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Internationalization of Smaller Firms: Opportunity Development through Networks
Stockholm School of Economics, Department of Marketing and Strategy, P.O. Box 6501 S–113 83 Stockholm, Stockholm, 11383, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4583-647X
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
2016 (English)In: Thunderbird International Business Review, ISSN 1096-4762, E-ISSN 1520-6874, Vol. 58, no 5, p. 465-477Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article aims to contribute toward a better understanding of the opportunity development process that rapidly internationalizing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) undergo. Little is known about how SMEs overcome challenges in the process of recognizing and exploiting market opportunities during their rapid expansion abroad. This article presents a longitudinal case study that illustrates how a firm's relationships with business, social, and political actors enhance its opportunity development during the internationalization process. The findings highlight that conducting matching activities at different levels helps the firm overcome challenges and succeed in developing new opportunities for continued expansion abroad. This study contributes to research on rapidly internationalizing firms by broadening the empirical and theoretical understanding of the opportunity development process for smaller firms. 

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Wiley-Liss Inc. , 2016. Vol. 58, no 5, p. 465-477
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case study, internationalization, market entry, networks, opportunity development
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-57678DOI: 10.1002/tie.21763Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84951834717OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-57678DiVA, id: diva2:1646816
Available from: 2022-03-24 Created: 2022-03-24 Last updated: 2022-03-24Bibliographically approved

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