A Study on Factors Affecting the Internationalization Process of Small and Medium Enterprises (smes)

dc.authorwosid Kunday, Özlem/T-5336-2019
dc.authorwosid Kunday, Ozlem/ITV-8442-2023
dc.contributor.author Kunday, Ozlem
dc.contributor.author Senguler, Ece Piskinsut
dc.contributor.other International Trade and Logistics
dc.date.accessioned 2024-07-05T14:31:28Z
dc.date.available 2024-07-05T14:31:28Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.department Atılım University en_US
dc.department-temp [Kunday, Ozlem] Yeditepe Univ, Istanbul, Turkey; [Senguler, Ece Piskinsut] Atilim Univ, Ankara, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract As a result of the rapid prevalence of Information Technologies, disappearance of the borders between countries as a sequel of globalization and the fast increase in the number of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME)s, products and services similar to each other are emerging. Within such a context, firms are striving to increase the demand for their products and gain attention through differentiation both in local and global markets. Due to its important role in international trade of countries, SMEs are being considered as major role players in economies and therefore became an attractive area to explore by researchers. The literature on the internationalization of firms is predominantly build on research from the US and western European countries while there is a few number of research conducted in Turkey (Bal and Kunday, 2014; Senguler, 2013; Kocak and Abimbola, 2009; Cavusgil, Knight and Uner, 2011). The internationalization of SMEs has been mostly investigated within the marketing literature and there is a lack on this subject within the Management and Organization literature. Setting out from this need, the aim of this paper is to investigate the entrepreneurial skills of the entrepreneur who founded the SME, the motive of the entrepreneur for starting the business, the innovativeness of the firm, and the relationship of these factors with the internationalization of firms. The sample of the research consists of entrepreneurs who have been reached via the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study in 80 countries between the years 2000-2012. Hierarchical Regression Model was used to test the hypotheses at macro level including data from each country. Research findings and implications are presented and discussed. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 22
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.363
dc.identifier.endpage 981 en_US
dc.identifier.startpage 972 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.06.363
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/689
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000380509900116
dc.institutionauthor Şengüler, Ece Pişkinsüt
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier Science Bv en_US
dc.relation.ispartof World Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- MAY 28-30, 2015 -- Istanbul, TURKEY en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Konferans Öğesi - Uluslararası - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject SME en_US
dc.subject innovativeness en_US
dc.subject entrepreneurial skill en_US
dc.subject GEM en_US
dc.subject Hierarchical Regression Model en_US
dc.title A Study on Factors Affecting the Internationalization Process of Small and Medium Enterprises (smes) en_US
dc.type Conference Object en_US
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