INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs: BETWEEN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND E-COMMERCE
Keywords:
Internationalization, SMEs, Theoretical approaches, Global Value Chains, E-commerce.
Abstract
Throughout the lines of this article, we tend to expose the different theoretical approaches to the internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). In particular, this paper aims to present the main approaches proposed not only in the literature but also in the shadow of the new international behaviors of SMEs, to question their scope. Moreover, this contribution seeks to draw attention to new types of internationalization among SMEs, in this case, participation in Global Value Chains (GVCs) and electronic commerce (e-commerce).
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Houssaini, M. S., Decossa, J. J., & Slaoui, A. (2020). INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SMEs: BETWEEN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS AND E-COMMERCE. International Journal of Small and Medium Enterprises, 3(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.46281/ijsmes.v3i2.892
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