Sub-theme 38: Internationalization of SMEs: Actors, Processes and Practices
Convenors:
John Child, University of Birmingham, UK
Joanna Karmowska, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Said Elbanna, Qatar University, Qatar
Session I: Thursday, July 02, 11:00 to 12:30, ART-003
Internationalization Decision-making
Chair: Joanna Karmowska
Said Elbanna, Linda Hsieh and John Child
Internationalization of SMEs: A review on decision-making
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Jonas Eduardsen
Theresa Beyrle
The internationalization of SMEs: Seven case studies on decision-making
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Said Elbanna
Svetla Trifonova Marinova and Jonas Eduardsen
How risky is internationalization? A qualitative study among Danish SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Theresa Beyrle
Session II: Thursday, July 02, 14:00 to 15:30, ART-003
Influences on the Process of SME Internationalization
Chair: Suzana Rodrigues
Giovanna Magnani and Antonella Zucchella
Concurrent types of learning in the process of internationalization of mature SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Daniela Bolzani, Maw Der Foo
Maw Der Foo and Daniela Bolzani
Personal values as motivators to internationalize business
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Giovanna Magnani, Antonella Zucchella
Akbar Azam, Cristina Boari and Fabiola Bertolotti
TMT internationalization and international strategic decision rationality: The mediating role of international information
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Said Elbanna
Session III: Thursday, July 02, 16:00 to 17:30, ART-003
Factors Accounting for Variation in Internationalization Patterns
Chair: Svetla Marinova
Daniel Jardim Pardini, Denise Campos C. Machado and Samira de Carvalho Ribeiro
Entrepreneurship export competences: A survey to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs)
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Rene Olie or Suzana B. Rodrigues
Suzana Braga Rodrigues and Rene Olie
Ownership configurations and economic and social performance in challenging environments
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Christoph Seidel
Christoph Seidel
The social world of the firm and the internationalization of SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Daniel Jardim Pardini or Denise Campos C. Machado or Samira de Carvalho Ribeiro
Session IV: Friday, July 03, 09:00 to 10:30, ART-003
Networks and Social Capital
Chair: Linda Hsieh
Rose Narooz
The co-evolution of network social capital and internationalisation of SMEs: A comparative study of Egyptian and UK SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Tanja Leppäaho or Spiros Batas
Pushyarag Puthusserry
Microfoundations for the development of learning capabilities among internationalizing British and Indian partner SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Rose Narooz
Tanja Leppäaho and Spiros Batas
Understanding the mechanisms of network closure and structural holes in the internationalization of high technology INVs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Pushyarag Puthusserry
Session V: Friday, July 03, 14:00 to 15:30, ART-003
Fast and Rich Internationalization
Chair: Joanna Karmowska
Heba Younis
The Internationalization of rich endowed SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Yeda Swirski de Souza or Julia Azevedo or Cláudio Reis Gonçalo or Newton Braga Rosa
Yeda Swirski de Souza, Julia Azevedo, Cláudio Reis Gonçalo and Newton Braga Rosa
An analysis of the internationalization decision from SMEs of the digital games industry in Brazil
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Marine Falize or Régis Coeurderoy
Marine Falize and Régis Coeurderoy
Dimensions of fast internationalization: a mediation analysis
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Heba Younis
Session VI: Saturday, July 04, 09:00 to 10:30, ART-003
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Session VII: Saturday, July 04, 11:00 to 12:30, ART-003
Contrasts and Synergies in SME Internationalization
Chair: Said Elbanna
Tony Cragg
Relationships, structure and governance in SME global supply chains
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Linda Hsieh/Svetla Marinova
Said Elbanna, John Child, Linda Hsieh, Joanna Karmowska and Svetla Trifonova Marinova
Industry differentiation in the innovation-exporting business models of SMEs
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Maria Karafyllia or Antonella Zucchella
Maria Karafyllia and Antonella Zucchella
Synergies and tensions between and within domestic and international market activities of small and medium-sized enterprises:
An exploitation-exploration approach
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Tony Cragg