Collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises as part of internationalization: A systematic review

This article performs a systematic review of the research literature on the forms of collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they reach the foreign market, since there is a lack of research focusing on the collaborative relationship between national companies as a strat...

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Published inAdministrative sciences Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1 - 27
Main Authors Guimarães, Luciana Gondim de Almeida, Blanchet, Pierre, Cimon, Yan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI 01.12.2021
MDPI AG
Subjects
alliance
Alliances
business model
Business models
cluster
Collaboration
Competitive advantage
Cooperation
export
Globalization
governance
Innovations
internationalization
Literature reviews
Market entry
network
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
small and medium enterprises
Systematic review
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Summary:This article performs a systematic review of the research literature on the forms of collaboration among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) so that they reach the foreign market, since there is a lack of research focusing on the collaborative relationship between national companies as a strategic option for accessing the foreign market. In addition, we analyzed the articles to conceptually synthesized the elements that make up the business models of these collaborative forms of operating in the foreign market. Likewise, we analyzed real cases of collaborative processes among SMEs for the foreign market and highlight the contributions of governments in promoting actions to support these collaborations. We also show some directions for future research that were pointed out by the articles.
ISSN:2076-3387
2076-3387
DOI:10.3390/admsci11040153