Exploring the role of managerial and organizational capabilities for the inbound internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises

Innovation and international business: A systematic literature review

“…Also, the importance of human resource management in the international business context should be reviewed in the near future [ 139 ]. In the same way, the majority of the studies have examined outward firm internationalization; however the phenomenon of inbound internationalization is limited and, as Bianchi and Stoian [ 140 ] add, innovation drives that inbound internationalization.…”

Promoting the International Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Through Cross-Border E-Commerce Development

“…First, international market development incurs high fixed iceberg costs. The other is that SMEs do not have scale advantages, which leads to high marginal costs (Bianchi & Stoian, 2022). As a major form of digital trade, cross-border e-commerce can provide SMEs with international market information and convenience for international trade activities (Yang et al, 2023), thus reducing the iceberg cost constraints of SMEs' internationalization and the marginal cost of trade activities.…”

“…Some empirical studies have explored the factors influencing international competitiveness, including external and internal factors (Peña-Vinces et al, 2017). External factors include macroeconomic factors, economic policies, financial markets, industry technology, and upstream and downstream supply chains (Appiah et al, 2019; Cardoza et al, 2015), whereas internal characteristics mainly include productivity, managerial characteristics, financial capabilities, and innovation (Bianchi & Stoian, 2022; Di Gregorio et al, 2009; Zimon et al, 2022). In the era of digital economy, the speed of knowledge diffusion is accelerating (Salehi & Sadeq Alanbari, 2023), and a large number of empirical studies have shown that information technology or digital technology is a key force in enhancing the international competitiveness of SMEs (Peña-Vinces et al, 2012; Wen et al, 2022).…”

Creativity, Innovation, Management, and Performance of Educational Enterprise in Africa, The Role of Network Ties. A Case Study of Ghana

“…Innovation will create fresh, valuable, unique, and inimitable resources within the company that are difficult to duplicate. Cho and Pucik (2005) discovered that innovation leads to the enhancement of a firm's strategic resources and the development of a long-term competitive advantage, which is a critical feature of organizational performance.…”