Impact of Degree of Internationalization on Sme’s Performance
Impact of degree of internationalization on SME’s performance (A case study textile industry in Pakistan)
BILAL INAM
SHOAIB ANEES
MUHAMMAD AMJAD
HAFIZ FASAHAT IQBAL
ZUBAIR KHAN
QASWAR ABBAS
MBA 4TH Semester (2010 – 2013)
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
BAHAUDDIN ZAKAIRYA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN
Year 2012
Project Assigned for
Application of International Business
Institute of Management Sciences, B. Z. University, Multan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By the grace of Almighty Allah, we’ve been able to present this report, on “international business”. We tried our best to highlight all aspects of “impact of degree of internationalization on SME’s’ performance”.
The project is the outcome of weeks of hectic work. We consult with several books; we also took material from the internet to complete our project.
In the end, we would like to express our deep feelings for “Ma’am javeria Abbas” for giving us the opportunity.
Impact of degree of internationalization on SME’s performance
(A case study Textile industry in Pakistan)
BILAL INAM, SHOAIBANEES ,MUHAMMAD AMJAD, HAFIZ FASAHATIQBAL, , ZUBAIR KHAN, QASWAR ABBAS
Abstract
The fast growing of multinational firms has been a distinct feature of globalization in the developing countries, such as in Pakistan Many of the emerging multinational firms are small and medium enterprises (SME). The textile industry SMEs, in particular, have been at the forefront of making outward investment. The paper empirically studies the impact of internationalization on the performance of SMEs, which have invested overseas. The paper also explores the effect of marketing, firm size, and managerial orientation on firm performance. Based on survey technique for 26 textile SME’s in Pakistan,(Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad) the paper finds a positive correlation between
BILAL INAM
SHOAIB ANEES
MUHAMMAD AMJAD
HAFIZ FASAHAT IQBAL
ZUBAIR KHAN
QASWAR ABBAS
MBA 4TH Semester (2010 – 2013)
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
BAHAUDDIN ZAKAIRYA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN
Year 2012
Project Assigned for
Application of International Business
Institute of Management Sciences, B. Z. University, Multan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By the grace of Almighty Allah, we’ve been able to present this report, on “international business”. We tried our best to highlight all aspects of “impact of degree of internationalization on SME’s’ performance”.
The project is the outcome of weeks of hectic work. We consult with several books; we also took material from the internet to complete our project.
In the end, we would like to express our deep feelings for “Ma’am javeria Abbas” for giving us the opportunity.
Impact of degree of internationalization on SME’s performance
(A case study Textile industry in Pakistan)
BILAL INAM, SHOAIBANEES ,MUHAMMAD AMJAD, HAFIZ FASAHATIQBAL, , ZUBAIR KHAN, QASWAR ABBAS
Abstract
The fast growing of multinational firms has been a distinct feature of globalization in the developing countries, such as in Pakistan Many of the emerging multinational firms are small and medium enterprises (SME). The textile industry SMEs, in particular, have been at the forefront of making outward investment. The paper empirically studies the impact of internationalization on the performance of SMEs, which have invested overseas. The paper also explores the effect of marketing, firm size, and managerial orientation on firm performance. Based on survey technique for 26 textile SME’s in Pakistan,(Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad) the paper finds a positive correlation between
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