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The role of innovation policies in SME internationalization : Evidence from Türkiye
Koymen, Seda; Santos‐Paulino, Amelia U.; Trentini, Claudia - 2023
This research note investigates the relative innovation performance and international presence of small and medium … support for research and development (R&D) correlates positively with firms’ innovation activities and R&D expenditure. The … results also suggest that innovation activities increase the probability of outward foreign direct investment. The results …
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Challenges Faced by SMEs on Exportation and Possible Strategies
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2017
SMEs play an important role in the world economy and contribute substantially to income, output and employment. Reaching global markets is a dream for every. Opening new markets enables firms to increase their sales and hence enabling growth, through increased customer base. Risk is spread by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973478
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From bricks to brains : increasing the contribution of knowledge-based capital to growth in Ireland
Haugh, David - 2013
investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … jobs. While Ireland has made good progress towards building up its scientific capabilities, innovation capacity remains … effective, the innovation strategy should be simplified, with a drastic reduction in the number of government agencies involved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231006
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Export Commitment and its Impact on Firm-Level Export Performance : Evidence from SMEs Cluster of Ahmedabad, India
Chugan, Pawan K.; Singh, Shivangi - 2016
Fast changing economic environment has led exporting to be evolved as one of the fastest growing economic activities in the recent times. However, in this highly competitive global era exporting firms have to overcome several barriers in achieving superior performance in the international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014035215
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Joining the supply chain : a firm-level perspective from Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2014
This paper undertakes a comparative, firm-level analysis of joining the supply chain in five Southeast Asian economies to improve our understanding of fragmentation of manufacturing across borders. The research maps supply chains and conducts firm-level econometric analysis on 5,900 enterprises....
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Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs
Rammer, Christian; Schmiele, Anja - 2008
This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based … on a large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process … resources, home market competition and innovationrelated location advantages for an SME's decision to engage in innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216008
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Is There a Curse of Relocation? Analysing the Causal Link between Offshoring and the Innovation Performance of (Small) Firms
Mitze, Timo; Kreutzer, Fabian - 2017
We analyse the empirical link between offshoring activities and different dimensions of innovation performance at the … firm‐level. In order to identify causal effects running from offshoring to innovation, we use a quasi … the link between offshoring and the innovation performance of firms, the reader should note that our findings for German …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119006
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Supply Chains and the Internalization of SMEs : Evidence from Italy
Giovannetti, Giorgia - 2014
This paper explores the impact of being part of a supply chain on the internationalization of firms. We show that even small and less productive firms, if involved in production chains, can take advantage of reduced costs of entry and economies of scale that enhance their probability to become...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013053579
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Small and medium-sized enterprises in Nepal : examining constraints on exporting
Kharel, Paras; Dahal, Kshitiz - 2020
Even as a number of developing countries have been able to reap the export opportunities presented by the rise of global value chains (GVCs), Nepal's export performance remains dismal. This paper examines the challenges and constraints faced by manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012259330
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Agglomeration effects and the location of foreign direct investment : evidence from French first-time movers
Procher, Vivien - 2009
This paper analyzes the location choice determinants of French first-time investments in Europe, North America and North Africa. Firm locations are examined on two geographical scales, the national and regional level. The final sample comprises 307 location decisions in 27 countries and across...
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