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Digital technologies and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises

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dc.contributor.authorYordanova, Desislava
dc.contributor.authorDana, Leo-Paul
dc.contributor.authorManolova, Tatiana S.
dc.contributor.authorPergelova, Albena
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T15:42:28Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T15:42:28Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make important contributions to sustainable economic growth, employment, poverty alleviation, local development, and human wellbeing in developed and developing countries. SMEs are also increasingly active international players due to the technological advances that have lowered the risks and costs of foreign market entry. The key among these technological advances is the advent of digital technologies. Indeed, as early as 2010, Etemad, Wilkinson, and Dana noted that “internetization” is a pre-requisite for internationalization in the new economy. Previous research has revealed complex links between internationalization, digitalization, and sustainability in the context of SMEs, and observed that this field is rapidly evolving; however, there are still many gaps in our knowledge about the relationship between digitalization and SME internationalization. Hence, this Special Issue focused on unraveling various ways in which digital technologies affect the internationalization of SMEs. In this Editorial, we present a brief overview of the topic of SME internationalization, followed by the role of digital technology in the internationalization process, and finally offer a summary of the articles in this Special Issue.
dc.identifier.citationYordanova, D., Dana, L-P., Manolova, T.S., & Pergelova, A. (2024). Digital technologies and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises. Sustainability, 16(7), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16072660.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su16072660
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/3992
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution (CC BY)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSMEs
dc.subjectsustainable economic growth
dc.subjecttechnological advances
dc.subjectdigital technologies
dc.subjectSME internationalization
dc.titleDigital technologies and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprisesen
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