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The requisite match between internal resources and network ties to cope with knowledge scarcity
2020
PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the internationalization strategies of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on the interaction between network ties and “soft” internal resources at the foundation of knowledge management (KM). Specifically, it identifies the firms’ internal capabilities that affect KM strategies, and their collective influence on the degree of internationalization; verifies the influence of network ties on the internationalization process itself; and develops a conceptual “preliminary theoretical framework of SME internationalization capabilities and networks.”Design/methodology/approachThe primary research and analysis are based on a proportional stratified s…
ANÁLISIS DE LA RELACIÓN ENTRE EL COMPROMISO EXPORTADOR Y LAS AYUDAS A LA INTERNACIONALIZACIÓN DE LAS EMPRESAS /
2004
Las empresas que están iniciando o desarrollando su internacionalización se enfrentan a una serie de problemas que por si mismas no siempre pueden resolver. Las entidades públicas y privadas que diseñan e implementan los programas de ayuda a la internacionalización deben hacerlo partiendo de la determinación de las necesidades de las empresas. Estas necesidades varían en función, entre otros factores, de la etapa en que se encuentre la empresas en su proceso de internacionalización. El objeto del presente artículo es intentar justificar y modelizar la relación entre las necesidades de ayuda a la internacionalización de las empresas y su compromiso exportador, y en segundo lugar hacer una ap…
THE SICILIAN VINEYARD/WINE MAKING CULTURE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MARKET CRISIS AND THE NEW COMPETITIVE BUSINESS SCENERY.
2010
The world wine market was subject, in the last few years, to deep changes that have affected the production, consumption and trade flows as a result of both the new CMO wine reform and the entry of new producing countries in EU as well as of the processes of liberalization of international trade. The market liberalisation and the increasing globalisation, widened the opportunities for placing wine as a product in new markets, unreachable until a few years ago: China, India, the Far East, and large areas of Central and South America, are not to be considered only as new competitors in various manufacturing sectors, but could provide important new market opportunities for wine companies and n…
Big data analytics and internationalisation in Italian firms
2022
The chapter focuses on the role of big data in developing firms’ international e-commerce. We explore the effect of three different types of big data approaches on the probability of firms entering international markets via web sales. Specifically, we consider the following approaches: (a) use of big data managed by internal firm staff; (b) use of big data managed by specialised consulting firms; and (c) use of big data jointly managed by internal firm staff and specialised consultant firms. Applying qualitative data models on a large sample of Italian firms (about 18,900 firms), we find that the use of big data managed by internal staff or by specialised consulting firms is positively asso…