TY - JOUR
T1 - International Expansion of SMEs
T2 - The Inducascos Case
AU - Lucas Macías-Franco, Juan
AU - Laverde, Ana Maria Parente
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - While small and medium enterprises contribute to gross domestic product, generate crucial employment, and improve socio-economic development, unfortunately the literature on the internationalization processes of these companies remains timid and inconsistent. The following study seeks to analyze the international expansion of the Colombian company Inducascos. The research follows the structure of a case study including literature analysis and secondary data of the Colombian industrial market and Inducascos. Challenges, opportunities and learning process of the organization related to its international expansion and set out, seeking to contribute to the existing studies in international business.
AB - While small and medium enterprises contribute to gross domestic product, generate crucial employment, and improve socio-economic development, unfortunately the literature on the internationalization processes of these companies remains timid and inconsistent. The following study seeks to analyze the international expansion of the Colombian company Inducascos. The research follows the structure of a case study including literature analysis and secondary data of the Colombian industrial market and Inducascos. Challenges, opportunities and learning process of the organization related to its international expansion and set out, seeking to contribute to the existing studies in international business.
KW - Colombia
KW - international expansion
KW - internationalization
KW - internationalization process
KW - SME
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048349217&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10978526.2018.1450149
DO - 10.1080/10978526.2018.1450149
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85048349217
SN - 1097-8526
VL - 19
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Latin American Business Review
JF - Latin American Business Review
IS - 1
ER -