From global mindset to international opportunities : the internationalization of Chinese SMEs.

摘要: Following China’s “One Belt One Road” global economic expansion strategy, Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) along with state-owned, large corporations are increasingly seeking business opportunities internationally. Little is known about the process of firms’ international opportunity creation discovery in this particular context. This study examines role SME manager’s mindset driving their identification through two key activities internationalization process: knowledge based networking activities. Data were collected from a survey 191 China. The results structural equation modelling show that managers’ has positive effect on both acquisition activities, which turn have effects development opportunities. findings suggest SMEs, while going process, rely extensively social interaction foreign partners to obtain customers institutions market.