Despite the plethora of studies on SMEs' export performance and survival, empirical works
on export initiation are relatively limited. Thus far, extant literature has fallen short of …

This article seeks to review the present state of research on established SME's international
involvement. Based on a literature review of 121 articles, we develop an integrative …

A hubris theory of entrepreneurship suggests that financial forecasts are often informed by
the use of heuristic methods prone to overconfidence. While overconfidence can be …

We study the relationship between credit constraints and exports using a large and
heterogeneous sample of small-and medium-sized firms from 65 emerging and developing …

PURPOSE: This study investigates how perceived e-leadership and the teleworking output
are linked to employee adaptive performance. Further, it seeks to comprehend whether a …

This paper explores the relation between supply-chain participation and the
internationalization of firms. We show that even small and less productive firms, if involved in …

Drawing on institutional theory, resource‐based perspective and internationalization theory,
we propose that the domestic collaborations of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) …

This article integrates research on the internationalisation processes of small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs) and export assistance services to investigate how such firms use …

Demographic change influences the structure of the entrepreneurially active population,
which may affect credit risk and financing conditions of small firms. Using bank internal data …

This paper aims to analyze access to bank financing by small firms belonging to business
groups compared to independent firms. We consider Italian manufacturing firms during the …