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R&D support, technological turbulence, and SMEs ' degree of internationalization: The mediating role of technological capability
Author(s) -
Adomako Samuel,
AmankwahAmoah Joseph,
Danquah Joseph Kwadwo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.22263
Subject(s) - internationalization , mediation , business , technological change , moderated mediation , industrial organization , turbulence , business administration , economic geography , marketing , psychology , international trade , economics , political science , social psychology , physics , law , macroeconomics , thermodynamics
This article examines the role of R&D support in the degree of internationalization through the mediating mechanism of technological capability. We also investigate the moderating role of technological turbulence in the relationship between R&D support and technological capability. Using primary data collected from 227 firms engaged in cross‐border activities, and employing moderated mediation analysis, the results show that R&D support positively relates to technological capability, and this relationship is moderated by technological turbulence. Moreover, the impact of R&D support on firms' degree of internationalization is mediated by technological capability. The findings from the study provide implications for IB theory and practice.