Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Nowadays, we are living in a digitally connected global economy that is completely transforming trade in foreign markets and exposing firms, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), to major changes and new opportunities. As the use of digital technologies is creating more flu...
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| author | Annaële Hervé Christophe Schmitt Rico Baldegger |
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| description | Nowadays, we are living in a digitally connected global economy that is completely transforming trade in foreign markets and exposing firms, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), to major changes and new opportunities. As the use of digital technologies is creating more fluidity and nonlinearity across time and space in entrepreneurial processes, our research adopted a conceptual process to investigate how the digital transformation of MSMEs will support decision-makers in international businesses. Based on a quantitative research design, we demonstrate that the more a company digitalizes its functions, the more it favours entrepreneurial behavior to lead successful strategic decisions in foreign markets. Our results are discussed in detail and we propose several ways to benefit from opportunities arising from the use of digital technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c18fba413944a82a18c0937d44967d82022-12-22T01:14:28ZengCarleton UniversityTechnology Innovation Management Review1927-03212020-04-01104517http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1343Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized EnterprisesAnnaële Hervé0Christophe Schmitt1Rico Baldegger2 Université de Lorraine Université de Lorraine School of Management Fribourg Nowadays, we are living in a digitally connected global economy that is completely transforming trade in foreign markets and exposing firms, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), to major changes and new opportunities. As the use of digital technologies is creating more fluidity and nonlinearity across time and space in entrepreneurial processes, our research adopted a conceptual process to investigate how the digital transformation of MSMEs will support decision-makers in international businesses. Based on a quantitative research design, we demonstrate that the more a company digitalizes its functions, the more it favours entrepreneurial behavior to lead successful strategic decisions in foreign markets. Our results are discussed in detail and we propose several ways to benefit from opportunities arising from the use of digital technologies.https://timreview.ca/timreview.ca/article/1343digital entrepreneurshipdigitalizationentrepreneurial orientatoninternational entrepreneurshipmsmes |
| spellingShingle | Annaële Hervé Christophe Schmitt Rico Baldegger Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Technology Innovation Management Review digital entrepreneurship digitalization entrepreneurial orientaton international entrepreneurship msmes |
| title | Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_full | Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_fullStr | Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_short | Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalization of Micro-, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| title_sort | digitalization entrepreneurial orientation and internationalization of micro small and medium sized enterprises |
| topic | digital entrepreneurship digitalization entrepreneurial orientaton international entrepreneurship msmes |
| url | https://timreview.ca/timreview.ca/article/1343 |
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