Internationalisation of small and medium-sized firms [Elektronische Ressource] : the role of the host country's institutional context / vorgelegt von Julia Eiche

Internationalisation of Small and Medium-Sized Firms: the Role of the Host Country’s Institutional Context Dissertation am Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Dr. rer. pol.) vorgelegt von: Dipl.-Kffr. (univ.) Julia Eiche aus Weinheim / Bergstraße Gießen, im Mai 2010Table of contents i Table of contents List of figures ................................................................................................................. iv List of tables .................................................................................................................... v List of abbreviations ...................................................................................................... vi 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the Study .................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Internationalisation of Firms ........................................................................ 1 1.1.2 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises ........................................................... 3 1.1.3 Institutions in International Business Research ............................................ 4 1.1.4 Theoretical Foundations .......................................................