A configurational analysis of network and knowledge variables explaining Born Globals' and late internationalizing SMEs' international performance

Hughes, Mathew; Cesinger, Beate; Cheng, Cheng-Feng; Schuessler, Felix; Kraus, Sascha

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.12.001

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“…Hughes et al . 2019; Loane and Bel 2006). Similarly, most of the quantitative studies focused on developed countries ( n = 40/50), with a handful of studies ( n = 10/50) carried out in developing and emerging countries.…”

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“…As evident in Figure 4, findings consistently show that managers’ personal attributes – such as education level (Hughes et al . 2019), international experience (Filatotchev et al . 2009), work experience (Prashantham and Dhanaraj 2010), knowledge of foreign languages (Zucchella et al .…”

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“…Again, entrepreneurs’ international experience and knowledge allow born‐global SMEs to start operations from the beginning, unlike their later counterparts (Hughes et al . 2019; Sinkovics et al . 2018).…”

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“…Hughes et al . 2019), the understanding of leadership style remained limited. In moving forward, research can consider the role of leadership styles, reputation, and characteristics, as well as the relevance of different leadership styles in specific settings, which might affect the organizational and internationalization outcomes (Khan and Lew 2018).…”

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Collaboration and Internationalization of SMEs: Insights and Recommendations from a Systematic Review

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This paper performs a systematic literature review of the undeniably diverse-and somewhat fragmented-current state of research on the collaborations and internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We analyze key works and synthesize them into a framework that conceptually maps key antecedents, mediators, and moderators that influence the internationalization of SMEs. In addition, we highlight limitations of the literature, most notably in terms of theoretical fragmentation; extant theories are deployed and illustrated but rarely extended in a manner that significantly informs subsequent work. At an applied (but related) level, we argue the need for supplementary work that explores the distinct stages of internationalization-and the scope and scale of this process-rather than assuming closure around particular events. With this, we highlight the need for more rigorous and empirically informed explorations of contextual effects that take account of the consequences of developments in the global economic ecosystem. This is an open access article under the terms of the CreativeCommonsAttribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…Thus, dynamic capabilities play a central role to combat the rapidly changing and competitive environment, which influences SMEs and small firms' sustainable performance [33]. However, previous studies just focused on the acquisition of network resources, business networks density and its size [34,35]. The existing body of scientific literature lacks the studies examining the relationship between entrepreneurial business networks (EBN) and sustainable performance of small firms with the mediating role of dynamic capabilities.…”

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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Business Networks on Firms’ Performance Through a Mediating Role of Dynamic Capabilities

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This precise study is the first to perform a focalized investigation on the relationship between entrepreneurial business networks and sustainable performance of small firms. The entrepreneurial business network is a multifaceted business network of business firms, working together to achieve business objectives. Business relationships and firm aggregations are the main categories of entrepreneurial business networks, which help small and medium-sized enterprises to become more dynamic, innovative and competitive. The entrepreneurial business network is a networking, which provides a platform to build business relationships, identify, develop or act upon economic opportunities, share information and seek potential business partners for ventures. However, few studies have sought to understand the association of entrepreneurial business network (EBN) and firms’ sustainable performance in the context of Pakistan. This investigation aims to examine the relationship between EBN and small firms’ sustainable performance by applying the Smart PLS-SEM software V-3.2.8. This study explores how dynamic capabilities mediate the relationship between entrepreneurial business network and sustainable performance of small firms. The data received reports on small firms, manufacturing surgical instruments. The findings indicated that the entrepreneurial business network had a significant positive relationship with dynamic capabilities, which in turn presented a positive relation to a sustainable performance of small firms. By developing sustainable EBN, small firms can achieve sustainable performance by implementing dynamic capabilities in a competitive environment. The results affirmed that highly entrepreneurial firms showed a tendency to create a business network for achieving sustainable performance. The results also revealed that firms using business networks and dynamic capabilities efficiently; achieved their sustainable performance. The findings indicated that the study proposed a holistic and systematic model to achieve sustainable performance through firms’ dynamic capabilities. The generalizability of these findings provides useful insight and direction for future studies in Pakistan.

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The role of networks and capabilities in the internationalization of SMEs in North Africa: The case of Egyptian SMEs

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2023

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Executive SummaryThis research studies the role of networks in the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging country; mediated by internationalization capabilities. Self‐administered surveys targeting 300 SMEs in Egypt were employed, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The results indicated that nonbusiness institutional networks have a direct positive impact on Egyptian SMEs' international performance, while the direct relationship between interfirm networks and social networks with international growth showed insignificant results. Moreover, the mediating role of the internationalization capabilities showed significant results between the three types of networks and SMEs' international performance. This study is an original attempt to differentiate among the types of networks, and how each affect SMEs' international growth. Additionally, empirical evidence is provided for the role of networks in building SMEs' internationalization capabilities in an emerging country context, where research has received less attention.AbstractThis research aims to study the role of networks in the internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging country. The research also investigates the mediating effect of internationalization capabilities; namely disruption and value‐adding capabilities in the internationalization process. This study is following a conclusive descriptive research design, utilizing a quantitative methodology using self‐administered surveys. Data were collected from 300 SMEs in Egypt from various industries. The results indicated that nonbusiness institutional networks have a direct positive impact on Egyptian SMEs' international performance. However, the direct impact of interfirm networks and social networks on SMEs' international performance showed insignificant results. Moreover, the mediating role of the internationalization capabilities, namely disruption capabilities and value‐adding capabilities, showed significant results; mediating the relationship between the three types of networks and SMEs' international performance. This study contributes to the networks theory as well as the dynamic capabilities theory, where we postulate that various types of networks support the development of specific capabilities crucial for firms' internationalization. The study is important for SME managers as it identifies the specific importance of business, social, and nonbusiness institutional networks to enhance SMEs' international performance in emerging countries. This study employed AMOS‐SPSS version 21 for data analysis.

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A configurational analysis of network and knowledge variables explaining Born Globals' and late internationalizing SMEs' international performance

Cited by 64 publications

References 108 publications

Collaboration and Internationalization of SMEs: Insights and Recommendations from a Systematic Review

Collaboration and Internationalization of SMEs: Insights and Recommendations from a Systematic Review

The Impact of Entrepreneurial Business Networks on Firms’ Performance Through a Mediating Role of Dynamic Capabilities

The role of networks and capabilities in the internationalization of SMEs in North Africa: The case of Egyptian SMEs

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