Internationalization barriers of SMEs from developing countries: a review and research agenda

A Chandra, J Paul, M Chavan - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper reviews the literature on internationalization barriers of small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries. The purposes of the study are:(1) to …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

AKE Onjewu, F Olan, S Paul, HTT Nguyen - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Elsevier
The literature on the imperativeness of government support for firm survival since the onset
of COVID-19 is vast, but scholars have scarcely considered the impact of such assistance on …

Barriers to enter in foreign markets: evidence from SMEs in emerging market

M Rahman, M Uddin, G Lodorfos - International Marketing Review, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Foreign market entry is considered as a key strategy to grow and survive over
longer period of time for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The decision to enter a …

Competitiveness of and Barriers to Indonesia's Exports of Ornamental Fish

ADB Tarihoran, M Hubeis, S Jahroh, N Zulbainarni - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Indonesia has been striving to become the world's largest ornamental fish exporter for the
past two decades, but success has been limited. This study analyzes Indonesia's export …

Application of human resource management's universal model: An examination of people versus institutions as barriers of internationalization for SMEs in a small …

J Mendy, M Rahman - Thunderbird International Business …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of people and institutions has been highlighted in multinational
enterprise studies, the association between people, institutions, and the internationalization …

Using the “best‐fit” approach to investigate the effects of politico‐economic and social barriers on SMEs' internationalization in an emerging country context …

J Mendy, M Rahman, PM Bal - … international business review, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The way this study has used the “best‐fit” approach has facilitated the investigation of how
three hypothesized constructs of political, economic, and social barriers can deepen our …

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of export barriers for firms in Brazil

M Mataveli, JC Ayala, AJ Gil, JL Roldán - European Research on …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to analyse the effect of four export barrier groups–human
capital, cultural, administrative, and financial–on the product export barrier. The study …

The internationalization of small to medium-sized enterprises: do all levels in international networking matter?

GM Ahimbisibwe, JM Ntayi, M Ngoma… - Journal of small …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate whether each level in international
networking (network extension, network penetration and network integration) matters in the …

Examining economic and technology‐related barriers of small‐and medium‐sized enterprises internationalisation: An emerging economy context

M Rahman, M Akter, K Odunukan… - Business Strategy & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In today's global marketplace, small‐and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly
looking at internationalisation strategies to boost growth, profitability, and competitiveness …

Internationalization as a strategy for small and medium‐sized enterprises and the impact of regulatory environment: An emerging country perspective

M Rahman, M Akter, D Radicic - Business Strategy & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on identification, categorization and comparison of regulatory barriers to
internationalization for the small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) from an emerging …