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The internationalization of SMEs : the Interstratos project / edited by Antti Haahti, Graham Hall and Rik Donckels.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Haahti, Antti Juhani.
Hall, Graham.
Donckels, Rik.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
International business enterprises--Europe--Case studies--Congresses.
International business enterprises.
Small business--Europe--Growth--Case studies--Congresses.
Small business.
Export marketing--Europe--Case studies--Congresses.
Export marketing.
Physical Description:
xiv, 185 p. : ill.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Internationalization of Small to Medium Enterprizes uses information from annual surveys of companies in Europe during the period spanning the formation of a single European market. It addresses issues affecting small businesses such as marketing, entrepreneurship, export strategies and the single market, on an international basis. The book also contains detailed case studies of individual countries including The Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland and the UK.
Contents:
chapter 1 Introduction: Interstratos - a pioneering project on internationalization of SMEs in Europe / Antti Haahti
chapter 2 Industry characteristics and internationalization processes in small firms / H�kan Boter
chapter 3 Forms and extent of success factors: the case of Switzerland / Hans J. Pleitner
chapter 4 Entrepreneurial profiles and strategies for the larger market / Erwin A. Fröhlich
chapter 5 International orientation and external resource dependence of Nordic engineering firms / Petri Ahokangas
chapter 6 Export orientation in open markets: the case of the Nordic countries / Per-Anders Havnes
chapter 7 Export orientation: an econometric analysis / Yvonne Prince
chapter 8 Small firms' international strategies and performance: a comparison between Dutch and Finnish small firms
chapter 9 Internationalization and ownership: family versus non-family enterprises
chapter 10 Strategic management of British SMEs: changes in attitude 1991-4 / Graham Hall.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-134-78578-X
1-134-78579-8
1-280-31937-2
0-203-43590-7
9780203435908
OCLC:
560514369

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