Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide comparative data from a two‐country study; specifically, into the internationalisation strategies of Canadian and UK high‐tech small and medium‐sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology employed involves 24...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether differences exist between born global (BG) firms and international new ventures (INVs) in respect of their performance in overseas markets. These terms have arguably been used as interchangeable to characterise firms that...

Provides comparative empirical evidence drawn from studies carried out in the USA and the UK respectively. Indicates that even allowing for the time period between studies, differences exist in how managers from both US and UK exporting companies rate three sets of attributes in their...

This study reports on a government funded empirical investigation into UK managers’ export behaviour and assistance requirements and focuses on one aspect of the research, namely perceptions towards selected export assistance programmes. Specifically, it investigates whether differences exist...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide longitudinal case history data from an investigation into the practices of an enterprising individual associated with two firms in the UK tourism industry. The first business had to be closed down despite the partners employing turnaround...

Although a large body of literature exists on the export activities of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), once a criterion for determining the size of firm has been established, e.g. number of employees, there has been a tendency for studies to categorize these firms as homogeneous....

Reports on one aspect of a government funded study which provides comparative empirical evidence concerning selected aspects of the behaviour and government export assistance requirements of Asian and indigenous (white)‐owned small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. Provides a...

This paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the use of languages within UK small and medium‐sized enterprises (SME) which are engaged in export activities. Results from a postal survey and subsequent interviews provide a contribution to the literature by reporting on empirical...

Provides empirical findings concerning the motives for exporting of UK small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in different stages of the internationalization process. Findings are based on a large scale sample of UK SMEs, and MANOVA is employed to establish that statistical differences...

Reports on one part of a study which investigates selected aspects of the export behaviour and assistance requirements of Saudi Arabian exporters of non‐oil products; specifically, it focuses on results concerning firms’ perceived obstacles to exporting. Provides a contribution to the...