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Frühe Internationalisierung eines Unternehmens im Hochtechnologiebereich - Treiber und Hindernisse

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  • Leona Achtenhagen
  • Svante Andersson
  • Hélène Laurell

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KMU in Hochtechnologiebranchen wie den Life Sciences stehen vor einer grundlegenden Herausforderung. Auf der einen Seite treiben hohe Produktentwicklungskosten Unternehmen zur frühen Internationalisierung, was die Chance bietet, schnell mehr Umsatz zu generieren und so die hohen Investitionen zu amortisieren. Auf der anderen Seite erschweren einige Faktoren den Internationalisierungsprozess von KMU markant, wie beispielsweise der begrenzte Zugang zu finanziellen Ressourcen oder die Notwendigkeit, vor Ort geltenden, oft unbekannten Vorschriften zu entsprechen. Bis heute ist wenig darüber bekannt, wie KMU im Hochtechnologiebereich es tatsächlich schaffen, diese Herausforderungen zu meistern. Dieser Beitrag beschreibt und analysiert die Herausforderungen mit einer detaillierten Tiefenfallstudie eines jungen, europäischen Hochtechnologie-Unternehmens. Das Ziel dieses Beitrages ist es, zum besseren Verstehen der frühen Internationalisierung von Hochtechnologiegründungen beizutragen. Mit diesem Ziel ist dieser Beitrag einerseits sehr praxisnah, trägt aber gleichzeitig zur Weiterentwicklung der Literatur über internationales Unternehmertum von Hochtechnologieunternehmen bei. / SMEs in high-technology industries, such as life sciences, face a fundamental challenge. On the one hand, i.a. high product development costs push firms to early-stage internationalization to speed up the amortization of those investments. On the other hand, a number of factors constitute hinders to internationalization, such as insufficient endowments with financial resources and the need to adapt to local regulations, which differ between countries. To date, little is known about how SMEs in practice master this challenge. Based on a longitudinal, in-depth case study of a young company from a high-technology sector, this paper aims at providing a better understanding of early internationalization processes of startups in these industries. This paper is closely linked to practice, while at the same time is contributing to the literature on international entrepreneurship.

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  • Leona Achtenhagen & Svante Andersson & Hélène Laurell, 2011. "Frühe Internationalisierung eines Unternehmens im Hochtechnologiebereich - Treiber und Hindernisse," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 59(2), pages 125-140.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v59_y2011_i2_q2_p125-140
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.59.2.125
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