Global Mindset and Internationalization of Polish SMEs: Antecedents and Outcomes (Mentalnosc globalna a umiedzynarodowienie malych i srednich polskich firm)

Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinaric ()
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Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinaric: Kozminski University

Problemy Zarzadzania, 2015, vol. 13, issue 51, 93-113

Abstract: The concept of global mindset has recently received significant attention in the fields of international business and international entrepreneurship. A strong relationship between the global mindset and firms’ internationalization behavior has also been found in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); however, in the context of Polish research, the phenomenon has not been examined in depth. Thus, the purpose of this article is to broaden our understanding of antecedents of the global mindset and its significance for internationalization outcomes (performance and behavior) of small and medium-sized Polish firms operating in a low-tech but fairly internationalized sector. The study findings indicate that the global mindset is a key capability relevant for explaining the international performance of SMEs, but its impact on firms’ international behavior is somewhat equivocal. Moreover, often employed individual-level predictors of the global mindset are statistically insignificant, as is length of firm international experience. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications and limitations of the findings

Keywords: global mindset; antecedents of global mindset; international performance; international behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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