The internationalization motives of SMEs from the Czech Republic in the context of EU accession

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/204.2016.38.3.6" target="_blank" >10.1556/204.2016.38.3.6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The internationalization motives of SMEs from the Czech Republic in the context of EU accession

Original language description

Foreign competition in domestic markets is still strengthening and for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) internationalization may be one way to deal with this growing rivalry. Pangarkar (2008) states that for SMEs the benefits of internationalization outweigh its disadvantages and that with the increasing degree of involvement in the internationalization process the performance of SMEs also improves. However, for SMEs from some sectors of our economy, involvement in internationalization is more complex than for large enterprises; moreover, they are often inclined to enter foreign markets due to different motives. The authors carried out several surveys among Czech SMEs during the last three years and found that SMEs from some sectors of the Czech economy mentioned the EU accession of the Czech Republic as their motive for internationalization. The aim of this paper is to find out whether EU membership represents the determining factor of the SMEs&apos; decision to get involved in internationalization, and what its advantages or disadvantages are as perceived by SMEs in connection with their international activities. Conclusions are drawn on the basis of primary data obtained from Czech SMEs through electronic questionnaire surveys.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Society and Economy

ISSN

1588-9726

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

38

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

HU - HUNGARY

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

375-386

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84986208102