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dc.contributor.authorOttesen, Anders Kristoffer
dc.contributor.authorThunem, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T12:00:00Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T12:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2478696
dc.descriptionMasteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Strategy - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2017, Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, International business - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2017nb_NO
dc.description.abstractOur thesis focuses on the knowledge that small and medium firms need to internationalize. Our study reviews relevant literature on internationalization and combines several theoretical lenses to take an integrated approach to analyzing how knowledge sources are relevant to SME internationalization. This includes ideas from the knowledge-based view, network theory, theory of international new ventures, upper echelon theory, and organizational learning theory. Thus, our approach is a broader, and high level discussion of how knowledge sources relate to internationalization. Through a mixed-method approach using exploratory surveys and interviews, our analysis helped us create a greater understanding of the knowledge sources involved in knowledge-intensive, high-tech, SME internationalization and resulted in the identification of several key knowledge sources that are thought to be associated with a higher international performance. Customers, international partnerships, prior management and employee international knowledge and experience, and government resources, such as export agencies/consultants, are identified as the most important knowledge sources to consider. It is proposed that optimal combinations of knowledge resources, built using these sources, can enhance firm capabilities, leading SMEs to greater levels of internationalization.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherBI Norwegian Business Schoolnb_NO
dc.subjectstrateginb_NO
dc.subjectstrategynb_NO
dc.subjectbusinessnb_NO
dc.subjectinternasjonalnb_NO
dc.subjectinternationalnb_NO
dc.titleKnowledge sources and SME internationalizationnb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO


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