This paper explores the evolution of export barriers along the firm's internationalization process. Based on a sample of 7,515 European SMEs, we investigate the differences perceived by different groups of firms: companies uninterested in exports, future exporters, pre-exporters, experimental...

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...

Internationalisation plays a key role in the strategy of many firms, with one of the key benefits being improved performance. Since the early 1990s, internationalisation has played a central role within the mobile telecommunications industry, giving rise to multinational enterprises operating in...