Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 18 Issue 3

The development of a high‐tech international new venture as a process of acting: A study of the lifespan of a venture in software business

Tuija Mainela, Elina Pernu, Vesa Puhakka

The purpose of this research is to analyze the development of high‐tech international new ventures as an acting process by individuals in relationship networks.

The impact of internationalisation on small firms' choice of location and propensity for relocation

Erik Rasmussen, Jan Møller Jensen, Per Servais

The primary focus of this paper is to examine the international (import and export) activities of the firm and the impact on the firms' criteria for choice of location and the…

Knowledge assimilation processes of rapidly internationalising firms: Longitudinal case studies of Scottish SMEs

Margaret Fletcher, Shameen Prashantham

The accumulation of knowledge and learning by firms has been identified as being critical to their internationalisation. This paper aims to explore the knowledge assimilation…

International new ventures in “low tech” sectors: a dynamic capabilities perspective

Natasha Evers

Drawing on the dynamic capabilities perspective and the resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm, this paper seeks to further understanding of international new ventures (INVs…

Network resources and international performance of high tech SMEs

Breda Kenny, John Fahy

This study aims to identify and examine the relationship between network resources and international performance of high tech small to medium‐sized enterprises (HTSME) in the…

Value creation of an internationalizing entrepreneurial firm: The business model perspective

Liisa‐Maija Sainio, Sami Saarenketo, Niina Nummela, Taina Eriksson

In order to respond to the call for a broader perspective on the internationalization of entrepreneurial firms, this study aims to bring the business model concept to the context…

Internationalisation and the internet in UK manufacturing SMEs

Ko‐Min Kevin Tseng, Rhona E. Johnsen

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of the internet on the internationalisation process and international customer relationship interactions of UK…

A study into the international competitiveness of low and high intensity Tanzanian exporting SMEs

David Crick, Godwin E. Kaganda, Harry Matlay

The purpose of this study is to examine whether differences exist between low and high export intensity Tanzanian internationalising small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in…

Entrepreneurship and urban growth: dimensions and empirical models

Mizan Rahman, Nafeez Fatima

The purpose of this paper is to look at various dimensions of entrepreneurship and the empirical models that try to explain the relationship between entrepreneurship and growth in…

International entrepreneurship, born globals and the theory of effectuation

Svante Andersson

The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of a born global firm's early internationalization process and the entrepreneur's decisions regarding…

International Entrepreneurship: Starting, Developing, and Managing a Global Venture

Alfredo D'Angelo

Guest editorial

Margaret Fletcher, Sharon Loane

Foreword

Stephen Young