The Influence of Domestic Interfirm Networks on the Firms Initial Internationalization Performance: A Study on Taiwanese SMEs
The purpose of this study is to investigate how domestic interfirm network relationships affect the firms performance. More specifically, this study argues that the domestic interfirm networks can help the firms achieve better performance, including financial and non-financial indicators. In this study, a firms performance was measured using four dimensions, i. e. financial performance, operational performance, market growth and business relationship satisfaction. This study compared the performance between the firm groups that internationalised with their domestic interfirm networks and those with other approaches, in an attempt to reveal the influence of the domestic interfirm networks. The result indicates an overall positive effect that the domestic interfinn networks have on the firms performance, particularly in the non-financial measures. Prior studies that examine the effect of networks on the firms performance tend to focus on only financial measures. This study revealed the positive influences of the domestic interfirm networks on the firms performance in the non-financial aspects. The possible limitations of network relationships on the firms performance proposed by literature review, such as lock-in effect on the firms market and entry mode selection and unavailability of local information, are not evident in this study.
Internationalisation SMEs Performance Interfirm Networks
Lin Ku-Ho Isabella M.Chaney Lee Sai-fang
Department of Business Administration, National Chung Hsing University, Chinese Taiwan Management School, Royal Holloway, University of Londo, U.K. International Division, Chung Hwa Institution for Economic Research, Chinese Taiwan
国际会议
The Tenth West Lake International Conference on Small & Medium Business(第十届西湖国际中小企业研讨会)
杭州
英文
194-204
2008-10-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）