RT Journal Article
T1 The influence of organizational ambidexterity on SME speed of internationalization
A1 Silva, Carina
A1 González Loureiro, Miguel
A1 Braga, Vítor
K1 5311.99 Otras
AB Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) require a combination of organizational and individual skills to grow more rapidly in international markets. The question is whether there is an ideal combination to compete in the present (exploitation orientation) or to prepare to compete in the future (exploration orientation), and whether managerial cognition plays a role on determining international growth. The analysis of Portuguese manufacturing SMEs suggests that the manager's cognitive systems do not have an overall influence on the growth of foreign sales to total sales (FSTS), but the two cognitive systems (experiential and analytic) have a different influence on international exploitation and exploration. International exploration and exploitation mediate the relationship between the latter variables. This study contributes to a better understanding of the role that organizational ambidexterity plays on the SMEs' speed of internationalization and how the manager's cognitive systems influence this organizational orientation.
PB Journal of Global Information Management
SN 10627375
YR 2021
FD 2021-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6744
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/6744
LA eng
NO Journal of Global Information Management, 29(1): 68-84 (2021)
DS Investigo
RD 15-sep-2024