International entrepreneurship in small and medium size enterprises : orientation, environment and strategy /
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| Imprint: | Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2004. |
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| Description: | xxi, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | McGill international entrepreneurship series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5616815 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The emerging context of international entrepreneurship: an overview, interrelations and extensions
- Part I. Enterprise-Environment Interactions and Internationalization
- 2. The dynamic impact of regional clusters on international growth and competition: some grounded propositions
- 3. Capital structure and the pace of SME internationalization
- 4. Academic entrepreneurship and internationalization of technology-based SMEs
- Part II. Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Internationalization
- 5. The international reach of entrepreneurial social networks: the case of James Dyson in the UK
- 6. Cultural effects on delegation in the small business life cycle
- 7. An international examination of potential future entrepreneurs' self-efficacy
- Part III. High Technology and Strategy
- 8. The Internet and SME exporting: Canadian success stories
- 9. Economic efficiency in traditional and dot.com firms: a theoretical approach
- 10. The knowledge network of e-commerce and internationalization of entrepreneurship
- 11. The internationalization efforts of growth-oriented entrepreneurs: lessons from Britain
- 12. Conclusion: the evolutionary patterns of change, the emerging trends and implications for internationalizing small firms
- Index
