Symbiotic Networks in Sme Internationalization; A U.S.- China- Russia Study

The purpose of this research is to extend the literature addressing the relationships between a SME\u27s networking activities and its internationalization. In addition, the research contributes to the field by empirically investigating and putting into a unified framework attitudinal, managerial, cultural, and environmental factors that influence a SME\u27s networking, and internationalization. The value of a networking approach to SME internationalization is conditioned by its ability to explain non-economic motives underlying the decision making process of small business owners/managers. It is especially valuable in cases of small and medium enterprises since SMEs in order to survive in competition with large firms develop unique competencies that may better be explored using the networking rather than resource-based or stage-based approaches . These competencies include: (1) establishing and managing special relations with partners at home and abroad and giving them customized levels of service (2) utilizing the advantages arising out of business owners/managers\u27 entrepreneurial traits, social capital and even family links and (3) creating and developing synergistic entities with other small firms. This study measures and operationalizes the constructs related to SMEs\u27 networking activities. It makes this research cross-cultural by basing it on highly diversified samples from three different business culturs (USA, China, and Russia) and by establishing cross-cultural validity of the proposed model. The overriding framework of the presented model can be stated as conceptualizing, converting to operationalizable terms, and testing the network theory approach relative to SME internationalization. In this way, the study overcomes the criticism that network theory is not predictive by nature and is not testabl

Public Infrastructure and Private Sector Productivity, Tasmania 1990-2015

The study utilises the recent advances in development of capital stock data at subnational level for Australian states and applies the series for analysis of the effect of the public infrastructure on the private sector productivity in Tasmania. The study employs a version of an aggregate production function to estimate the elasticity of private capital productivity with respect to the public infrastructure. The results of analysis indicate that, in the long run, contrary to the expectations, the public infrastructure contributes negatively to the private sector productivity in Tasmania. There is also some evidence that Tasmanian government is engaged in countercyclical public investment activities

Antecedents and Outcomes of Network Involvement in the Internationalization Process: A Case of SMEs from the USA, China, and Russia

The internationalization processes of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) differ across economic and cultural environments. Creating an operationalizable and predictive framework to explain them has long been a challenging research task. This task is particularly relevant in an era of reconfiguration of globalization, which directly affects the small business sector. This study proposes a model which includes networking, attitudinal, cultural, and environmental factors as antecedents of the degree of SME internationalization. We collected data and tested this model in three distinct cultural environments: the USA, China, and Russia. The results suggest that attitudinal characteristics of managers, such as global mindset and relationship commitment, condition SMEs network involvement. The influence of network involvement on the degree of SMEs internationalization becomes stronger with increasing environmental turbulence. This study’s findings have practical implications for businesses operating in different countries, as well as governmental organizations and educational institutions

Symbiotic Networks in Sme Internationalization; A U.S.- China- Russia Study

The purpose of this research is to extend the literature addressing the relationships between a SME\u27s networking activities and its internationalization. In addition, the research contributes to the field by empirically investigating and putting into a unified framework attitudinal, managerial, cultural, and environmental factors that influence a SME\u27s networking, and internationalization. The value of a networking approach to SME internationalization is conditioned by its ability to explain non-economic motives underlying the decision making process of small business owners/managers. It is especially valuable in cases of small and medium enterprises since SMEs in order to survive in competition with large firms develop unique competencies that may better be explored using the networking rather than resource-based or stage-based approaches . These competencies include: (1) establishing and managing special relations with partners at home and abroad and giving them customized levels of service (2) utilizing the advantages arising out of business owners/managers\u27 entrepreneurial traits, social capital and even family links and (3) creating and developing synergistic entities with other small firms. This study measures and operationalizes the constructs related to SMEs\u27 networking activities. It makes this research cross-cultural by basing it on highly diversified samples from three different business culturs (USA, China, and Russia) and by establishing cross-cultural validity of the proposed model. The overriding framework of the presented model can be stated as conceptualizing, converting to operationalizable terms, and testing the network theory approach relative to SME internationalization. In this way, the study overcomes the criticism that network theory is not predictive by nature and is not testabl

Symbiotic Vs Commensal Networking: the Case of Textile SMEs in China and Russia

The purpose of this research is to contribute to the literature addressing the characteristics of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based on the sample drawn from two emerging economies – China and Russia. The study investigates the intensity and typology of networking activities that SMEs are involved in. The research contributes to the field by empirically investigating, testing, and putting into a unified framework the measurement tools required for identifying symbiotic and commensal types of SMEs’ networking interactions. It also provides an insight into attitudinal, managerial, cultural, and environmental factors that condition these two types of networking and influence SMEs’ willingness to globalize their operations and thus make their networks international. The overriding framework of the study can be stated as developing, validating and testing the symbiotic networking concept relatively to the international business studies. In this way, the study contributes to overcoming the criticism that network theory is not predictive by nature and is not testable

Estimates of Net Capital Stock and Consumption of Fixed Capital for Australian States and Territories, 1990–2013

Being an important input for many economic models and being widely used in economic decision making by the federal and regional government, capital stock data are not readily available at the sub-national level for most countries, including Australia. The study closely follows the methodology of the Australian Bureau of Statistics and presents a complete set of capital stock data for the states and territories of Australia for the period 1990–2013. The robustness of the method is assessed by comparing the aggregated data by type of asset estimates for the states, with the capital stock data by type of asset for Australia as a whole published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Estimates of Net Capital Stock and Consumption of Fixed Capital for Australian States and Territories, 1990–2013

Being an important input for many economic models and being widely used in economic decision making by the federal and regional government, capital stock data are not readily available at the sub-national level for most countries, including Australia. The study closely follows the methodology of the Australian Bureau of Statistics and presents a complete set of capital stock data for the states and territories of Australia for the period 1990–2013. The robustness of the method is assessed by comparing the aggregated data by type of asset estimates for the states, with the capital stock data by type of asset for Australia as a whole published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Public Infrastructure and Private Sector Productivity, Tasmania 1990-2015

This is an abstract of a paper delivered to the 45th Australian Economics Conference, held at Flinders University 11-13 July 2016The study utilises the recent advances in development of capital stock data at subnational level for Australian states and applies the series for analysis of the effect of the public infrastructure on the private sector productivity in Tasmania. The study employs a version of an aggregate production function to estimate the elasticity of private capital productivity with respect to the public infrastructure. The results of analysis indicate that, in the long run, contrary to the expectations, the public infrastructure contributes negatively to the private sector productivity in Tasmania. There is also some evidence that Tasmanian government is engaged in countercyclical public investment activities