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International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES

This paper expatiate the role of International Trade Intermediary (ITI) to International Opportunities Recognition (IOR) in Malaysian Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). Thirty SMEs were selected for interview. The results illustrate that twenty five SMEs explored international opportunities...

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Main Authors: Ahmadian, Sahar, Rahmandoust, Mohsen, Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar, Chelliah, Shankar, Munusamy, Jayaraman, Anvari, Roya
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Published: INSInet Publications 2011
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HF Commerce
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/45003/
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spelling my.utm.450032017-09-20T07:23:47Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/45003/ International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES Ahmadian, Sahar Rahmandoust, Mohsen Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar Chelliah, Shankar Munusamy, Jayaraman Anvari, Roya HF Commerce This paper expatiate the role of International Trade Intermediary (ITI) to International Opportunities Recognition (IOR) in Malaysian Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). Thirty SMEs were selected for interview. The results illustrate that twenty five SMEs explored international opportunities through their relation with ITIs. This paper also highlighted ten reasons for IOR through ITIs in Malaysian SMEs. The most important reasons are social ties and business networks, familiarity with governmental support, and familiarity with diverse cultures. In addition, government agencies were found the most important intermediary for IOR in Malaysian SMEs. INSInet Publications 2011 Article PeerReviewed Ahmadian, Sahar and Rahmandoust, Mohsen and Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar and Chelliah, Shankar and Munusamy, Jayaraman and Anvari, Roya (2011) International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (10). pp. 635-648. ISSN 1991-8178
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic HF Commerce
spellingShingle HF Commerce
Ahmadian, Sahar
Rahmandoust, Mohsen
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Chelliah, Shankar
Munusamy, Jayaraman
Anvari, Roya
International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
description This paper expatiate the role of International Trade Intermediary (ITI) to International Opportunities Recognition (IOR) in Malaysian Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs). Thirty SMEs were selected for interview. The results illustrate that twenty five SMEs explored international opportunities through their relation with ITIs. This paper also highlighted ten reasons for IOR through ITIs in Malaysian SMEs. The most important reasons are social ties and business networks, familiarity with governmental support, and familiarity with diverse cultures. In addition, government agencies were found the most important intermediary for IOR in Malaysian SMEs.
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author Ahmadian, Sahar
Rahmandoust, Mohsen
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Chelliah, Shankar
Munusamy, Jayaraman
Anvari, Roya
author_facet Ahmadian, Sahar
Rahmandoust, Mohsen
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Chelliah, Shankar
Munusamy, Jayaraman
Anvari, Roya
author_sort Ahmadian, Sahar
title International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
title_short International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
title_full International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
title_fullStr International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
title_full_unstemmed International opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in Malaysian SMES
title_sort international opportunity recognition through international trade intermediary networks in malaysian smes
publisher INSInet Publications
publishDate 2011
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/45003/
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