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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs – CASE IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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  • ANETA RISTESKA

    (FACULTY OF ECONOMICS-PRILEP, UNIVERSITY ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA)

  • ANETA RISTESKA

    (FACULTY OF ECONOMICS-PRILEP, UNIVERSITY ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA)

  • ANETA RISTESKA

    (FACULTY OF ECONOMICS-PRILEP, UNIVERSITY ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA)

  • ANETA RISTESKA

    (FACULTY OF ECONOMICS-PRILEP, UNIVERSITY ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA)

  • ANETA RISTESKA

    (FACULTY OF ECONOMICS-PRILEP, UNIVERSITY ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA)

Abstract

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the economy in the most of the countries around the world, their contribution can be seen in employment, export and added value. Internationalization used to be characteristic only of multinational corporations, but today it is a trend with both small and medium enterprises The main aim of this paper is to get information about the situation with internationalization of SMEs in R. Macedonia. For this purpose we carried out a survey by means of questionnaire. Obtained results are presented within this paper in details. Considering the facts from the analysis in the end of the paper we will propose many recommendations for increasing the internationalization of SMEs in Republic of Macedonia.

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  • Aneta Risteska & Aneta Risteska & Aneta Risteska & Aneta Risteska & Aneta Risteska, 2016. "INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs – CASE IN REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1, pages 26-32, February.
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    2. Child, John & Hsieh, Linda H.Y., 2014. "Decision mode, information and network attachment in the internationalization of SMEs: A configurational and contingency analysis," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 598-610.
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