MNE-SME cooperation: An integrative framework

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Prashantham, Shameen; Birkinshaw, Julian
• 署名单位: China Europe International Business School; University of London; London Business School
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/s41267-019-00214-y
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 1161-1175
• 关键词: MNE-SME cooperation; INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; SME internationalization; global innovation; Global value chain; Sustainable development goals

摘要

Although international business scholars have begun to recognize the division of entrepreneurial labor between MNEs and SMEs, there is a fragmented understanding of the different forms MNE-SME cooperation can take. We develop a typology that takes into account not only complementarity of capabilities but also, crucially, thecompatibility of intentbetween MNEs (exploration vs. exploitation) and SMEs (international vs. domestic orientation). The framework offers a novel way to understand the forms and dynamics of MNE-SME cooperation. We also show how it can be applied more broadly, by considering its application to societal challenges, such as achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.