Internationalization, digitalization, and sustainability: Are SMEs ready? A survey on synergies and substituting effects among growth paths

国际化 持续性 业务 产业组织 相关性(法律) 中小企业 样品(材料) 营销 测量数据收集 国际贸易 生态学 统计 数学 财务 生物 化学 色谱法 政治学 法学
作者
Stefano Denicolai,Antonella Zucchella,Giovanna Magnani
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期刊:Technological Forecasting and Social Change [Elsevier BV]
卷期号:166: 120650-120650 被引量:351
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120650
摘要

Internationalization, digitalization, and sustainability are three key growth paths for firms. In particular, the contemporary economy stresses the relevance of digital transformation as a central driver towards innovation and business renewal, especially for established small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). However, little is known about the relationships among the above-mentioned growth paths, whether they are competing or complementary options. Our contribution addresses this gap focusing on two forms of organizational readiness within SMEs. First, it investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence readiness on international performance. Second, it explores whether the relationship between digitalization and internationalization is affected by sustainability readiness. The empirical survey relies on a sample consisting of 438 SMEs, including both domestic and international companies. Findings confirm, as expected, that Artificial Intelligence readiness positively influences the international performance of SMEs. Moreover, we find that digitalization and sustainability are positively related, but they turn to be competing growth paths when the firm internationalizes..
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