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The globalisation process of SMEs depends on the level of development of their country and on their individual level of development. Factor-driven SMEs, are mainly located in developed countries, but they could be in developed countries, especially in rural environment. Efficiency- and innovation-driven SMEs appear in both efficiency- and innovation-driven countries. Each group of SMEs is illustrated by analysis of case studies.
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Bijaoui, I. (2017). SMEs and Globalisation. In: SMEs in an Era of Globalization. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56473-3_3
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