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The internalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the viticulture

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  • Kubíčková, Lea
  • Peprný, Aleš

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important part of the Czech economy, they significantly contribute to job and GDP creation, they are a source of innovation and technological progress. The paper is focused on the internationalization of SMEs, specifically in the wine, which is a specific sector, which is closely linked to specific area and is a significant subject of natural and climatic conditions. The authors focused on the specification of the most important aspects of the internationalization of Czech wine-growing small and medium enterprises based on research via interviewing 450 SMEs wineries,they identified the key success factors in the process of internationalization of SMEs in the wine business.

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  • Kubíčková, Lea & Peprný, Aleš, 2011. "The internalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the viticulture," MPRA Paper 43762, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    SMEs; internationalization; success; keyfactors; successevaluation;
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    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General

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