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Small firms' internationalization for development in Tanzania

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dc.creator Rutashobya, Lettice
dc.date 2016-01-27T13:08:38Z
dc.date 2016-01-27T13:08:38Z
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:49:29Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:49:29Z
dc.identifier Rutashobya, L.H.K, Jaensson, J-E ( 2004) Small Firms’ Internationalisation For Development in Tanzania: Exploring the Network Phenomenon, International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 31, No. 1/2, pp.159-172
dc.identifier 0306-8293
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/214
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9932
dc.description The paper attempts to explore the role of networks in small firms' internationalization in Tanzania. It notes that while firm internationalization has been studied extensively, inquiry into how small firms enter foreign markets and the strategies they use has not received much attention. The study is further motivated by the fact that export performance of developing countries is alarmingly low, and hence there is need for African governments to create an environment that will stimulate small firms’ competitiveness in the current globalized export markets if the millennium development goals are to be attained. This requires capacity building of the actors in order to take advantage of the benefits of the market access strategies under the global partnership for development. One such approach is to promote partnering and networks. The Tanzanian exploratory study has revealed that networks eliminate small firms ownership disadvantages and their perceived psychic distance, thereby facilitating their entry into foreign markets.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
dc.subject International business
dc.subject Export markets
dc.subject Small enterprises
dc.subject Network operating systems
dc.subject Development
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title Small firms' internationalization for development in Tanzania
dc.title Exploring the network phenomenon
dc.type Journal Article


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