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Sharfaei, Shahab and Ong, Jeen Wei and Ojo, Adedapo Oluwaseyi (2022) The Impact of Industry Forces on International SME Performance in Iran: The Mediating Effect of Competitive Advantage. Administrative Sciences, 12 (4). p. 132. ISSN 2076-3387

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Abstract

International small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) encounter several problems, including how to manage the industry forces in order to achieve their performance goals. Focusing mainly on international SMEs, we explored this issue by examining competitive advantage as a mediator in the relationship between industry forces and international SMEs’ performance. This study was conducted in the context of the Iranian market. Iran offers substantial economic opportunities to international SMEs since it has a population of 85 million people, a range of natural resources, and a sophisticated manufacturing industry. In Iran, an international SME is a firm with less than 100 employees that originated outside of Iran but has an entity inside the country. The partial least squares method was employed in analyzing the survey data collected from 166 international SMEs in Iran. The results indicate that industry forces have significant effects on performance, but competitive advantage does not have a mediating impact. The results of this study reaffirm that international SMEs should be aware of the consequences of industry forces in order to attain their performance goals. This is especially critical for some developing economies which are more characterized by ambiguities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Industrial organization, SME performance, structural equation modelling, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), developing economies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD2321-4730.9 Industry > HD2340.8-2346.5 Small and medium-sized businesses, artisans, handicrafts, trades
Divisions:	Faculty of Management (FOM)
Depositing User:	Ms Nurul Iqtiani Ahmad
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2023 01:45
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2023 01:45
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/11088

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