Open Innovation Inspired Framework to Support Business Internationalisation: A Cross-Sector and Cross-National Approach

María Jiménez-Portaz (), Marta Macias Aragonés, Macarena Ureña Mayenco, Juliana Carvajal, Weronika Borejko and Nolwenn Beaume
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María Jiménez-Portaz: Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA), 41092 Seville, Spain
Marta Macias Aragonés: Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA), 41092 Seville, Spain
Macarena Ureña Mayenco: Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA), 41092 Seville, Spain
Juliana Carvajal: Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, 29280 Plouzané, France
Weronika Borejko: European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Nolwenn Beaume: Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, 29280 Plouzané, France

Businesses, 2024, vol. 4, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: In recent years, the business environment has experienced a fast-paced change due to issues such as geopolitics or COVID-19. Accordingly, business internationalisation has been accelerated while the approaches followed for such an end have been improved to maintain companies’ competitiveness. Within this context, this paper presents a new framework for the internationalisation of Earth Observation SMEs in two target countries: Australia and Chile. Internationalisation can be an effective strategy for SMEs to grow and expand, but it requires careful research, analysis and agile adaptation to markets and cultures through an integrative and innovative methodology. Secondly, a series of preparatory actions and several internationalisation strategies have been developed, including online bilateral meetings and online trade missions. This work is an innovation driver for the internationalisation of European SMEs, helping them to make the leap into two markets of great interest and in two very attractive sectors, agriculture and maritime, with remote sensing as the nexus.

Keywords: small–medium size enterprises; internationalisation; open innovation; maritime and agriculture sectors; earth observation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 D0 D4 D6 D7 D8 D9 E0 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 F0 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 G0 G1 G2 H0 J0 K2 L0 L1 L2 M0 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 N0 N1 N2 O0 O1 P0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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