Decision mode, information and network attachment in the internationalization of SMEs: A configurational and contingency analysis

Child, John; Hsieh, Linda

Abstract

There has been limited attention to the internationalization of SMEs as a decision, and how the use of contrasting decision modes is associated with different information use and patterns of network attachment. This paper offers a new and systematic analysis of the likely associations between decision
modes, information use, and network attachment among internationalizing SMEs. The analysis is subsequently contextualized in terms of two contingencies – the knowledge domain of the SME and the international experience of its key decision-maker. By focusing on the relation between a relatively neglected subject – decision modes – and other issues that have been more center-field, the paper contributes to an analytic synthesis in the field of SME internationalization research.

Citation

Child, J., & Hsieh, L. (2014). Decision mode, information and network attachment in the internationalization of SMEs: A configurational and contingency analysis. Journal of World Business, 49(4), 598-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.12.012

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jan 6, 2014
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Nov 4, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Journal: Journal of World Business
• Print ISSN: 1090-9516
• Electronic ISSN: 1878-5573
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 598-610
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2013.12.012
• Keywords: decision-making, information, SME knowledge domain, network attachment, internationalization