Multinationality, Product Diversification, and Profitability of Emerging Us Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

By Gongming Qian. 2002

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Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Managerial capabilities and paths to growth as determinants of high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises (2011, background): “In this regard, one of the principal barriers to market expansion is precisely the rare capability to obtain and lever financial resources (Jones and Hill, 1988; Qian, 2002).”
Firm-Specific Assets, Multinationality, and Financial Performance: A Meta-analytic Review and Theoretical Integration (2011, background): “…Chen and Martin (2001) - Manufacturing High technology U.S. (Advanced) Mauri and Sambharya (2001) - Manufacturing High technology U.S. (Advanced) Qian (2002) High R&D and high advertising intensity Manufacturing - U.S. (Advanced) 38 TABLE 1 (Continued) Study Firm-Specific Assets (R&D and…”
Effect of SMEs’ International Experience on Foreign Intensity and Economic Performance: The Mediating Role of Internationally Exploitable Assets and Competitive Strategy* (2010, background): “Neither was the empirical evidence conclusive when the question was applied to SMEs: some papers show no positive significant relationship exists (Qian 2002; Coviello and McAuley, 1999; McDougall and Oviatt 1996; Covin and Slevin 1991 ), some find a negative relationship (Lu and Beamish 2001), and…”
Regional diversification and firm performance (2008, background): “Firm size represents the physical and financial resources of a firm, and is frequently used as a proxy for competitive positioning within an industry (Qian, 2002).”
Internationalization and performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (2008, background): “Prior studies (e.g., Ghoshal, 1987; Grant, 1987) argued that though internationalization provides several learning opportunities, capitalizing on these opportunities poses significant organizational challenges (Qian, 2002).”
International Diversification: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators (2006, unknown): “This contrasts with findings from the international entrepreneurship literature that suggest a positive relationship between international diversification and performance for small- and medium-size enterprises (Qian, 2002; Qian, Yang, & Wang, 2003; Wolff & Pett, 2000).”
Growth, Diversification, and Business Group Formation in Entrepreneurial Firms (2005, background): “…considers the impact of geographical diversification and its relationship with product diversification, in the large as well as in the small firm sector (Aw and Batra 1998; Dass 2000; Davies, Rondi, and Sembenelli 2001; Hitt, Hoskisson, and Ireland 1994; Hitt, Hoskisson, and Kim 1997; Qian 2002).”
Globalfocusing: From Domestic Conglomerates to Global Specialists* (2006, unknown): “Others analyse interaction between internationalisation and diversification (Hitt et al. 1997; Qian, 2002; Doukas and Lang, 2003), yet their results vary across studies such that they can be considered inconclusive.”
Human capital and SME internationalization: a structural equation modeling study (2007, background): “Research into the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has emphasized the role of entrepreneur-related elements that impact export performance, such as: strategy (Baird, Lyles, & Orris, 1994; Tyebjee, 1994); attitudes (Bijmolt & Zwart, 1994; Ogbuehi & Longfellow, 1994); ”
Performance, Internationalization, and Firm-specific Advantages of SMEs in a Newly-Industrialized Economy (2006, background): “This limited number of SME studies reinforces many scholars’ call for more empirical information on SMEs (Lu and Beamish, 2001; Qian, 2002 ).”