Regional Expansion of Emerging Market SMEs: The Roles of Domestic Market Environmental Uncertainty and International Alliance Partner Diversity

N. Zahoor; F Donbesuur; A Nwoba; Huda Khan

doi:10.1007/s10490-021-09799-1

Regional Expansion of Emerging Market SMEs: The Roles of Domestic Market Environmental Uncertainty and International Alliance Partner Diversity

N. Zahoor^* (Corresponding Author), F Donbesuur, A Nwoba, Huda Khan

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Abstract

This study develops and tests a framework of the effect of domestic market environmental uncertainty on international alliance partner diversity (IAPD) and the effect of IAPD on small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) regional expansion. Leveraging primary data from a sample of 232 Pakistani SMEs, the findings indicate that domestic market dynamism and technological dynamism drive SMEs to engage in IAPD. The analysis further reveals that IAPD improves SMEs’ regional expansion, and particularly so at higher levels of cross-cultural knowledge absorption. The research and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	613–643
Number of pages	31
Journal	Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Volume	40
Early online date	22 Nov 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-021-09799-1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords

Domestic market uncertainty
international alliance partner diversity
crosscultural knowledge absorption
regional expansion
emerging markets
Pakistan

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