The rapid increase in the globalization of businessesin recent yearscan be attributed to two events:the downfall of thenation-state as the main macroeconomic unit of international economic activityand the departure of the stand-alone firm as the essential unit ofcompetition.The decreased...

Globalization and e-commerce pose new challenges and provide new competitive opportunities, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to broaden their involvement into new international markets. Yet, SMEs are only beginning to embrace these new opportunities. The authors...