Why do western SMEs internationalize through springboarding? Evidence from French manufacturing SMEs / Noémie Dominguez.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Dominguez, Noémie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 pages)

Contained In:

Transnational Corporations Vol. 27, no. 1, p. 87-113 27:1<87 2076099X

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2020.

System Details:

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Summary:

This study applies both the internationalization and regulatory focus theories to understand what motivates SMEs to implement springboard strategies – id est to invest in a country to re-export to third countries. While some academics emphasize the importance of free trade agreements and cost differentials, others highlight the role played by the individual and network dimensions. We conducted 66 in-depth interviews and five days of non-participant observations with five French manufacturing SMEs and ten investment promotion agencies. Our analysis revealed the existence of firm, network and country-related motivations – springboard strategies being mainly firm-driven – as well as common, partially-shared and specific motivations. Public policy to promote and/or attract springboard-oriented foreign direct investment (FDI) should look at developing dedicated support and educational programmes for SMEs, offering better access to promising markets by removing barriers and enforcing transparency and trade agreements.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

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