Abstract
Many challenges of international business relate to cultural issues, this is also true for small and medium enterprises. This paper explores internationalisation process of SMEs and aims to investigate marketing localisation process of firms as well as enterprise culture.
The understanding of own culture and the awareness of the existing differences in other’s cultures allows powerful business relationships creation and network formation.
The empirical study examines enterprise culture, international relationship establishment process and international marketing mix localisation practices of three companies operating in very different industries. This research shows that cultural dynamics affect the internationalisation and the establishment of successful business relationships. It also outlines important issues and management implications to be considered in the international developments of these SMEs
Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] Internationalization of small and medium enterprises and cultural dynamics. An empirical analysis |
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Lingua originale | Italian |
Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Proceeding if the VI International Congress Marketing Trends |
Pagine | 1-29 |
Numero di pagine | 29 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2007 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |
Evento | VI International Congress Italia-Francia Marketing Trends - Parigi Durata: 26 gen 2007 → 27 gen 2007 |
Convegno
Convegno | VI International Congress Italia-Francia Marketing Trends |
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Città | Parigi |
Periodo | 26/1/07 → 27/1/07 |
Keywords
- PMI
- analisi empirica
- cross cultural dynamics
- dinamiche culturali
- empirical analysis
- internationalization process of Italian SMEs
- internazionalizzazione