Adomako, S, Frimpong, K, Danso, A et al. (3 more authors) (2020) Home country institutional impediments and international expansion of developing country SMEs. International Business Review, 29 (5). 101716. ISSN 0969-5931
Abstract
Though institutional contexts are critical drivers of firms’ international expansion, very limited research efforts have focused on how and when these factors facilitate developing country firms’ outward market activities. This study derives insights from the institution-based view and activity theory to test how perceived environmental uncertainty mediates the link between institutional impediments and international expansion. Using data from small and medium-sized firms from Ghana (N = 222) and Ethiopia (N = 203), the findings suggest that high levels of perceived regulatory and cognitive impediments amplify the mediation effect of perceived environmental uncertainty on the degree of SME’s international expansion. Additionally, the findings suggest that, when political connections are well-developed and deployed, the potency of perceived environmental uncertainty as a driver of international expansion is attenuated. Moreover, the study finds that varying levels of home-country industry competition moderate the relationship between perceived environmental uncertainty and the degree of international expansion. Implications relating to theory and practice are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Business Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Africa; Degree of international expansion; Ethiopia; Ghana; Institutional impediments; Perceived uncertainty; SMEs |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Accounting & Finance Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2020 11:25 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jul 2022 15:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101716 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161386 |