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Domestic business-to-business relationships and the internationalisation of SMEs: evidence from Switzerland

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  • Michael Beier
  • Christian Hauser
  • Jens Hogenacker

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Relationships and networks are commonly understood to play an important role in firms' internationalisation. With this proposition in mind, this paper investigates the link between domestic business-to-business ties and firm internationalisation in a sample of 502 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Switzerland. Following a two-step approach, this paper analyses how transactional relationships among SMEs and publicly listed domestic companies are linked to the export propensity and export intensity of SMEs. The empirical results reveal the heterogeneous effects of these relationships. Although the domestic business-to-business ties are positively associated with the export propensity of SMEs, they are negatively related to the export intensity of SMEs.

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  • Michael Beier & Christian Hauser & Jens Hogenacker, 2016. "Domestic business-to-business relationships and the internationalisation of SMEs: evidence from Switzerland," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 8(1), pages 84-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeven:v:8:y:2016:i:1:p:84-101
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    1. Christian Hauser, 2022. "Trade-Control Compliance in SMEs: Do Decision-Makers and Supply Chain Position Make a Difference?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 179(2), pages 473-493, August.
    2. Faridzah Jamaluddin & Nizaroyani Saibani, 2021. "Systematic Literature Review of Supply Chain Relationship Approaches amongst Business-to-Business Partners," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-25, October.

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