Do born global SMEs reap more benefits from ICT use than other internationalizing small firms?

Noemi Sinkovics; Noemi Pezderka; Rudolf R. Sinkovics; Ruey Jer Bryan Jean

doi:10.4337/9780857938046.00021

Do born global SMEs reap more benefits from ICT use than other internationalizing small firms?

Noemi Sinkovics, Noemi Pezderka, Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Ruey Jer Bryan Jean

PMO Comparative & International Business

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Abstract

The existence of rapidly internationalising small to medium sized firms has been widely documented in the literature. Liberalisation of markets and the emergence of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are the most frequently cited enablers of this phenomenon. However, despite their unprecedented potential to reach customers and reduce trade barriers, the anticipated positive impact of ICTs on firm performance has not been empirically supported to the expected degree. This study addresses this topical issue and investigates the effect of online media use on export performance by using multivariate statistical analysis on data drawn from a survey of 115 UK-based SMEs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Born Globals
Editors	Mika Gabrielsson, V.H. Manek Kirpalani
Place of Publication	Cheltenham, UK
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Pages	185-213
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Print)	9781848449534
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857938046.00021
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Born-Global
SME
ICT
Performance

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Do born global SMEs reap more benefits from ICT use than other internationalizing small firms? / Sinkovics, Noemi; Pezderka, Noemi; Sinkovics, Rudolf R. et al.
Handbook of Research on Born Globals. ed. / Mika Gabrielsson; V.H. Manek Kirpalani. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2012. p. 185-213.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review