Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship

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Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship. / Fink, Matthias; Harms, Rainer; Kraus, Sascha.
in: European Management Journal, Jahrgang 26, Nr. 6, 12.2008, S. 429-440.

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title = "Cooperative Internationalization of SMEs: Self-commitment as a Success Factor for International Entrepreneurship",
abstract = "Self-commitment is the willingness of individuals to commit to cooperation with a partner without the safety net of controls or sanction mechanisms. This article shows the unique performance contribution of self-commitment in the context of cooperative internationalization of SMEs in several ways: First, we use a multiparadigmatic approach to cooperation theory to argue why self-commitment as a coordination mechanism is particularly relevant in the context of cooperative internationalization. Second, we develop a new operationalization of self-commitment which takes the context of international cooperations into account. Third, we show empirically that self-commitment is particularly important in international cooperations by applying a PLS analysis to a sample of 146 Austrian, Czech, and Slovenian cooperating SMEs.",
keywords = "Management studies, internationalization, SME, Trust, Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia",
author = "Matthias Fink and Rainer Harms and Sascha Kraus",
year = "2008",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.emj.2008.09.003",
language = "English",
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pages = "429--440",
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