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TitleInstitutional Pressures and Initiation of Internationalization: Evidence from Taiwanese Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
Creator鄭祥麟;于卓民
Cheng, Hsiang-Lin ; Yu, Chow-Ming Joseph
Contributor企管系
Key WordsInstitutional change; Internationalization; SMEs
Date2008
Date Issued26-Feb-2014 13:48:44 (UTC+8)
SummaryThis study attempts to reveal the pressure aspect of small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SME) internationalization. We suggest that the decision by an SME to initiate its internationalization can be regarded as an institutional change to respond to its external pressures within the home country. We empirically test our hypotheses regarding three types of institutional isomorphic pressure (i.e., coercive, mimetic and normative pressures), as identified by CEOs of 165 Taiwanese SMEs investing in Southeast Asia and China. The results show that for those SMEs under greater institutional pressures, they are not only tending to expand abroad earlier but also adopting their initial international activities in a more radical style. The results suggest that SMEs are very sensitive to their external environments and will respond to institutional pressures from the home country by moving aggressively to internationalize.
RelationInternational Business Review, 17(3), 331-348
資料來源 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.01.006
Typearticle
dc.contributor 企管系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 鄭祥麟;于卓民zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Cheng, Hsiang-Lin ; Yu, Chow-Ming Josephen_US
dc.date (日期) 2008en_US
dc.date.accessioned 26-Feb-2014 13:48:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 26-Feb-2014 13:48:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 26-Feb-2014 13:48:44 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/64208-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This study attempts to reveal the pressure aspect of small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SME) internationalization. We suggest that the decision by an SME to initiate its internationalization can be regarded as an institutional change to respond to its external pressures within the home country. We empirically test our hypotheses regarding three types of institutional isomorphic pressure (i.e., coercive, mimetic and normative pressures), as identified by CEOs of 165 Taiwanese SMEs investing in Southeast Asia and China. The results show that for those SMEs under greater institutional pressures, they are not only tending to expand abroad earlier but also adopting their initial international activities in a more radical style. The results suggest that SMEs are very sensitive to their external environments and will respond to institutional pressures from the home country by moving aggressively to internationalize.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) International Business Review, 17(3), 331-348en_US
dc.source.uri (資料來源) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.01.006en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Institutional change; Internationalization; SMEsen_US
dc.title (題名) Institutional Pressures and Initiation of Internationalization: Evidence from Taiwanese Small- and Medium-sized Enterprisesen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen