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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


SMEs’ Foreign Operation Mode Package Development


Author(s): Cici Xiao He, Masoud Karami, Andrea Insch

Citation: Cici Xiao He, Masoud Karami, Andrea Insch, (2018) "SMEs’ Foreign Operation Mode Package Development"," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 20, Iss.6,  pp. 108-124

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper aims to provide a theoretical explanation to the observed phenomenon that SMEs develop a
foreign operation mode (FOM) package. The findings demonstrate that SMEs’ FOM package was
developed based on an opportunity development logic. Specifically, SMEs develop multiple opportunities sequentially and simultaneously which end up as a FOM package. The authors identify the antecedents - existing knowledge and networks, and additional influential factors of affordable loss and the level of commitment to develop a theoretical explanation. Practitioners can apply opportunity development logic to evaluate a SMEs FOM decision.