Journal
EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 219-230Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2020.02.001
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SME; Competitiveness; Exporting; Internationalization; Strategies; Framework
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- University of Puerto Rico
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The purpose of this paper is to propose a new framework: SCOPE - to postulate strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to export, compete, and succeed in the global market. SCOPE stands for Strategies to analyze the Challenges, Opportunities, and Problems to succeed in Exporting. A multiple case study method was employed based on semi-structured interviews with senior managers of different SMEs from three European countries. It was found that SMEs face internal and external challenges. This is complemented by a Pentagon model. This framework could be employed as a theoretical lens to critically examine the antecedents and outcome of SME internationalization. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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