Keywords
SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SME'S
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
UPPSALA MODEL
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
EXPORT
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Abstract
IN SPITE OF ABUNDANT EXISTING LITERATURE IN THIS RESEARCH FIELD, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO AFFIRM THAT THERE IS A UNIQUE THEORETICAL FRAME FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROCESS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER IS ANALYZE EMPIRICAL WORKS, PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2004, CENTERED SPECIFICALLY IN THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE SME'S, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY KEY EMPIRICAL FINDINGS AND PROPOSE FUTURE RESEARCH LINES. WE ANALYZED THE CONTENT OF THE STUDIES FROM SIX DIFFERENT APPROACHES: (1) THE PHASES, PROCESSES AND LIFE CYCLE OF THE SME'S THAT ARE INTERNATIONALIZED THEORETICAL APPROACH, (2) THE NETWORKS AND RELATIONS APPROACH, (3) THE STRATEGIC APPROACH, (4) THE RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION APPROACH, (5) THE CULTURE AND MULTINATIONAL APPROACH (6) THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH APPROACH.© 2018, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. All rights reserved. Publication of the article implies full assignment of property rights (copyright) in Journal of Contaduría y Administración. The publication mreserves the right to total or partial reproduction of the work in other print, electronic or any other alternative means, but always recognizing its responsibility.
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