Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review
This article performs a systematic review of the research literature on the forms of collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they reach the foreign market, since there is a lack of research focusing on the collaborative relationship between national companies as a strat...
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| description | This article performs a systematic review of the research literature on the forms of collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they reach the foreign market, since there is a lack of research focusing on the collaborative relationship between national companies as a strategic option for accessing the foreign market. In addition, we analyzed the articles to conceptually synthesized the elements that make up the business models of these collaborative forms of operating in the foreign market. Likewise, we analyzed real cases of collaborative processes among SMEs for the foreign market and highlight the contributions of governments in promoting actions to support these collaborations. We also show some directions for future research that were pointed out by the articles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb377a476234418e993eb698983ececf2023-11-23T03:17:36ZengMDPI AGAdministrative Sciences2076-33872021-12-0111415310.3390/admsci11040153Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic ReviewLuciana Gondim de Almeida Guimarães0Pierre Blanchet1Yan Cimon2NSERC Industrial Chair on Eco-Responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB), Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaNSERC Industrial Chair on Eco-Responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB), Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaCIRRELT, Faculty of Business Administration, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaThis article performs a systematic review of the research literature on the forms of collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they reach the foreign market, since there is a lack of research focusing on the collaborative relationship between national companies as a strategic option for accessing the foreign market. In addition, we analyzed the articles to conceptually synthesized the elements that make up the business models of these collaborative forms of operating in the foreign market. Likewise, we analyzed real cases of collaborative processes among SMEs for the foreign market and highlight the contributions of governments in promoting actions to support these collaborations. We also show some directions for future research that were pointed out by the articles.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/11/4/153alliancebusiness modelclustercollaborationcooperationexport |
| spellingShingle | Luciana Gondim de Almeida Guimarães Pierre Blanchet Yan Cimon Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review Administrative Sciences alliance business model cluster collaboration cooperation export |
| title | Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Collaboration among Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Part of Internationalization: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | collaboration among small and medium sized enterprises as part of internationalization a systematic review |
| topic | alliance business model cluster collaboration cooperation export |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/11/4/153 |
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