Accidental and Intentional Exporters: Comparing Indonesian and Malaysian MSMEs
Tham Siew Yean; Tulus Tambunan | February 2018
Abstract
This study uses an analytical framework that combines the stages, network and international new ventures theory as well as policy and institutional support, to investigate several case studies in Indonesia and Malaysia. The approach provides richer and deeper insights into the internationalization journey of these MSMEs. Semi-structured interviews based on the same analytical framework are used in all cases. The cases are chosen from a list of exporting SMEs provided by the relevant government agencies in each country, and are also based on the companies’ willingness to be interviewed. Malaysian cases were supplementarily obtained through word-of-mouth recommendations following a high rejection rate from companies on the list. This paper is organized as follows. A brief overview of the SMEs in Indonesia and Malaysia is provided in section 2, after the introduction. The findings are presented in section 3, followed by a discussion of the findings. The conclusion summarizes the main findings and provides some policy suggestions relevant at the country and ASEAN level.
Citation
Tham Siew Yean; Tulus Tambunan. 2018. Accidental and Intentional Exporters: Comparing Indonesian and Malaysian MSMEs. © ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8049.PDF ISBN
978-981-4818-32-2
Print ISBN
978-981-4818-31-5
ISSN
0219-3213
Keywords
Asian Development Bank
Development
Trade
Development Goals
Skills Development
Sustainable Development
Trade Flows
Trade And Development
Food Security And Trade
Trade Volume
Trade Potential
Trade Flows
External Trade
Industrial policy
New technology
Innovations
Industry
Export policy
Import policy
Development assistance
ADB
Curriculum development
Development assistance
Development aid
Development indicators
Development potential
Development models
Project appraisal
Performance appraisal
Regional development bank
Trade development
Import volume
Export volume
Capital
Business
Communication in rural development
Social participation
Occupational training
Partnership
Joint venture
System analysis
Labor and globalization
Labor policy
Regional trading blocs
Foreign trade and employment
Developing countries
Industrial priorities
Technological innovation
Technology transfer
Foreign trade regulation
Industrial relations
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