Internalization of Export Businesses: AResearch on SMEs Operating in Turkey

M.Hakan Altintas and Erkan Ozdemir ()
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Erkan Ozdemir: Uludag University

Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 2006, vol. 6, issue 1, 183-204

Abstract: Internationalization is a process that consists export behavior. Business starts their internationalization process by selecting foreign market to export. First entered foreign market is important for market depth and internationalization model. Export experience, speed of internationalization and degree of internationalization are examined with internationalization model together.In this research, internationalization structure of Turkish SMEs was analyzed. This analysis consisted speed of internationalization, preferred internationalization model and measuring the degree of internationalization. Web based questionnarie was used for this study. 137 Turkish SMEs replied the questionnarie from four sectors.

Keywords: Internationalization; SMEs; Turkey. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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