Firm Resources as Determinants of Internationalization of Medium Sized Firms Evidence from Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorIrungu, Dancan Njagi
dc.contributor.authorMarwa, Simmy Mwita
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-08T09:22:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-08T09:22:23Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study is to assess the effects of firm resources on the internationalization of medium firms taking evidence from Kenya.Resource Based View (RBV) is the main theoretical framework that has informed the study. According to Barney (1991), the ownership of the unique resources is assumed to be the reason why Medium firms in the same industry and location respond differently to export stimuli; one initiating export business and is in a position to meet its export orders while another similar one is not. The argument is that the internal resources tangible or intangible are the main explanatory determinant of firm internationalization. Kenya Top 100 medium firms formed target population. The results of the study indicate that Medium firms that seek for internationalization should invest in developing rare and unique resources which are not imitable. The findings reveal that internal resources tangible or intangible are the main explanatory determinant of medium firm internationalization. The results of the study agrees with a lot of the existing literature on SMEs internationalization on that ownership of the unique resources is a major reason why firms in the same industry and location respond differently to export stimuli. To overcome the challenges of smallness, medium firms have to leverage on knowledge and network resources for they are rare, unique and are not imitable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research; Vol.3, No.1, pp.53-63en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 2053-583X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3552
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIrungu, D. N., & Marwa, M., (2018). Firm Resources as Determinants of Internationalization of Medium Sized Firms Evidence from Kenya. International Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Researchen_US
dc.subjectMedium Firmen_US
dc.subjectMedium Firmen_US
dc.subjectResourcesen_US
dc.subjectResourcesen_US
dc.subjectInternationalizationen_US
dc.subjectInternationalizationen_US
dc.titleFirm Resources as Determinants of Internationalization of Medium Sized Firms Evidence from Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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