International High‐Tech SMEs Amid Geopolitical Pressures

In the wake of increased geopolitical tensions, we investigate the impact of geopolitical risk on the investments of international high‐tech small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Prior research on SME internationalization has primarily emphasized the importance of home and host‐country institut...

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