İhracat İşletmelerinin Uluslararasılaşması: Türkiye'de Faaliyet Gösteren Kobi'lere Yönelik Bir Araştırma

Uluslararasılaşma ihracat davranışını içeren bir süreçtir. İşletmeler ihracat yapa­cakları yabancı pazarı seçerek uluslararasılaşma süreçlerini başlatmaktadırlar. İlk giri­len yabancı pazar, pazar derinliği ve uluslararasılaşma modeli açısından önemlidir. İhra­cat deneyimi, uluslararasılaşma hızı ve uluslararasılaşma derecesi uluslararasılaşma mo­delleriyle birlikte incelenmektedir. Bu araştırmada, Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren KOBİ'le-rin uluslararasılaşma yapıları analiz edilmiştir. Bu analiz uluslararasılaşma hızı ve tercih edilen uluslararasılaşma modeli ile uluslararasılaşma derecesinin ölçülmesini içermekte­dir. Araştırmada web tabanlı anket yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. KOBİ özelliğindeki 137 Türk işletmesi araştırmaya katılmıştır.

Internalization of Export Businesses: A Research on SMEs Operating in Turkey

Internationalization is a process that consists export behavior. Business starts their internationalization process by selecting foreign market to export. First entered foreign market is important for market depth and internationalization model. Export experience, speed of internationalization and degree of internationalization are examined with internationalization model together. In this research, internationalization structure of Turkish SMEs was analyzed. This analysis consisted speed of internationalization, preferred internationalization model and measuring the degree of internationalization. Web based questionnarie was used for this study. 137 Turkish SMEs replied the questionnarie from four sectors.

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