Business scholars from Europe, North America, Australia, and China provide new insights on how small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) develop and perform international activities. They cover major drivers of SME internationalization, and key success factors of SME internationalization in mature markets and in emerging markets. Among their topics are entrepreneurial marketing as a key driver of early and sustained internationalization, the role of support services during the internationalization of Finnish software SMEs, internationalization strategies and processes of the German Mittelstand, strategies for internationalization: how Chinese SMEs deal with distance and market entry speed, and motivations to internationalize: evidence from Brazilian shoe firms.
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The authors identify key factors that facilitate the international expansion of SMEs. They explain how SMEs can succeed in their development in both mature and emerging economies. Their findings are based on quantitative surveys and in-depth case studies, and the resulting recommendations are provided to help SME managers increase the performance of their international activities.