Modelling internationalization of high growth firms: micro level approach

Does Board Usage of Knowledge and Skills Affect Internationalization Performance of Smes? A Case of Lithuania

“…The firm size was measured by the number of employees and thus, each respondent was assigned to the following groups: 1 -with up to 10 employees, 2 -from 11 to 49 employees and 3 from 50 to 249 employees (Bjørnåli et al, 2016). Empirical results confirmed that firm size referring to employees' number has a positive impact on internationalization scale (Korsakienė et al, 2019b). Timing of international market entry was measured in years by considering how early the firm initiated international activities.…”

“…In 2018, SMEs have generated 69.4% of value added and contributed to 75.9% of employment in Lithuania (European Commission, 2019). In spite of the ambitions to internationalize, the exports of Lithuanian SMEs were lower in 2018 as compared to 2017 (European Commission, 2019) what remains the concerns of management and policymakers (Korsakienė et al, 2019b).…”

Which variables predict the internationalization type of academic spin-offs?

“…), international or local experience [ 21 , 22 , 48 , 49 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 88 , 90 , 94 , 97 , [101] , [102] , [103] ] other skills and/or abilities: e.g., staff’s or the entrepreneur’s education level and foreign language skills [ 49 , 64 , 65 , 87 , 89 , 90 , 95 , 99 , 103 ] (perceived) export (market) risk and/or export barriers: e.g., bureaucracy, regulations, tariffs, transport costs, firms’ perceptions of internal barriers (e.g. uncompetitive products, lack of resources) [ 59 , 61 , 62 , 64 , 65 , 88 , 90 , 99 , 102 , 104 ] attitudes toward international vs. domestic growth, learning, marketing, planning, control, risk taking; making product, pricing or marketing adjustments, responding to competitors’ actions, getting and using information about foreign markets, etc. [ 22 , 55 , 56 , [60] , [61] , [62] , 64 , 65 , 88 , 94 , [97] , [98] , [99] , …”

Current Research Trends on Interrelationships of Eco-Innovation and Internationalisation: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…Finally, internationalisation is assumed to be a strategic decision through which companies seek increased involvement in global markets and foreign sales. Though scientific discussion on internationalisation has triggered a number of studies, the majority of studies rely on the degree of a company's internationalisation, i.e., the proportion of their export sales to total sales, as a single measurement of internationalisation (Genc et al 2019;Korsakien ė et al 2019b). Moreover, export performance appears to be the main indicator used to observe internationalisation of the companies, especially in the small business context.…”