Norms and trust-shaping relationships among food-exporting SMEs in Ghana

Isaac Oduro Amoako, Harry Matlay

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    Abstract

    There is a marked paucity of empirically rigorous research that
    focuses on the impact that indigenous institutional influences can have on
    the internationalization strategies of entrepreneurs operating in developing
    countries. This study therefore explores the complex processes through
    which owner-managers of food-exporting SMEs in Ghana draw on cultural
    norms to build networks that enable internationalization, in the
    absence of formal institutional support. The results facilitate a better
    understanding of the hybridization of indigenous and global norms that
    underpin SME internationalization in Ghana and other developing economies,
    particularly in Africa. The study contributes to the theory and
    practice of interorganizational relationships and to international entrepreneurship
    in an African context.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)123-134
    Number of pages12
    JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Volume16
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015

    Keywords

    • norms
    • Africa
    • SMEs
    • internationalization
    • trust
    • networks

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