• Antecedent and outcomes of innovation-based growth strategies for exporting SMEs 

      Azari, Mohammad Javadinia; Madsen, Tage Koed; Moen, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedent and outcomes of different types of innovation as complementary growth strategies, which may enable exporting small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to ...
    • Growth aspirations in SMEs: managerial determinants and organizational outcomes 

      Eide, Ann Elida; Moen, Øystein; Madsen, Tage Koed; Azari, Mohammad Javadinia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Purpose The main purpose of this study is to increase the scholarly understanding of managerial growth aspirations in small firms. Research has shown that managers' aspirations are important to ensure firms' growth, but ...
    • Internationalization and Innovation: Growth Strategies for SMEs 

      Azari, Mohammad Javadinia (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:331, Doctoral thesis, 2019)
      This dissertation studies internationalization and innovation as two of the main growth strategies pursued by SMEs and investigates the relationship between them. Adopting these strategies can create numerous opportunities ...
    • Knowledge integration in international SMEs – The effects on firm innovation and performance 

      Azari, Mohammad Javadinia; Aspelund, Arild; Eide, Ann Elida (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study aims to investigate the differential effects of internationalization and knowledge integration on the innovation capabilities and firm performance of international small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A ...
    • The birth and development of a Born Global industry: The case of microelectronics in Norway 

      Aspelund, Arild; Azari, Mohammad Javadinia; Aglen, Andreas Flåt; Graff, Sondre Gullord (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      It seems beyond discussion that nations benefit greatly from having internationally competitive knowledge-based or technology-intensive industries. However, the question of how to create and nurture such industries is still ...