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This study explores both the individual impact of geographical diversification and its effect combined with product … diversification on small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) performance. Unlike most prior studies, this study distinguishes between … related and unrelated product diversification. The research setting is a sample of manufacturing SMEs (1994-2014). By using …
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competition has been on average relatively low, its impact on diversification choices has been significant. Companies exposed to …
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Firms expanding into foreign markets are confronted with a complex transformation process, affecting their organization and business activities. The present paper explores the main organizational changes stemming from an international growth process and attempts to assess their potential effects...
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This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related...
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This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs...
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diversification across industry establishments is positively related to within-industry labor productivity dispersion. -- Product … Diversification ; Productivity ; Industrial Dynamics …Empirical research has shown tremendous productivity differences, even within narrowly defined industries. A great host …
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The value of small enterprises from the information technology industry can be found in their intellectual capital; these enterprises developed high value-added products and therefore contribute to the knowledge-based economy. Through the internationalization process enterprises gain long-term...
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. Digital technologies offer opportunities to raise firms’ productivity and the population’s well-being. However, wide … productivity gaps between large firms and SMEs and between manufacturing and services weigh on economy-wide productivity, which is … in quality ICT education and training for students, teachers, SME workers and older people is key to address the lack of …
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The paper analyses the importance of collaboration and networks in international entrepreneurship by distinguishing entrepreneurial small and medium firms (SMEs). SMEs, which characterized by fast internationalisation of their activity from the very beginning of the establishment despite limited...
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This study aims to examine digital technology adoption and globalization innovation implications on green sustainable …, China, New Zealand, Australia) via integrating digital technology adoption (digitalization and digitization), globalization … Asian Pacific countries. Globalization was found an insignificant positive influence on Pacific countries' economic growth …
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