...Maria-Cristina Stoian Purpose Despite the importance of foreign market entry mode (FMEM) decisions for the internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), there is insufficient understanding of the knowledge types and sources necessary for such decisions. This study addresses...

... does not imply that firms are trading goods across borders; instead, firms are linked to value chain activities through the value creation process. Although not new in developed countries, fragmentation and internationalisation of production processes have only recently spread to include developing...

... – internationalisation of family firms – by analysing the impact of SEW on the family firms' degree of internationalisation. Since there still exist inconclusive results with respect to the internationalisation of family firms, the study attempts to resolve this anomaly by giving a closer look at four prominent Indian...

... the challenges faced by new resource-constrained firms and the individual-level resources of the entrepreneurs. This research contributes to the RBV, entrepreneurship and internationalisation debate by identifying the interplay between RBV and effectuation theory, particularly by bringing forward the impact...

... for the implementation of internationalisation processes. Additionally, training programmes can be designed to promote the development of these behaviours. Bridging the literature on international entrepreneurship, cross-cultural studies and competency-based research, this study highlights the role of behavioural...

... the internationalisation of new ventures from India. The knowledge is limited on the ways in which entrepreneurs acquire experience and assimilate knowledge in internationalising their operations. India Experience Small firm/new venture strategy Internationalisation Learning Knowledge Pratik Arte...

...Margaret Fletcher Part II focuses on questions related to the management and organisation of global activities by SMEs. Barbosa and Fuller (chapter 5) consider entrepreneurs and their personal and business relations and the role and acquisition of social capital in the internationalisation...

... (ATG), which was created in 1991 as a partnership between Enterprise Ayrshire, a government funded body, and the local textile industry. This paper briefly reviews the existing literature describing the internationalisation process of firms and discusses why SMEs may consider networks as a means...