Top Barriers and Drivers to SME （障碍和司机中小企业）.pdf

Please cite this paper as: OECD (2009), “Top Barriers and Drivers to SME Internationalisation”, Report by the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, OECD. Top Barriers and Drivers to SME Internationalisation OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SME and Local Development (CFE) FOREWORD This report presents the main findings of work undertaken in 2007-2008 by the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship in the framework of its activity on SME Internationalisation. The document was prepared by Prof. Lester Lloyd-Reason and Brynn Deprey (Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom) and Prof. Kevin Ibeh (University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom). Mariarosa Lunati of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE) coordinated the work. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 I. INTRODUCTION7 II. SME INTERNATIONALISATION BARRIERS 9 III. MOTIVATIONS FOR SME INTERNATIONALISATION 12 IV. SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR SME INTERNATIONALISATION 15 Financial barriers 15 Informational and contact barriers 18 Managerial Capacity Barriers 20 Generic proactive measures to stimulate SME internationalisation 21 Sub-national approach to promoting SME internationalisation 22 Sectoral focus23 V. METHODOLOGIES FOR RESEARCHING SME INTERNATIONALISATION25 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 28 REFERENCES 32 Tables Table 1. Barriers ranked by SMEs using the top ten ranking method 8 Table 2. Barriers ranked by Member Economies using the top ten ranking method8 Table 3. Recent Research Findings on SME Internationalisation Barriers 9 Table 4. Recent Research Findings on SME Internationalisation Drivers 12 Table 5. Sample Programs for R