摘要：In this special issue, we advance our understanding of how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) build interna- tional firm-specific advantages after they internationalize. With the globalization and digitalization of business, SMEs can find opportunities to create and exploit resources in multiple countries using novel business models based on their flexibility. At the same time, this new landscape gives rise to important challenges. Moreover, we lack explanations for the drivers of long-term performance among SMEs (CavusgilandKnight, 2015). Dominant para- digms in the international entrepreneurship literature largely focus on describing SMEs’ internationalization patterns, moving from the classical internationalization process (JohansonandMattson, 1988; JohansonandVahlne, 1977) to the phenomenon of accelerated internationaliza- tion (OviattandMcDougall, 1994). They examine some variables such as speed and time, or subsequent entries (CasillasandAcedo, 2013; PrashanthamandYoung, 2011). However, in addition to the role played by size or time in internationalization, literature on the internationalization of SMEs is increasingly paying attention to other dimen- sions, such as market presence, product diversification, new business models, participation in global value chains (GVCs), and entry modes other than exporting.
