The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland

Tutkielman tavoite on lisätä ymmärrystä kuinka suomalaiset teollisuuden alan pk-yritykset näkevät ulkopuolisten palveluntarjoajien roolin suhteessa vastuulliseen kansainvälistymiseen digitalisaation aikakaudella. Tutkielman tarkoitus on selvittää pk-yritysten tämänhetkisiä tarpeita ulkopuolisen t...

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Main Author: Värri, Annastiina
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/56357
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description Tutkielman tavoite on lisätä ymmärrystä kuinka suomalaiset teollisuuden alan pk-yritykset näkevät ulkopuolisten palveluntarjoajien roolin suhteessa vastuulliseen kansainvälistymiseen digitalisaation aikakaudella. Tutkielman tarkoitus on selvittää pk-yritysten tämänhetkisiä tarpeita ulkopuolisen tuen suhteen kansainvälistymisprosesseissaan: minkälainen ja missä vaiheessa ulkopuolinen tuki on yrityksille arvokkainta? Samanaikaisesti tutkielma tarkastelee kansainvälistymisprosesseja yritysvastuun näkökulmasta. Alkuun avaan pk-yritysten näkemyksiä asiantuntijayrityksistä: mikä on nykytilanne ulkopuolisen avun hyödyntämisen suhteen? Samalla avaan mahdollisuuksia palveluntarjoajien näkökulmasta erityisesti mitä tulee palveluliiketoiminnan, digitaalisten alustojen ja esineiden internetin suhteen. Seuraavaksi tarkastelen mitä yritysvastuu ja kestävän kehitys tarkoittavat pk-yrityksissä konseptien sekä käytännön tasoilla. Lopuksi tutkielma pyrkii tarkastelemaan kansainvälistymisen ja yritysvastuun yhteyttä toisiinsa suomalaisissa teollisuudenalan pk-yrityksissä. Minkälaisia haasteita kansainväliset markkinat tuovat yrityksille yritysvastuun näkökulmasta? Vai koetaanko vastuullisuus suomalaisyrityksissä sittenkin mahdollisuutena kansainvälisessä kasvussa? Pro gradu –tutkielman aluksi käsittelen lyhyesti pk-yritysten ja kansainvälisen liiketoiminnan merkitystä Suomen kansantaloudelle. Tämän jälkeen esittelen tutkimusongelman, tutkimustavoitteet sekä työssä käytetyt lyhenteet. Teoriaosuus keskittyy kansainvälistymiseen sekä yritysvastuuseen sisältäen lyhyesti teemojen taustat sekä kuvauksen kehityskaaristaan nykymuotoihinsa. Esittelen Uppsalan kansainvälistymismallin, kansainvälistymisen verkostomallin sekä International New Venture -lähestymistavan. Tutkielmaan sisältyy katsaus pääteemojen kirjallisuudesta ja tuoreista tutkimuksista sekä selvitys käytetystä tutkimusmetodologiasta ennen siirtymistä tutkimustuloksiin. Lopuksi vedän tulokset ja teorian yhteen keskustelun ja yhteenvedon muodossa. The aim of this paper is to seek to gain understanding on how industrial Finnish SMES, who seek to internationalize or enhance their internationalisation processes, perceive knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) firms and their role in sustainable internationalisation process in the digital age. The purpose of the study is to find out what the current needs of SMEs for external support are in their quest to internationalise, and in which processes external services can offer the most benefit for the SMEs. Simultaneously, the study looks at the internationalisation processes from the perspective of corporate responsibility. Firstly, I shed light on how the SMEs perceive KIBS and their role in internationalisation process: what is the current state of external support and what kind of need there is for the support. On the other hand, opportunities from the perspective of service providers are investigated particularly related to service business and digital platforms and Internet of Things. Secondly, the meaning of the concepts of CR and sustainable development to industrial SMEs are examined. Only after which the practical implications in the field can be considered. Lastly, the study pursues to observe the possible relation between internationalisation and CR in industrial Finnish SMEs. In this thesis, the importance of SMEs and internationalisation of SMEs linked to Finnish economy are first discussed. Followed by introducing the research problem, aims of the research and relevant abbreviations. In the theoretical part, concepts of corporate responsibility and internationalisation are reviewed with shortly explaining their development/theoretical background into their current forms. I introduce the Uppsala model of internationalisation, The Network Model of internationalisation and International New Venture approach. We look at the current literature and recent research on the topics, which after details on the study methodology are given before introducing the research findings. Finally, discussion related to results and theoretical framework conclude the thesis.
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title The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
title_full The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
title_fullStr The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
title_full_unstemmed The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
title_short The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
title_sort role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial smes in finland
title_txtP The role of corporate responsibility and external services in the internationalisation of industrial SMEs in Finland
topic pk-yritys kansainvälistyminen yritysvastuu CSR asiantuntijapalvelut kansainvälinen liiketoiminta vastuullisuus Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen Corporate Environmental Management 20425 pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset yhteiskuntavastuu
topic_facet 20425 CSR Corporate Environmental Management Yritysten ympäristöjohtaminen asiantuntijapalvelut kansainvälinen liiketoiminta kansainvälistyminen pienet ja keskisuuret yritykset pk-yritys vastuullisuus yhteiskuntavastuu yritysvastuu
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