Purpose This paper reviews the literature on internationalization barriers of small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) from develo** countries. The purposes of the study are:(1) to …

Export performance research has proliferated in the last decade. Significant progress has
been made in develo** better theory and knowledge of the export performance of firms …

This article explores the domain of international entrepreneurship (IE) research by
thematically map** and assessing the intellectual territory of the field. Extant reviews show …

This paper reviews and assesses recent empirical research on the internationalisation of
smaller firms, in the context of Foreign Direct Investment theory, the" Stage" models of …

This paper seeks to enhance understanding of the internationalization of small-and medium-
sized enterprises (SMEs). The study focuses upon the following issues: Can the …

This paper presents a comparative study of the export performance of US and Canadian
small and medium‐sized exporters. A parsimonious model is developed drawing on the …

In this article, the authors analyze the field of international entrepreneurship (IE), which is in
desperate need of further theory development. They study the field of IE since its inception …

Internationalization offers many strategic benefits to SMEs, but is not easy to accomplish. In
contrast to much of the work on SME internationalization, which focuses on the role of the …

This article studies some aspects of the internationalization strategy of family SMEs. After
examining the various problems facing family SMEs as regards internationalization, in terms …

Empirical research in the emerging field of international entrepreneurship (IE) is assessed to
provide insight as to the 'state of the art'of IE methodologies. Fifty-five articles were …