This paper investigates the role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in the context of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). The paper reports on research findings from a case study that has been conducted in 14 SMEs, operating in steel manufacturing and woodworking. By dividing the enterprises into three different groups; medium-sized, small, and micro enterprises, this study pro...

The literature emphasises that technological advances have enabled firms to expand internationally at accelerated speed. Yet, are treated as a contextual variable and little is known about how firm-level innovations influence the internationalisation speed of small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To address this shortcoming, we draw on insights based capability development theory establish eff...