptation Efforts on the Performance of Israeli Born GlobalsRotem Shneor and Kalanit Efrat4. International Entrepreneurial Networking Strategies: Breaking out as a Global PlayerSaara Julkunen, Mika Gabrielsson and Markus Raatikainen5. Market Strategy of International New Ventures Originating from a Small and Open EconomySalman Kimiagari, Peter Gabrielsson, Mika Gabrielsson and Benoit Montreuil6. Where and When? A Longitudinal Study of Export Behavior of New VenturesGeir Gripsrud, Auke Hunneman and Carl Arthur Solberg7. Simultaneous Effects Between Innovativeness and Export Behavior in Small Firms: Evidence From SpainIzaias Martinsa, Alex Rialp-Criado and Yancy Vaillant8. Managerial Attitude as Antecedent for Network Development for SME InternationalizationM. Cristina Stoian and Pervez N. Ghauri9. A Process View of New Ventures Internationalization: Exploring the 'Black Box'Nuno Fernandes Crespo, Vítor Corado Simões and Margarida Fontes10. How to Enhance Competitiveness of Polish Economy? SMEs as Innovativeness StimulatorAlojzy Z. NowakPART II INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs AND SELECTED STATE SUPPORT11. Internationalisation of European SMEsIrene Mandl and Funda Celikel-Esser12. Using National Export Promotion Programs to Assist Smaller Firms' International Entrepreneurial InitiativesLeonidas C. Leonidou, Saeed Samiee and Valeska V. Geldres13. The Role of Government in Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: The Case of Korean VenturesSeung Hoon Jang, Jung Seek Kim and Jonathan Ohn14. International Entrepreneurship Among Finnish SMEsOlli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Lasse Torkkeli and Kaisu Puumalainen15. The Internationalization of SMEs in ItalyAntonella Zuchella and Birgit Hagen16. Internationalisation of SMEs in ScotlandNicolas Li and Marian V. Jones17. Improving SME Performance Globally: The Hungarian CaseIstván Molnár and Pál Belyó18. Conclusions and Future ResearchV.H. Manek Kirpalani and Pervez N. GhauriIndex

Review

'This book lets you view and understand the crucial nexus of international marketing, particularly market entry, growth, and government activities, and allows you an opportunity to become part of the thinking, planning and discussion. The new vistas offered by this book are substantial.' -- From the foreword by Michael Czinkota, Georgetown University, US

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'This book lets you view and understand the crucial nexus of international marketing, particularly market entry, growth, and government activities, and allows you an opportunity to become part of the thinking, planning and discussion. The new vistas offered by this book are substantial.'

Details ISBN1783471573 Author V.H. Manek Kirpalani Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1783471573 ISBN-13 9781783471577 Pages 432 Short Title Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship Strategy Language English Year 2015 Format Hardcover Subtitle Improving SME Performance Globally Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-11-27 NZ Release Date 2015-11-27 UK Release Date 2015-11-27 Publication Date 2015-11-27 Series Research Handbooks in Business and Management series Edited by V. H. Manek Kirpalani DEWEY 338.04 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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