Internationalization of Chinese SMEs lessons to be learned from Finnish SMEs : Case study- internationalization of Finnish SME and Chinese SME
Gao, Xiaofeng (2011)
Gao, Xiaofeng
Mikkelin ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201105107059
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201105107059
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With the Chinese thirty years’ reform and opening up with the increasingly diverse needs of the people, countless small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have sprung up and flourished in China. There are a lot of Finnish SMEs, which have already taken the steps of internationalization and in this respect they could in some extent be examples for the Chinese companies. An interesting question is how much of the experiences and successful practices of the Finnish SMEs could be utilized by the Chinese SMEs?
The purpose of the present study is to develop a framework for internationalization for Chinese SMEs operating in software industry based the experiences of Finnish SMEs. The objective of the study shall be met by answering the following research questions: How compatible are the Chinese and Finnish SMEs operating in software industry?
How have successful Finnish SMEs in software industry formulated their internationalization strategy? How could Chinese software SMEs’ best utilize the strategies of Finnish SMEs?
The research results is matched with the theoretical framework, the motivation of internationalization is the same of both companies, the entry mode is utilized by Finnish company, and Chinese company take more passive way on internationalization process, international strategy is also utilized by both company, and it seems the cooperation is works find, and both parties are looking for the possibility of deeper cooperation with each other.
The purpose of the present study is to develop a framework for internationalization for Chinese SMEs operating in software industry based the experiences of Finnish SMEs. The objective of the study shall be met by answering the following research questions: How compatible are the Chinese and Finnish SMEs operating in software industry?
How have successful Finnish SMEs in software industry formulated their internationalization strategy? How could Chinese software SMEs’ best utilize the strategies of Finnish SMEs?
The research results is matched with the theoretical framework, the motivation of internationalization is the same of both companies, the entry mode is utilized by Finnish company, and Chinese company take more passive way on internationalization process, international strategy is also utilized by both company, and it seems the cooperation is works find, and both parties are looking for the possibility of deeper cooperation with each other.