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Czakó, E., & Könczöl, E. (2014). Critical Success Factors of Export Excellence and Policy Implications: The Case of Hungarian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (chapter 5) In: A.S. Gubik & K. Wach K. (Eds.), International Entrepreneurship and Corporate Growth in Visegrad Countries. Miskolc: University of Miskolc (ISBN: 978-3-200-03673-4).
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Abstract
The economic growth rates in the European Union raise the question of how the internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be facilitated by national economic policies. Research evidence in the area of international business suggests that enterprise competencies are critical in internationalisation. Naturally, economic policies should facilitate the development of adequate competencies with SMEs. Ten case studies on Hungarian-majority- owned SMEs that export were analysed to explore their critical success factors. This chapter contrasts the enterprise level findings with economic policies towards internationalisation using the findings of this qualitative research project.
Keywords: Critical Success Factors, Export Performance, Internationalisation of SMEs, Economic Policies, Competitiveness
JEL classification: F23, F43, L25, M16
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