...Melanie Luise Krenn; Guido Bortoluzzi; Dietmar Sternad Purpose Building on recent developments in the Uppsala model, we first examine the role of business model innovation (BMI) in the internationalization process of firms and then determine to what extent international experience and psychic...

...Melanie Luise Krenn; Maria Chiarvesio Purpose This empirical paper investigates how entrepreneurial firms change their business models in the context of internationalization by identifying different forms of business model innovation (BMI) and exploring the interrelationship between BMI...

... owner-managers, a cluster analysis based on the degree of perceived uncertainty was conducted. Findings A statistical differences across a continuum with regard to entrepreneurial orientation, information gathering, management and absorption practices, innovation and internationalization...

..., but researchers know less of where their aspirations come from and how variation in these aspirations shapes organizational outcomes. By focusing on two growth strategies of particular importance for small firms – innovation and internationalization – the authors map out how managers' ambitious aspirations may...

... a structural equation modelling (SEM) technique using partial least square (PLS) to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that network extension and network integration do matter in SMEs’ internationalization, while network penetration does not. SMEs in developing countries need...

... need to follow complementary strategies to overcome the barriers when competing in foreign markets. Export Internationalization Small- and medium-sized enterprises Growth ambition Growth strategy Innovation types Several papers have investigated the impact of pursuing the innovation...

...Marlon Fernandes Rodrigues Alves; Simone Vasconcelos Ribeiro Galina; Nayele Macini; Luísa Cagica Carvalho; Teresa Costa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the competitiveness of women entrepreneurs in terms of internationalization and innovation. Supported by a resource-based...

...Byoungho Jin; Sojin Jung Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to, built upon Johanson and Vahlne’s (2009) Business Network Internationalization Process Model, explore the role of personal networks and business networks and their impact on foreign market knowledge and performance among small...

... in international markets (Welch and Luostarinen, 1988). Despite the inherent risks, SMEs within small economies such as Norway and Ireland seek to expand internationally or export to international markets to create growth opportunities (Zahra and Hayton, 2008) and develop new learning possibilities that enable...

... the companies with a majority of public share capital. Additionally, the VCs that did not yet internationalize consider the personality of the entrepreneur and management team and the financial aspects, to be more important than the VCs that have already expanded abroad. Originality/value – It provides...

... the internationalization process of SMEs is then discussed. This leads to the two theoretical perspectives that provide the background of the study: the resource‐based view and the network‐based literature. Next, the peculiarities of export consortia as domestic inter‐firm networks are outlined. A discussion...

...Margaret Fletcher; Sharon Loane; Svante Andersson Purpose The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of a born global firm's early internationalization process and the entrepreneur's decisions regarding internationalization by using effectuation theory. Design/methodology...

...Margaret Fletcher; Sharon Loane; Liisa‐Maija Sainio; Sami Saarenketo; Niina Nummela; Taina Eriksson Purpose In order to respond to the call for a broader perspective on the internationalization of entrepreneurial firms, this study aims to bring the business model concept to the context...