Critical perspectives on the internationalisation of SMEs.

Format:

Book

Series:

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development ; 13, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business.

New business enterprises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book looks at the increasingly important subject area of contemporary international entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on critical perspectives on international SMEs. The papers focus not only on the developed markets of the UK, USA, Ireland, Swden and Australia but also feature the challenges for the emerging markets of China and the Middle East.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction; SME internationalization research: past, present, and future; "Successful" internationalising UK family and non-family-owned firms: a comparative study; The role of management characteristics in the internationalisation of SMEs; SME exporting challenges in transitional and developed economies; The use of the accounting beta as an overall risk indicator for unlisted companies; Change in SME internationalisation: an Irish perspective; SME financing in the UK and in China: a comparative perspective; Co-entrepreneurial ventures

Foreign language use among decision-makers of successfully internationalised SMEsThe entrepreneur in the Born Global firm in Australia and Sweden; Firm internationalisation and export incentives from a Middle Eastern perspective; Awards for Excellence;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73762-X

9786610737628

1-84663-193-9

OCLC:

100455634

Publisher Number:

9781846631924