SME internationalization in challenging contexts

Vahid  Jafari-Sadeghi; Julie Mallet; Antony Itayi Jongwe; Robert Brent Anderson; Jean Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda

doi:10.34190/ECIE.19.067

SME internationalization in challenging contexts

Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi, Julie Mallet, Antony Itayi Jongwe, Robert Brent Anderson, Jean Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda

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Abstract

This paper reports on the results of a research project built on two streams of work. The first is a well-established framework for the participation of Indigenous peoples in the global economy through entrepreneurship in the pursuit of development on their own terms (Colbourne and Anderson, 2017). The second is research into the structural and competitive determinants of successful participation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the global economy (Nkongolo-Bakenda et al., 2006, 2010). Combining these two streams, the project involves case studies on SMEs in challenging contexts struggling to participate internationally to increase the well-being of the enterprises' owners, families, and communities. The communities are (1) the Kanak People in New Caledonia and (2) the San People from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana with (3) SMEs from Iran all struggling to compete internationally.

Original language	English
Pages	909-917
Number of pages	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34190/ECIE.19.067
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019 - Kalamata, Greece Duration: 19 Sept 2019 → 20 Sept 2019

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Conference	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Kalamata
Period	19/09/19 → 20/09/19

Keywords

Development
Entrepreneurship
International networks
Internationalisation
Motivations toward internationalisation
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

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SME internationalization in challenging contexts

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