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Micromultinationals: Some Preliminary Evidence on an Emergent ‘Star’ of the International Entrepreneurship Field

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  • Kevin Ibeh
  • Jeffrey E. Johnson
  • Pavlos Dimitratos
  • Jonathan Slow

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This paper provides some preliminary evidence on the behaviour of the micromultinational, an emergent player in the international entrepreneurship field. Using survey data from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, it found that mMNEs originate from a mixture of high and low technology sectors and employ Foreign Direct Investment as well as international contractual approaches in servicing their foreign target markets. It also concluded that micromultinationals’ overseas market selection decisions were mainly influenced by market- and knowledge-seeking factors rather than considerations of psychic proximity. The implications of these summary findings for policy, theory and future research are discussed in the paper. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2004

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  • Kevin Ibeh & Jeffrey E. Johnson & Pavlos Dimitratos & Jonathan Slow, 2004. "Micromultinationals: Some Preliminary Evidence on an Emergent ‘Star’ of the International Entrepreneurship Field," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 2(4), pages 289-303, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jinten:v:2:y:2004:i:4:p:289-303
    DOI: 10.1007/s10843-004-0113-2
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    3. John Mathews, 2006. "Dragon multinationals: New players in 21 st century globalization," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 5-27, March.
    4. Jones, Marian V. & Coviello, Nicole & Tang, Yee Kwan, 2011. "International Entrepreneurship research (1989–2009): A domain ontology and thematic analysis," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 632-659.
    5. Li, Xiaoxuan & Wang, Yue & Yang, Miles M. & Tang, Yanzhao, 2022. "Does owner CEO narcissism promote exporting SMEs' market spreading strategy? Joint effects of asset-specific investments and firm exporting experience," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 28(3).
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    7. Jean-Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda & Robert Anderson & Jack Ito & Garnet Garven, 2010. "Structural and competitive determinants of globally oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises: An empirical analysis," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 55-86, March.
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    9. Dimitratos, Pavlos & Amorós, José Ernesto & Etchebarne, María Soledad & Felzensztein, Christian, 2014. "Micro-multinational or not? International entrepreneurship, networking and learning effects," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 67(5), pages 908-915.
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    13. Pruthi, Sarika & Tasavori, Misagh, 2022. "Staying in or stepping out? Growth strategies of second-generation immigrant entrepreneurs," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(5).

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