Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Objective: The study goal was the investigation of relationships between accelerated internationalisation descriptors and antecedent firm- and entrepreneur-related factors in Polish and Czech SMEs. Research Design & Methods: In order to compare Polish and Czech companies, the data collected in...
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| author | Izabela Kowalik Lidia Danik Petr Král Hana Řezanková |
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Objective: The study goal was the investigation of relationships between accelerated internationalisation descriptors and antecedent firm- and entrepreneur-related factors in Polish and Czech SMEs.
Research Design & Methods: In order to compare Polish and Czech companies, the data collected in two independent studies were used. The study of 233 Polish companies was conducted with the use of CATI method in 2014; 108 Czech companies were surveyed in 2013/2014 with the use of CAWI method. In both samples half of the surveyed SME-exporters were conforming to the accelerated internationalisation criteria.
Findings: In both samples the “global vision” elements and company internationalisation scale and speed were interrelated. In the Polish companies this relationship was moderated by company size. There was the lack of strong positive relationships between innovativeness and internationalisation speed and scale in both samples.
Implications & Recommendations:The managerial mindset has a decisive role for accelerated internationalisation in both Czech and Polish SMEs. The innovativeness of offering is not indispensable for fast foreign expansion. Larger companies may expand abroad faster if they have internationally oriented managers.
Contribution & Value Added:This work addresses a research gap concerning idiosyncrasies of internationalisation antecedents in Polish and Czech enterprises. As the results show, there is no common internationalisation pattern for Polish and Czech SMEs.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3eab77d2f27d48f4aa13732cb35f2be82025-08-20T03:51:56ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212017-09-015310.15678/EBER.2017.050302191Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized EnterprisesIzabela Kowalik0Lidia Danik1Petr Král2Hana Řezanková3Warsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw School of EconomicsUniversity of Economics in PragueUniversity of Economics in Prague Objective: The study goal was the investigation of relationships between accelerated internationalisation descriptors and antecedent firm- and entrepreneur-related factors in Polish and Czech SMEs. Research Design & Methods: In order to compare Polish and Czech companies, the data collected in two independent studies were used. The study of 233 Polish companies was conducted with the use of CATI method in 2014; 108 Czech companies were surveyed in 2013/2014 with the use of CAWI method. In both samples half of the surveyed SME-exporters were conforming to the accelerated internationalisation criteria. Findings: In both samples the “global vision” elements and company internationalisation scale and speed were interrelated. In the Polish companies this relationship was moderated by company size. There was the lack of strong positive relationships between innovativeness and internationalisation speed and scale in both samples. Implications & Recommendations:The managerial mindset has a decisive role for accelerated internationalisation in both Czech and Polish SMEs. The innovativeness of offering is not indispensable for fast foreign expansion. Larger companies may expand abroad faster if they have internationally oriented managers. Contribution & Value Added:This work addresses a research gap concerning idiosyncrasies of internationalisation antecedents in Polish and Czech enterprises. As the results show, there is no common internationalisation pattern for Polish and Czech SMEs. https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/267internationalization antecedentsBorn global modeltwo-country studyCzech RepublicPolandSME |
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| title | Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_full | Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_fullStr | Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_short | Antecedents of Accelerated Internationalisation of Polish and Czech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_sort | antecedents of accelerated internationalisation of polish and czech small and medium sized enterprises |
| topic | internationalization antecedents Born global model two-country study Czech Republic Poland SME |
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