Abstract
In this article, we analyze the impact of learning from internationalization on small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) performance along different development paths. Drawing on the exploitation versus exploration logic, we use an alternative view of foreign operation modes (the learning perspective) to provide insights into the impact of such learning on technological and organizational innovation as well as overall performance. Our results, which are derived from a sample of 132 SMEs active in traditional manufacturing industries, point to a path to superior performance that entails resource-augmenting operation modes and organizational innovation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 159-171 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | BRQ Business Research Quarterly |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors are grateful for the financial support received from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (ECO201785456R) and Valencian Government (GV/2017/155).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- Exploitation
- exploration
- innovation
- operation mode
- organizational learning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- Economics and Econometrics
- Strategy and Management
