caa a22 4500 445849541 CHVBK 20180317145409.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10843-011-0080-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10843-011-0080-3 Best practice network business model for internationalization of small and medium enterprises [Elektronische Daten] [Behrouz Zarei, Hoda Nasseri, Mahdi Tajeddin] Small and medium enterprises' entry to international markets leads to their continuous growth and facilitates national and global economic development. In an attempt to substantiate these outcomes, they seek to acquire best practices and experiences in order to facilitate entering, surviving, and growing in global markets. To address this challenge practically, the present paper introduces a media for networking and a system for transferring internationalization best practices across small and medium enterprises under the concept of Best Practice Network. Subsequently, the paper tries to depict Best Practice Network as a viable business and establish a guideline for implementing it by developing its business model. To achieve this objective, the authors have administered multi-case study research among the top managers of international small and medium enterprises in the information and communication technology sector of Iran. The resulting model is based on business model ontology and proposes a bird's eye view of the Best Practice Network including product, customer interface, infrastructure management, and financial aspects. Moreover, by proposing a media for sharing related best practices, this paper can lead to the decline of the stage theory of internationalization and can excel the born global theory of small and medium enterprises. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Best Practice Network nationallicence Internationalization nationallicence Small and medium enterprises nationallicence Business model design nationallicence Business model ontology nationallicence Zarei Behrouz Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Farshi Moghaddam St. (16th St.), North Kargar St., PO Box 14395-796, 1439813141, Tehran, Iran aut Nasseri Hoda Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Vanak St., 1993891176, Tehran, Iran aut Tajeddin Mahdi Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Jalal-Al-Ahmad Highway, Pol-e-Nasr, 14155-6311, Tehran, Iran aut Journal of International Entrepreneurship Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 9/4(2011-12-01), 299-315 1570-7385 9:4<299 2011 9 10843 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-011-0080-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-011-0080-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zarei Behrouz Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Farshi Moghaddam St. (16th St.), North Kargar St., PO Box 14395-796, 1439813141, Tehran, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nasseri Hoda Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Vanak St., 1993891176, Tehran, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tajeddin Mahdi Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Jalal-Al-Ahmad Highway, Pol-e-Nasr, 14155-6311, Tehran, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of International Entrepreneurship Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 9/4(2011-12-01), 299-315 1570-7385 9:4<299 2011 9 10843 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer