Child, John, Hsieh, Linda, Elbanna, Said, Karmowska, Joanna, Marinova, Svetla, Puthusserry, Pushyarag, Tsai, Terence, Narooz, Rose and Zhang, Yunlu (2017) 'SME International Business Models: The Role of Context and Experience.' Journal of World Business, 52 (5). pp. 664-679.
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Abstract
This paper addresses two questions through a study of 180 SMEs located in contrasting industry and home country contexts. First, which business models for international markets prevail among SMEs and do they configure into different types? Second, which factors predict the international business models that SMEs follow? Three distinct international business models (traditional market-adaptive, technology-exploiter, and ambidextrous explorer) are found among the SMEs studied. The likelihood of SMEs adopting one business model rather than another is to a high degree predictable with reference to a small set of factors: industry, level of home economy development, and decision-maker international experience.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | business model, internationalization, industry, home economy development, international experience, SMEs |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > School of Finance & Management Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > School of Finance and Management Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences |
| ISSN: | 10909516 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.05.004 |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2017 11:32 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/24180 |
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