Ahmadian, Sahar and Rahmandoust, Mohsen and Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar and Chelliah, Shankar and Munusamy, Jayaraman and Anvari, Roya (2011) International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (10). pp. 635-648. ISSN 1991-8178
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Abstract
This paper expatiate the role of International Trade Intermediary (ITI) to International Opportunities Recognition (IOR) in Malaysian Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). Thirty SMEs were selected for interview. The results illustrate that twenty five SMEs explored international opportunities through their relation with ITIs. This paper also highlighted ten reasons for IOR through ITIs in Malaysian SMEs. The most important reasons are social ties and business networks, familiarity with governmental support, and familiarity with diverse cultures. In addition, government agencies were found the most important intermediary for IOR in Malaysian SMEs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | international trade |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
| Divisions: | Management |
| ID Code: | 45003 |
| Deposited By: | Haliza Zainal |
| Deposited On: | 27 Apr 2015 04:49 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2017 07:23 |
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