Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation
A 34-item scale was developed to measure the attributes that contribute to success in the active internationalization processes of small and medium enterprises of software. Data from 103 companies was analysed. The scale was developed and available online in 4 languages. Based on established scale d...
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| description | A 34-item scale was developed to measure the attributes that contribute to success in the active internationalization processes of small and medium enterprises of software. Data from 103 companies was analysed. The scale was developed and available online in 4 languages. Based on established scale development procedures, such as exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis, a final version of the research scale was proposed, composed by 15 items grouped in 4 dimensions. Innovation, entrepreneurship, network, and foreign market knowledge appear to be important factors for the success in the active internationalization processes of small and medium enterprise of software. Reliability and validity measures were calculated in order to check the adequacy of the proposed model. Concluding remarks discuss theoretical and managerial implications with limitations and directions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd5b0546065448dd91115d34048e65582022-12-21T16:53:56ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242019-07-0114210.4067/S0718-272420190002000031162Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and ValidationMaurício Floriano Galimberti0Andreia Zanella1Department of Informatics and Statistics (INE), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Campus Universitário Trindade, Cx.P. 476, FlorianópolisDepartment of Informatics and Statistics (INE), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Campus Universitário Trindade, Cx.P. 476, FlorianópolisA 34-item scale was developed to measure the attributes that contribute to success in the active internationalization processes of small and medium enterprises of software. Data from 103 companies was analysed. The scale was developed and available online in 4 languages. Based on established scale development procedures, such as exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis, a final version of the research scale was proposed, composed by 15 items grouped in 4 dimensions. Innovation, entrepreneurship, network, and foreign market knowledge appear to be important factors for the success in the active internationalization processes of small and medium enterprise of software. Reliability and validity measures were calculated in order to check the adequacy of the proposed model. Concluding remarks discuss theoretical and managerial implications with limitations and directions for future research.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/2761active internationalizationsmall and medium-sized software enterprisesscale developmentsoftware SMEsinternationalization of software enterprises. |
| spellingShingle | Maurício Floriano Galimberti Andreia Zanella Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation Journal of Technology Management & Innovation active internationalization small and medium-sized software enterprises scale development software SMEs internationalization of software enterprises. |
| title | Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation |
| title_full | Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation |
| title_fullStr | Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation |
| title_short | Active Internationalization of Software Enterprises: Scale Development and Validation |
| title_sort | active internationalization of software enterprises scale development and validation |
| topic | active internationalization small and medium-sized software enterprises scale development software SMEs internationalization of software enterprises. |
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