Understanding the motives for SMEs entry choice of international entry mode

Purpose What drives small to medium‐sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) internationalisation strategy remains a significant issue in international business research, despite the huge research efforts on this subject over the past three decades. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and compare the motives behind the equity modes of foreign market entry in Norway. Design/methodology/approach Employing a cross sectional survey, a sample of 146 firms...