The effect of SME management’s international experience on internationalization: the Tallinn case

dc.contributor.advisorGroenendijk, Nico, juhendaja
dc.contributor.advisorBraghiroli, Stefano, juhendaja
dc.contributor.authorRosenbloom, Thomas G.
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkondet
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituutet
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-14T10:23:12Z
dc.date.available2019-06-14T10:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the relationship between the international experiences of the management team and small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) ability to develop and employ internationalization strategies. In doing so, it develops a central hypothesis that an internationally experienced management team increases the capabilities of the firm to engage in a multitude of foreign activities. Furthermore, it explains the relationship through intermediary variables including communication skills, cultural awareness, knowledge, experience, attitudes (willingness to change, openness, tolerance of risk), awareness of opportunities, networking, and resource development. To analyze the interactions between variables a four-armed comprehensive theoretical framework is developed which synthesizes major theoretical approaches in the field. These approaches include the Uppsala model, the Network model, the Resource Based View (RBV), and the OLI framework (Ownership, Location, and Internalization-specific advantages). The independent and dependent variables are conceptualized based on the relevant literature and the case selection is justified. Using the conceptualization and theoretical framework each variable is then operationalized. To collect and analyze the data a mixed-method case study of Tallinn’s SMEs is constructed which utilizes surveys and semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Confirming evidence is found both for the usefulness of the framework and the hypotheses proposed.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.ester.ee/record=b5243207*est
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/64358
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherTartu Ülikoolet
dc.rightsopenAccesset
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ee/
dc.subject.othermagistritöödet
dc.subject.otherväikeettevõttedet
dc.subject.otherkeskmise suurusega ettevõttedet
dc.subject.otherrahvusvahelistumineet
dc.subject.otherrahvusvaheline ettevõtluset
dc.subject.otherjuhtimineet
dc.subject.otherkogemusedet
dc.subject.otherTallinnet
dc.titleThe effect of SME management’s international experience on internationalization: the Tallinn caseen
dc.typeThesisen

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