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| Author: | Salimäki, M. Gabrielsson, M. |
| Title: | Factors explaining success in the internationalization of Finnish small and medium-sized design companies |
| Journal: | Design Journal
2005 : VOL 8:2, p. 15-24 |
| Index terms: | Design management Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Internationalization Success Nordic countries Finland |
| Freeterms: | SME |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to examine whether Finnish design companies can use design as a source of competitive advantage in the internationalization (hereafter as: int-nat.) process and what other competitive elements are essential. As a central finding, it is found that many of the SMEs in the Finnish design industry could even attain a leading position in the Western European market and remain highly profitable at the same time. The simultaneous, balanced enhancement of internal efficiency and external effectiveness, guided by a strategy of int-nat. can be seen as the cornerstone of success. |
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