The process of export information exploitation in French and Romanian SMEs

摘要: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the exploitation export information in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) contrasting institutional contexts France Romania.Design/methodology/approach qualitative approach based on 18 semi‐directed interviews with managers Romanian French exporting SMEs. With an absorptive capacity (AC) perspective, study investigates processing SMEs as a beginning‐to‐end process, including antecedents, inputs, outputs.Findings efficiency acquisition assimilation reflects richness their international experiences, well sources accessed foreign settings. transformation takes various forms: sense‐making, decision making, development new market‐related know‐how capabilities. AC framework appears consistent SME managers' perceptio...