Antecedents to Export Performance and How Italian and Slovanian SME's Innovate During Times of Crisis

This paper explores how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in Northern Italy and Slovenia used their innovative potential to expan business across the border while their home markets suffered from the great recession that started in 2007. The background of the study is an analysis of the antecedents to export performance and internationlization, which specifically asked whether innovating incrementally or innovating radically...