This study aims to examine how born
globals establish, participate in and manage their
global value chains (GVCs) and how existing support for
internationalising SMEs, and particularly born globals,
could be improved. More specifically, the research seeks
to identify the born globals’ motivation and challenges in
engaging in internationalisation, and how international
cooperation affects their performance. At the same
time, the report analyses policies across European
and non-European countries to examine the extent
to which previous action has addressed the needs of
internationalising SMEs/born globals and to offer policy
pointers.
The study was carried out in the period 2016–2018 as part
of the Future of Manufacturing in Europe pilot project
proposed by the European Parliament and delegated to
Eurofound by the European Commission (DG GROW). The
research involves the investigation of seven born globals’
value chains and 28 policy measures across 16 countries in
Europe and beyond