Global Mindset and Internationalization of Polish SMEs: Antecedents and Outcomes
The concept of global mindset has recently received significant attention in the fields of international business and international entrepreneurship. A strong relationship between the global mindset and firms’ internationalization behavior has also been found in the context of small and medium-siz...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Problemy Zarządzania |
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| Online Access: | https://pz.wz.uw.edu.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=169626 |
| Summary: | The concept of global mindset has recently received significant attention in the fields of international
business and international entrepreneurship. A strong relationship between the global mindset and firms’
internationalization behavior has also been found in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs); however, in the context of Polish research, the phenomenon has not been examined in depth.
Thus, the purpose of this article is to broaden our understanding of antecedents of the global mindset and
its significance for internationalization outcomes (performance and behavior) of small and medium-sized
Polish firms operating in a low-tech but fairly internationalized sector. The study findings indicate that the
global mindset is a key capability relevant for explaining the international performance of SMEs, but its
impact on firms’ international behavior is somewhat equivocal. Moreover, often employed individual-level
predictors of the global mindset are statistically insignificant, as is length of firm international experience.
The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications and limitations of the findings. |
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| ISSN: | 1644-9584 2300-8792 |