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Messung der Performance von internationalen KMU - Eine Scoping-Studie

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  • Rico J. Baldegger
  • Patrick E. Schüffel

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Obwohl die Internationalisierung seit längerem in der wissenschaftlichen Entrepreneurship-Forschung als entscheidend gesehen wird, konzentrieren sich nur wenige Studien auf mögliche Verbindungen zwischen Internationalisierung und Performance von Klein- und Mittelbetrieben (KMU). Vorliegende Arbeit zeigt, dass zumindest zwei verschiedene Faktorenkategorien eine mögliche Performancemessung für KMU erlauben und versuchen über die nationalen Grenzen hinauszugehen: qualitative und quantitative Faktoren. Qualitative Aspekte der Internationalisierung wurden bis heute markant vernachlässigt; uns erscheint diese Thematik allerdings vielversprechend für zukünftige Forschungsprojekte. Anhand einer Fallstudie beurteilen wir die Performanceleistung von internationalisierenden Start-ups sowie schnell internationalisierender etablierter Unternehmen. Um die Faktoren, die als wichtige Messwerte für die internationale Performance dienen, in ihrer vollständigen Dimension zu verstehen, sind gewiss weitere Untersuchungen vonnöten. Die vorliegende Arbeit versucht, erste Erkenntnisse zu einer hochkomplexen, noch wenig untersuchten Thematik zu gewinnen. / Whilst internationalization has long been considered an important aspect of entrepreneurship research, only few studies exist on the potential linkages between internationalization and performance among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis of the research presented in this paper suggests that there are at least two categories of factors that constitute potential performance measures for SMEs seeking to expand beyond national borders: qualitative and quantitative ones. Since qualitative aspects of internationalization performance have thus far been largely neglected in the existing literature, this topic appears promising for further research. Applying a case study approach we assess the performance measures applied by young internationalizing ventures as well as by rapidly internationalizing mature firms. One important lesson of this work is that much more work needs to be done to fully comprehend those factors which might serve as purposeful measures for international performance. At best this paper presents only a glance at a situation that is both highly complex and continuously evolving for SMEs.

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  • Rico J. Baldegger & Patrick E. Schüffel, 2011. "Messung der Performance von internationalen KMU - Eine Scoping-Studie," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 59(2), pages 103-124.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v59_y2011_i2_q2_p103-124
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.59.2.103
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