TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards De-internationalisation of Entrepreneurial SMEs: Exploring Internal and External Factors
AU - Jafari-Sadeghi, Vahid
AU - Amoozad Mahdiraji, Hannan
AU - Vrontis, Demetris
AU - Dana, Léo-Paul
PY - 2022/8/1
Y1 - 2022/8/1
N2 - In recent years, the global business environment has witnessed a wave of de-internationalisation among not only multinationals but also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This disengagement of cross-border activities is deemed to be driven by various firm-specific determinants as well as external factors. Building on the premise of dynamic capabilities view and institutional theory, this paper is set to disentangle the extent to which internal and external factors drive SMEs towards de-internationalisation. To address our research objectives, we take advantage of a hybrid multi-layer decision-making-mathematical modelling approach. Our key findings reveal two distinct frameworks reflecting the general interrelationship amongst internals and externals. Also, the subordinate level explores the unique compositions leading to different de-internationalisation modes. In this vein, our findings highlight two categories of factors namely reducing and terminating factors, which drive SMEs into respectively partial and full de-internationalisation.
AB - In recent years, the global business environment has witnessed a wave of de-internationalisation among not only multinationals but also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This disengagement of cross-border activities is deemed to be driven by various firm-specific determinants as well as external factors. Building on the premise of dynamic capabilities view and institutional theory, this paper is set to disentangle the extent to which internal and external factors drive SMEs towards de-internationalisation. To address our research objectives, we take advantage of a hybrid multi-layer decision-making-mathematical modelling approach. Our key findings reveal two distinct frameworks reflecting the general interrelationship amongst internals and externals. Also, the subordinate level explores the unique compositions leading to different de-internationalisation modes. In this vein, our findings highlight two categories of factors namely reducing and terminating factors, which drive SMEs into respectively partial and full de-internationalisation.
UR - https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.13188abstract
U2 - 10.5465/AMBPP.2022.13188abstract
DO - 10.5465/AMBPP.2022.13188abstract
M3 - Conference article
SN - 0065-0668
VL - 2022
JO - Academy of Management Proceedings
JF - Academy of Management Proceedings
IS - 1
ER -