Institutional pressures and initiation of internationalization: Evidence from Taiwanese small- and medium-sized enterprises
Institutional pressures and initiation of internationalization: Evidence from Taiwanese small- and medium-sized enterprises
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ibusrev.2008.01.006
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发表时间：
2008-06
影响因子：
8.7
通讯作者：
Hsiang-Lin Cheng;C. Yu
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作者：
Hsiang-Lin Cheng;C. Yu
本研究试图揭示中小企业（SME）国际化的压力方面。我们认为，中小企业国际化的决定可以被视为应对母国外部压力的制度变迁。我们根据 165 家在东南亚和中国大陆投资的台湾中小企业的首席执行官的观点，对三种类型的制度同构压力（即强制压力、模仿压力和规范压力）进行了实证检验。结果表明，对于那些承受较大制度压力的中小企业，它们不仅倾向于更早地进行海外扩张，而且以更激进的方式进行最初的国际活动。结果表明，中小企业对外部环境非常敏感，会通过积极走向国际化来应对来自母国的制度压力。
This study attempts to reveal the pressure aspect of small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SME) internationalization. We suggest that the decision by an SME to initiate its internationalization can be regarded as an institutional change to respond to its external pressures within the home country. We empirically test our hypotheses regarding three types of institutional isomorphic pressure (i.e., coercive, mimetic and normative pressures), as identified by CEOs of 165 Taiwanese SMEs investing in Southeast Asia and China. The results show that for those SMEs under greater institutional pressures, they are not only tending to expand abroad earlier but also adopting their initial international activities in a more radical style. The results suggest that SMEs are very sensitive to their external environments and will respond to institutional pressures from the home country by moving aggressively to internationalize.