Abstracts
Résumé
Les PME souhaitant s’internationaliser ont besoin de développer et de maintenir leur réseau interorganisationnel à l’international. Cette étude a pour objectif de comprendre comment les acteurs de l’Ecosystème d’Accompagnement à l’Internationalisation (EAI) interviennent sur le réseau interorganisationnel des PME pour l’internationalisation. Ancrée dans la théorie des réseaux sociaux, cette étude est basée sur 30 entretiens auprès des acteurs de l’EAI et des PME. Cette étude contribue au champ de l’écosystème entrepreneurial en analysant en profondeur les actions de connexion et de médiation qui sont à la base de l’écosystème. Elle contribue aux travaux sur l’accompagnement à l’international en explicitant les processus, les instruments et les leviers utilisés pour aider les PME à développer et maintenir leur réseau interorganisationnel pour l’internationalisation.
Mots-clés :
- Intermédiation,
- accompagnement à l’international,
- acteur tiers,
- théorie des réseaux sociaux,
- réseau international
Abstract
SMEs wishing to internationalize their business activity need to develop and maintain their inter-organizational network internationally. This study aims to understand how the actors of the Internationalization Support Ecosystem (ISE) intervene in the interorganizational network of SMEs for internationalization. Rooted in social network theory, this study is based on 30 interviews with ISE actors and SMEs. This study contribute to the field of the entrepreneurial ecosystem by proposing an in-depth analysis of the connection and mediation actions that are fundamental to the ecosystem. It contribute to the work on international support by clarifying the processes, instruments and levers used to help SMEs develop and maintain their interorganizational network for internationalization.
Keywords:
- brokering,
- international support,
- third party actor,
- social network theory,
- international network
Resumen
Las PyME que deseen internacionalizarse necesitan desarrollar y mantener su red interorganizacional a nivel internacional. Este estudio tiene como objetivo comprender cómo los actores del Ecosistema de Apoyo a la Internacionalización (EAI) intervienen en la red interorganizacional de las PyMES para la internacionalización. Basado en la teoría de las redes sociales, este estudio se apoya en 30 entrevistas con actores de EAI y PyME. Este trabajo contribuye al campo del ecosistema emprendedor analizando en profundidad las acciones de conexión y mediación que están en la base del ecosistema. Contribuye al trabajo sobre el apoyo internacional al explicar los procesos, instrumentos y palancas que se utilizan para ayudar a las PyME a desarrollar y mantener su red interorganizacional para la internacionalización.
Palabras clave:
- Intermediación,
- apoyo a la internacionalización,
- terceros actores,
- teoría de las redes sociales,
- red internacional
Appendices
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