A preliminary framework linking the managerial global mindset and the degree of internationalization of Romanian SMEs

Abstract

The present paper aims to explore the relationship among two main constructs, namely the degree of internationalization and the managerial global mindset, a three-dimension factor covering the Global Social Capital, Global Intellectual Capital and Global Psychological Capital. The analysis in performed in the contextual framework of CEE countries, namely Romania, starting from the premise that this region has explicit idiosyncrasies and is worth investigating. In its current form, the empirical undertaking is intended as a preliminary study, with an exploratory nature, the questionnaire-based survey relying on a small sample of 30 managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania. The findings point to the fact that only one out of the three dimensions of the managerial global mindset, that is, the Global Psychological Capital, has a significant influence on the degree of internationalization of the studied SMEs.