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Title

Internationalisation and innovation: the case of Victorian SME first exporters

Author(s)

Rees, Murray

Abstract

This study reviewed internationalisation theory using an innovation lens. It looked at internationalisation approaches such as: stages, learning, born-global, network, and contingency and compared innovation theory to these approaches to demonstrate that all export initiation is innovative, not just the stages approach. Research questions were tested using a typology of internationalisation approaches, a sample of five SME manufacturers were selected. Qualitative depth interviews were conducted to see if innovation activities were undertaken by these SMEs as part of their early internationalisation. It was found that in every different approach to internationalisation, innovation appears to exist with new to export SMEs.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Proceedings of Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: 8th International Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE) Research Exchange, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 01-04 February 2011, pp. 114-125

Publication year

2011

FOR Code(s)

150304 Entrepreneurship

Keyword(s)

Export;  Innovation;  Internationalisation;  SME;  Learning;  Contingency;  Born global;  Network

Publisher

Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology

ISBN

9780980332872

Publisher URL

http://www.swinburne.edu.au/business/agse/conference/entrepreneurship-research-exchange/

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 The Authors. Proceedings copyright © 2011 Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.

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