Exporting challenges of SMEs: A review and future research agenda

J Paul, S Parthasarathy, P Gupta - Journal of world business, 2017 - Elsevier
This study seeks to review the literature on the exporting challenges and problems of small
and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in this era of globalization. Besides, we identify gaps …

SME innovation, exporting and growth: A review of existing evidence

JH Love, S Roper - International small business journal, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This article summarises and synthesises the evidence on SME innovation, exporting and
growth, paying particular attention to internal and external (eco-system) enablers, and for the …

Democratizing entrepreneurship? Digital technologies and the internationalization of female‐led SMEs

A Pergelova, T Manolova… - Journal of Small …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines how digital technologies affect the international expansion of female‐
led small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital technologies have the potential to …

Do CEOs matter to firm strategic actions and firm performance? A meta‐analytic investigation based on upper echelons theory

G Wang, RM Holmes Jr, IS Oh, W Zhu - Personnel Psychology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
What roles do CEOs play in firm performance? To address this question, the management
field has accumulated a substantial amount of research over the past 3 decades built on …

Effects of innovation strategies on export performance: New empirical evidence from developing market firms

JN Edeh, DN Obodoechi, E Ramos-Hidalgo - … Forecasting and Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Scholars are increasingly emphasizing the importance of investing in a broad innovation
strategy when pursuing competitive advantage and growth in foreign markets. However, the …

Sustainable business models, venture typologies, and entrepreneurial ecosystems: A social network perspective

X Neumeyer, SC Santos - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
The successful adaptation and creation of sustainable entrepreneurial ventures significantly
influences the ability to create more environmentally and socially integrated economic …

[HTML][HTML] Leadership and business model innovation in late internationalizing SMEs

A Colovic - Long range planning, 2022 - Elsevier
Drawing on the distinction between small-scale and large-scale business model innovation,
and between directive and empowering leadership, we examine how CEOs in SMEs lead …

From strategic goals to business model innovation paths: an exploratory study

M Heikkilä, H Bouwman, J Heikkilä - Journal of small business and …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how different strategic goals of (micro-,
small-and medium-sized firms= SMEs) relate to the business model innovation (BMI) paths …

Enhancing competitive advantage and financial performance of consumer-goods SMEs in export markets: how do social capital and marketing innovation matter?

SW Jeong, JE Chung - Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Building on the resource-based view (RBV), this study examines the differential
roles of internal and external social capital (SC) in enhancing the marketing innovation (MI) …

Exploring the complementarity between innovation and export for SMEs' growth

E Golovko, G Valentini - Journal of international business Studies, 2011 - Springer
In this paper, we advance and test the idea that innovation and export are complementary
strategies for SMEs' growth. We argue that innovation and export positively reinforce each …