The internalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the viticulture

Kubíčková, Lea and Peprný, Aleš (2011): The internalization of small and medium-sized enterprises in the viticulture. Published in: Agricultural Economics-Zemedelska ekonomika , Vol. 57, No. ISSN 0139-570X (2011): pp. 331-339.

Abstract

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important part of the Czech economy, they significantly contribute to job and GDP creation, they are a source of innovation and technological progress. The paper is focused on the internationalization of SMEs, specifically in the wine, which is a specific sector, which is closely linked to specific area and is a significant subject of natural and climatic conditions. The authors focused on the specification of the most important aspects of the internationalization of Czech wine-growing small and medium enterprises based on research via interviewing 450 SMEs wineries,they identified the key success factors in the process of internationalization of SMEs in the wine business.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: SMEs, internationalization, success, keyfactors, successevaluation
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M20 - General

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