Identifying factors influencing Moroccan SMEs internationalization

Adama Tahirou Younoussi (), Jamila Jouali and Salah Baba Arwata
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Adama Tahirou Younoussi: EREMOR - LACEME - Laboratoire d'études sur la compétitivité économique et le management de l'entreprise - Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales de Rabat Souissi
Jamila Jouali: EREMOR - LACEME - Laboratoire d'études sur la compétitivité économique et le management de l'entreprise - Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales de Rabat Souissi
Salah Baba Arwata: EREMOR - LACEME - Laboratoire d'études sur la compétitivité économique et le management de l'entreprise - Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales de Rabat Souissi

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Abstract: With the unpredictable business environment, unstable economic conditions and worldwide integration of markets, internationalization activities have become an important way to Moroccan SMEs development and a big challenge for the national agency for SMEs promotion (NAPSME). Despite the implementation of policies aimed at increasing the internationalization capacity of these companies prior to the entry of new players in the domestic market, obstacles remain. By using a data of 64 recognized people working in the field and considered as experts because of their qualifications, experience and positions, we examines the factors influencing Moroccan SMEs internationalization. The results show that various factors including contingency, networking, information and external factors are critical for these organizations internationalization. They also reveal that government support, manager's motivational aspects,industry, geographic proximity, language similarity with other Maghreb countries and their impact on the completion of a transaction have influence on Moroccan SMEs internationalization process.

Keywords: Influencing factors; internationalization; Moroccan SMEs; Experts; Facteurs influençant; internationalisation; PME marocaines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-09
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Published in International Journal of Economics and Management, 2013, 1 (3), pp.www.ijem.net

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