Abstract
Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasing their international networking and knowledge acquisition activities. This paper attempts to explain this phenomenon by examining the joint influence of leader global mind-set and firms’ international entrepreneurial orientation on those two internationalisation activities. A conceptual model was developed and tested with data from a sample of 208 SMEs in China. The results indicate that both leader global mind-set and firm’s international entrepreneurial orientation have a direct impact on Chinese SMEs’ international networking and knowledge acquisition activities; in addition, leader global mind-set has an indirect effect through the mediation of firms’ international entrepreneurial orientation. The findings of this study provide important theoretical and practical implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 449-465 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Entrepreneurship and Regional Development |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| Early online date | 8 Jul 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 May 2020 |
Keywords
- China
- Global mind-set
- Internationalisation
- international entrepreneurial orientation
- knowledge acquisition
- social network