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Entrepreneurship across the border: internationalisation of Dutch SMEs

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  • Enno Masurel
  • Patricia Van Hemert
  • Petra De Groot

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The Netherlands has been known as an international-oriented country for ages due to its open economy and outlook and not in the last place, because the country is for a large part surrounded by sea and waterways. A quarter of The Netherlands land area lies below sea level. The entrepreneurial spirit of the Dutch has been a major stimulus for the Dutch internationalisation process. It is not a surprise that Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in this context. Four types of internationalisation are dealt with here: export, import, foreign direct investment and cross-border cooperation. This paper ends with the prospects Dutch SMEs have in the field of international competition.

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  • Enno Masurel & Patricia Van Hemert & Petra De Groot, 2009. "Entrepreneurship across the border: internationalisation of Dutch SMEs," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(1), pages 20-37.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeima:v:10:y:2009:i:1:p:20-37
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