Résumés
Abstract
Diversity management is a crucial element of organizational performance, yet little is known about its effect on SMEs’ internationalization. Relying on resource-based theory and resource orchestration, this article provides a novel view of the effect of four perspectives on diversity management—resistance, discrimination, access-and-legitimacy, and learning—on the scope of SMEs’ internationalization. With a large sample of SMEs, findings show that diversity management perspectives exert contrasting effects on the scope of internationalization. Only the learning perspective increases the likelihood that SMEs transcend European borders. These insights highlight the value of diversity management for SMEs’ internationalization and provide useful managerial recommendations.
Keywords:
- Diversity management,
- diversity management perspectives,
- managerial practices,
- internationalization,
- SMEs
Résumé
Si le management de la diversité est un facteur de performance organisationnelle, son effet sur l’internationalisation des PME reste sous-étudié. En combinant la théorie des ressources et la théorie de l’orchestration, cet article étudie l’effet de quatre perspectives de management de la diversité — résistance, discrimination, accès et légitimité, et apprentissage — sur l’internationalisation des PME. Basés sur un large échantillon de PME, les résultats montrent que ces perspectives exercent des effets contrastés. Seule la perspective d’apprentissage augmente la probabilité de dépasser les frontières européennes. Ces résultats précisent le rôle du management de la diversité pour l’internationalisation des PME et fournissent des recommandations managériales.
Mots-clés :
- Management de la diversité,
- perspectives de management de la diversité,
- pratiques managériales,
- internationalisation,
- PME
Resumen
La gestión de la diversidad es un elemento crucial del rendimiento organizativo, pero su efecto en la internacionalización de las PYME ha sido menos estudiado. Apoyándose en las teorías de los recursos y la orquestación de recursos, este artículo propone un análisis del efecto de cuatro perspectivas de gestión de la diversidad (resistencia, discriminación, acceso y legitimidad, y aprendizaje) sobre la internacionalización de las PYME. Con una muestra de PYMES, los resultados muestran que las perspectivas de gestión de la diversidad ejercen efectos contrastados sobre el alcance de la internacionalización de las PYME.
Palabras clave:
- Gestión de la diversidad,
- perspectivas de la gestión de la diversidad,
- prácticas de gestión,
- internacionalización,
- PYME
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