Cross-cultural skills : A core component in the success of SMEs internationalisation
(2012) In search for growth : towards a new role for SMEs in EU-Japan relations — p. 58-64, published
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- The key role that SMEs play in creating growth and jobs at home has triggered authorities to foster their capacities to work across borders and to internationalise their activities. In the context of cooperation between the EU-Japan in trade and industrialisation, these capacities can create numerous mutually beneficial opportunities for the SMEs of the countries involved. A glance at the figures and analysis suggests that seizing these opportunities is a challenging task. As a matter of fact, a 2010 report of the Entrepreneurship Unit of the Directorate for Enterprise and Industry established that only 13% of EU SMEs are active in markets outside the EU and, on the other side, Japanese SMEs seem to struggle to secure foreign outstanding partners for enterprises. Since large firms do very well when internationalising their activities, it is interesting to examine the extent to which their experience and expertise could be transferred to SMEs. This paper focuses on the human side of international ventures. The challenge for large firms to succeed in the internationalisation of their activities.
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Claes, M.-T., & Sztum, P. (2012). Cross-cultural skills : A core component in the success of SMEs internationalisation. In In search for growth : towards a new role for SMEs in EU-Japan relations (p. p. 58-64). EU-Japan centre for industrial cooperation. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/189353