caa a22 4500 445849495 CHVBK 20180317145409.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10843-011-0074-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10843-011-0074-1 Differences in managerial behavior between small international and non-international firms [Elektronische Daten] [Svante Andersson, Henrik Florén] The main question raised in this article is whether there are any differences between the work activities of managers in small firms primarily operating on an international market and those managing firms doing business on a domestic market. If so, what are these differences, and what do they tell us about the internationalization of small firms? The comparative method used here is based on multiple approaches including interviews, diary studies, and direct observations. The conclusions indicate that managers in small international firms are more proactive in their networking behavior, delegate operative activities, and devote more time to planned strategic activities connected with their international expansion than managers in other small firms. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 International entrepreneurship nationallicence Small firms nationallicence Internationalization nationallicence Managerial behavior nationallicence Direct observation nationallicence Andersson Svante Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning (CIEL), Halmstad University, Box823, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden aut Florén Henrik Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning (CIEL), Halmstad University, Box823, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden aut Journal of International Entrepreneurship Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 9/3(2011-09-01), 233-258 1570-7385 9:3<233 2011 9 10843 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-011-0074-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-011-0074-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Andersson Svante Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning (CIEL), Halmstad University, Box823, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Florén Henrik Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning (CIEL), Halmstad University, Box823, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of International Entrepreneurship Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 9/3(2011-09-01), 233-258 1570-7385 9:3<233 2011 9 10843 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer