SME international business models: The role of context and experience

John Child; Linda Hsieh; Said Elbanna; Joanna Karmowska; Svetla Marinova; Pushyarag Puthusserry; Terence Tsai; Rose Narooz; Yunlu Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2017.05.004

SME international business models: The role of context and experience

John Child^*, Linda Hsieh, Said Elbanna, Joanna Karmowska, Svetla Marinova, Pushyarag Puthusserry, Terence Tsai, Rose Narooz, Yunlu Zhang

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Abstract

This paper addresses two questions through a study of 180 SMEs located in contrasting industry and home country contexts. First, which business models for international markets prevail among SMEs and do they configure into different types? Second, which factors predict the international business models that SMEs follow? Three distinct international business models (traditional market-adaptive, technology-exploiter, and ambidextrous explorer) are found among the SMEs studied. The likelihood of SMEs adopting one business model rather than another is to a high degree predictable with reference to a small set of factors: industry, level of home economy development, and decision-maker international experience.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	664-679
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of World Business
Volume	52
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.05.004
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Business model
Home economy development
Industry
International experience
Internationalization
SMEs

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