A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Value Chain Management Capability in International SMEs
Authors: Eriksson Taina, Nummela Niina, Sainio Liisa-Maija, Saarenketo Sami
Editors: Marinova Svetla, Larimo Jorma, Nummela Niina
Publication year: 2017
Book title : Value creation in international business: Volume 2: An SME Perspective
First page : 171
Last page: 193
ISBN: 978-3-319-39368-1
eISBN: 978-3-319-39369-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39369-8_8
Web address : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-39369-8_8
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/18806269
Literature on SME internationalisation often ignores that internationalisation is a process that involves the whole value producing chain of activities. This chapter takes a holistic view to the internationalisation of an SME by examining, also its capabilities to manage the value chain. Therefore, it makes an important contribution to organisational capabilities, value chain management and international business literatures. The qualitative case study captures the capabilities needed to manage the value chain in a higher-level construct of value chain management capability. The value chain management capability is found to consist of international orientation, network capability, market orientation, technological capability and teamwork management capability.
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