SME internationalization in challenging contexts

Vahid  Jafari Sadeghi; Julie Mallet; Antony Itayi Jongwe; Robert B. Anderson; Jean-Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda

doi:10.34190/ECIE.19.067

SME internationalization in challenging contexts

Vahid Jafari Sadeghi
, Julie Mallet
, Antony Itayi Jongwe
, Robert B. Anderson
, Jean-Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda

Kingston University
Wits Business School
University of Regina

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This paper reports on the results of a research project built on two streams of work. The first is a well-established framework for the participation of Indigenous peoples in the global economy through entrepreneurship in the pursuit of development on their own terms (Colbourne and Anderson, 2017). The second is research into the structural and competitive determinants of successful participation by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the global economy (Nkongolo-Bakenda et al., 2006, 2010). Combining these two streams, the project involves case studies on SMEs in challenging contexts struggling to participate internationally to increase the well-being of the enterprises' owners, families, and communities. The communities are (1) the Kanak People in New Caledonia and (2) the San People from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana with (3) SMEs from Iran all struggling to compete internationally.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019
Editors	Panagiotis Liargovas, Alexandros Kakouris
Publisher	Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Pages	909-917
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781912764341, 978-1-912764-35-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34190/ECIE.19.067
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Event	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019 - Kalamata, Greece Duration: 19 Sept 2019 → 20 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE
Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2049-1050

Conference

Conference	14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Kalamata
Period	19/09/19 → 20/09/19

Funding

"Project funded by the President's Research and Dean of Business's Research Programs of the University of Regina, Canada."

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Development
Entrepreneurship
International networks
Internationalisation
Motivations toward internationalisation
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

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10.34190/ECIE.19.067

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Jafari Sadeghi, V., Mallet, J., Jongwe, A. I., Anderson, R. B., & Nkongolo-Bakenda, J.-M. (2019). SME internationalization in challenging contexts. In P. Liargovas, & A. Kakouris (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019 (pp. 909-917). (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE; Vol. 2). Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited. https://doi.org/10.34190/ECIE.19.067

Jafari Sadeghi, Vahid ; Mallet, Julie ; Jongwe, Antony Itayi et al. / SME internationalization in challenging contexts. Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019. editor / Panagiotis Liargovas ; Alexandros Kakouris. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2019. pp. 909-917 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE).

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Jafari Sadeghi, V, Mallet, J, Jongwe, AI, Anderson, RB & Nkongolo-Bakenda, J-M 2019, SME internationalization in challenging contexts. in P Liargovas & A Kakouris (eds), Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019. Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE, vol. 2, Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, pp. 909-917, 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019, Kalamata, Greece, 19/09/19. https://doi.org/10.34190/ECIE.19.067

SME internationalization in challenging contexts. / Jafari Sadeghi, Vahid ; Mallet, Julie; Jongwe, Antony Itayi et al.
Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE 2019. ed. / Panagiotis Liargovas; Alexandros Kakouris. Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited, 2019. p. 909-917 (Proceedings of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ECIE; Vol. 2).

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