The National and International Expansion of SMEs in Emerging Markets:A Case Study
The paper aims at studying the national and international expansion of SMEs in emerging countries. The data was collected from 120 SMEs operating in Ningx-ia, China, and then analysed using multivariate regressions; the models used the firms export intensity at the regional, national, and international level as dependent variables. Two models used the barriers to the national and international expansion (based on a previous work by Leonidou (2004), and the other two models the characteristics of Chinese international companies as independent variables. The results show that 12 of the barriers defined by Leonidou are hindering the expansion of Ningxias SMEs, that the ownership from the state does not play an important role in this expansion, and that the support from the state in the form of funds is helpful in the first stages of the expansion (regional level) and the funds from private sources are key to cross the countrys boundaries.
Guillermo Cardoza Gaston Fomes
Institute de Empresa Business School,Spain University of Bristol,UK
国际会议
Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2008(创新与创业国际学术会议)
北京
英文
274-278
2008-03-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）