@article{Devine:198799,
      recid = {198799},
      author = {Devine, Åsa},
      title = {International market establishment among small and medium  sized Swedish furniture producers},
      journal = {Scandinavian Forest Economics: Proceedings of the Biennial  Meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics},
      address = {2008-04},
      number = {1331-2016-103743},
      pages = {14},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital for a  country's
economy considering export growth, creation of  job opportunities, and
general economic development  (Mtigwe, 2005). Thus, acknowledging the
societal importance  of SMEs in general and internationalization of SMEs  in
particular, it is puzzling how little research attention  this area attracts. One
reason why few internationalization  studies focus on SMEs is that
international involvement is  a resource-demanding activity, and most SMEs
operate under  tight resource constraints resulting in low freedom of  action.
Among SMEs that are involved in international  business, export is often the
preferred entry mode. In this  research, export is included as the entry
strategy  component of the international establishment model called  the
modified PSE model. Since the original PSE model was  developed for large
corporations entering emerging markets,  it has been altered to fit SMEs
entering foreign markets  through export. The modified PSE model is based
on four  components: perception of internationalization barriers;  strategy
competence; entry strategy; and performance. All  empirical material for this
study will come from small and  medium sized furniture producers in
Sweden. Along with a  theoretical discussion, this conference paper includes
a  presentation of the research model, sample frame, and  research design.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/198799},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.198799},
}