Horizontal and Vertical Relationships in Developing Economies: Implications for SMEs' Access to Global Markets

The Impact of Demographic Factors on Accessing to Finance in Libya’s SMEs

“…The common belief is that clustering among SMEs in developed states assists in eliminating international constraints faced by SMEs and that the reputation of clusters has an indirect benefit on internationalisation through their influence on other established clusters (Anastasov 2010). For example, Mesquita and Lazzarini (2010) supported the latter by suggesting that firms that establish formidable and sustainable relationships through strategic partnerships perform better than firms that do not. Studies document the limited coordination among SMEs in developing countries compared with small firms in developed economies (Anastasov 2010).…”

“…In the last 10-20 years, theoretical and empirical research findings have concluded that the limited capacity of SMEs to gain access to information and requisite knowledge about foreign and international markets largely contributed to their low level of exports and poor performance (Abor et al 2010).Because of these limiting factors, Belso-Martinez (2006) noted that SME clusters and industrial groupings have become increasingly focused on the best organisational models to fuel the growth engines of SMEs to compete nationally and internationally. In a study completed by Mesquita and Lazzarini (2010), clustering was found to be the most applicable model to propel the growth of SMEs in most industrialised nations. The common belief is that clustering among SMEs in developed states assists in eliminating international constraints faced by SMEs and that the reputation of clusters has an indirect benefit on internationalisation through their influence on other established clusters (Anastasov 2010).…”

When do domestic alliances help ventures abroad? Direct and moderating effects from a learning perspective

“…This measure is one of the most commonly used in the literature (Carpenter et al, 2003, McDougall and Oviatt, 1996, Mesquita and Lazzarini, 2008and Preece et al, 1998. Of the three internationalization dimensions identified in the literature (Sullivan, 1994), this measure best facilitates comparability with other new venture internationalization studies.…”

Does Informal Knowledge Sharing Breed Innovation in Industrial Clusters?

“…As they suggest, these firms prevent smaller scale firms from being integrated into such alternative trade networks, as they desire to attain a stronger bargaining power over them. In a recent paper on a furniture cluster, Mesquita and Lazzarini (2008) propose ways out of such adversities. Their recommendation is to promote relational governance in the form of trust and cooperation between cluster members so as to improve inter-firm coordination and attain collective efficiencies.…”