The Effect of SMEs’ Slack Resource on Internationalization: Focusing on SMEs’ Subcontracting Relationship*11

• 발행기관: 동아시아경상학회
• 저자명: Jae-Jin KIM
• 간행물 정보: 『East Asian Journal of Business Economics』Vol.9 No.1, 17~26쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.03.31

영문 초록

Purpose—This study examines how financial slack resources and subcontracting of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affect their internationalization. To identify slack resources, subcontracting, and internationalization of SMEs, 1,062 SME samples in the electronics industry are used in the logistic regression analysis to analyze their relationship with SMEs’ export. Research design, data, and methodology—This study conducted the empirical analysis on 1,062 SMEs in the electronics industry using the sample survey method. The samples were based on data selected and distributed by the Ministry SMEs and Startups. The data analysis methods were descriptive, correlation analysis, and logistics regression analysis. Result—The analysis shows that only available resources are negatively related to SMEs’ internationalization. It can be interpreted as a high tendency for SMEs to avoid relatively risky choices such as entering overseas markets if they have enough financial resources. Moreover, subcontracting has a negative relationship with internationalization. Conclusion—This study broadened the scope of SME research by analyzing subcontracting and slack resources together and provides practical implications for policymakers and managers.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Methodology

4. Results and discussion

5. Conclusion and Limitation

키워드

SMEs Slack resource Internationalization Subcontracting