Perceived resource deficiency and internationalization of small- and medium-sized firms

Yu Xie () and Taewon Suh ()

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2014, vol. 12, issue 3, 207-229

Abstract: It is documented in the literature that resource deficiency constitutes a barrier to firms’ internationalization. However, small- and medium-sized firms' (SMEs) perceptual barriers to internationalization have received little attention. By highlighting the importance of managerial perceptions in strategic decisions and integrating the resource-based view and the technology acceptance model, this study examines the role of perceived resource deficiency in SMEs’ internationalization. The major finding of this study suggests that perceived resource deficiency in knowledge-based resources constitutes a major perceptual barrier to SMEs’ internationalization. Particularly, perceived resource deficiency in knowledge-based resources has more negative impact on internationalization than does that in other firm-specific resources. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Keywords: Internationalization; SMEs; Perceived barriers; Resource deficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s10843-014-0121-9

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