Internationalisation Strategies and Processes of the German Mittelstand
Key Success Factors of SME Internationalisation: A Cross-Country Perspective
ISBN: 978-1-78754-278-5, eISBN: 978-1-78754-277-8
Publication date: 10 September 2018
Abstract
In the German economy, in addition to typical small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Mittelstand plays a major role. The present chapter focuses on those Mittelstand firms that are known as Hidden Champions. The contribution will show how the general characteristics of Mittelstand firms impact their internationalisation strategies and internationalisation processes. It outlines how the German Mittelstand solves the global–local dilemma in an unparalleled way, and it stresses some of the major challenges that Mittelstand firms face.
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Citation
Schmid, S. (2018), "Internationalisation Strategies and Processes of the German Mittelstand", Dominguez, N. and Mayrhofer, U. (Ed.) Key Success Factors of SME Internationalisation: A Cross-Country Perspective (International Business and Management, Vol. 34), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 137-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1876-066X20180000034008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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