Environmental Sustainability, Digitalisation, and the Entrepreneurial Perception of Distances as Drivers of SMEs’ Internationalisation

The complex relationship between sustainability, digitalization, entrepreneurship and internationalization has received less academic attention, although each of these topics is an important research area on its own. Thus, our research aims to understand the effect of environmental sustainability, t...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-01, Vol.15 (3), p.2487
Main Authors: Szabó, Roland Z, Szedmák, Borbála, Tajti, Anna, Bera, Péter
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Acquisitions & mergers
Automobile drivers
Competitive advantage
Depth perception
Digital systems
Digitization
Domestic markets
Economic aspects
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Environmental aspects
Environmental effects
Environmental protection
Environmental sustainability
Event-related potentials
Exports
Globalization
Hypotheses
International aspects
Managers
Market entry
Perception
Perceptions
Small & medium sized enterprises-SME
Small and medium sized companies
Small business
Surveys
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Technology Acceptance Model
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Automobile drivers
Competitive advantage
Depth perception
Digital systems
Digitization
Domestic markets
Economic aspects
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Environmental aspects
Environmental effects
Environmental protection
Environmental sustainability
Event-related potentials
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International aspects
Managers
Market entry
Perception
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Sustainable development
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