The influence of international networks on internationalization speed and performance: A study of Czech SMEs

被引：335

作者：

Musteen, Martina ^{[1
]}

Francis, John ^{[1
]}

Datta, Deepak K. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] San Diego State Univ, Coll Business Adm, San Diego, CA 92182 USA

[2] Univ Texas Arlington, Coll Business Adm, Dept Management, Arlington, TX 76019 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS | 2010年 / 45卷 / 03期

关键词：

International networks; SMEs internationalization; Social capital; INTERFIRM NETWORKS; FIRM PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; CAPABILITIES; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ECONOMIES; ORGANIZATIONS; EXPLOITATION; INSTITUTIONS; EMBEDDEDNESS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jwb.2009.12.003

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Drawing on social capital theory and the international entrepreneurship literature, we develop hypotheses relating the structural, cognitive and relational aspects of the international network of SME CEOs to two internationalization outcomes - speed and performance. The study is based on a sample of 155 Czech SMEs covering a broad range of manufacturing industries. Our findings indicate that firms sharing a common language with their international ties are able to internationalize faster than firms that do not share a common language. Moreover, we observe that geographically diverse networks contribute to superior performance. Extensive reliance on personal contacts hinders the performance of the first international venture. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：197 / 205

页数：9

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