Sense or Sensibility? Managerial Sensemaking and Responsible Business Practices in International Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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dc.contributor.authorUzhegova Maria
dc.contributor.authorIvanova-Gongne Maria
dc.contributor.authorTorkkeli Lasse
dc.contributor.organizationfi=Turun kauppakorkeakoulu|en=Turku School of Economics|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.88788751258
dc.converis.publication-id182047352
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/182047352
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-28T02:14:56Z
dc.date.available2025-08-28T02:14:56Z
dc.description.abstract<p>International business today is increasingly stimulated to be conducted in a socially and environmentally responsible way. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have emphasized the role of international business as an agent of transformation. Sustainability and related issues are global by nature; thus, they have a reach in international business and in providing international entrepreneurial opportunities. Despite this, research on international business and sustainable development has focused primarily on large multinational enterprises, while studies on international entrepreneurship (IE) have remained relatively absent. This study contributes to the literature on the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by shedding light on how managers of international enterprises make sense of responsible business practices (RBPs). With an empirical sample of 179 Finnish internationalized SMEs and linear regression analysis, the study finds out that communication of sensemaking enhances the firms’ RBPs. This study illustrates the role of the sensemaking approach in IE, where it is essential to account for managerial sensemaking when seeking to explain how international entrepreneurial firms strategize for sustainable international business and can potentially contribute to Sustainable Development Goals.<br></p>
dc.format.pagerange350
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3-031-43785-4
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-031-43784-7
dc.identifier.issn1431-1941
dc.identifier.olddbid208799
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/191826
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/30757
dc.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43785-4_14
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2025082792131
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorTorkkeli, Lasse
dc.okm.discipline512 Business and managementen_GB
dc.okm.discipline512 Liiketaloustiedefi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA3 Book
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.countrySwitzerlanden_GB
dc.publisher.countrySveitsifi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeCH
dc.publisher.isbn978-81-322;978-3-540;978-3-642;978-3-662;978-3-7908;978-3-8274;978-3-8347;978-90-481;978-94-007;978-94-009;978-94-010;978-94-011;978-94-015;978-94-017;978-94-024;978-0-387;978-0-8176;978-1-4419;978-1-4612;978-1-4613;978-1-4614;978-1-4615;978-1-4684;978-1-4757;978-1-4899;978-1-4939;978-1-5041;978-3-319;978-1-4020;978-0-85729;978-1-4471;978-1-84628;978-1-84800;978-1-84882;978-1-84996;978-1-85233;978-3-211;978-3-7091;978-4-431;978-3-322;978-3-409;978-3-531;978-3-658;978-3-663;978-3-8100;978-981-287;978-981-10;978-981-13;978-3-030;978-981-32;978-981-15;978-981-16;978-981-329;978-981-334;978-981-336;978-3-031;978-981-19;
dc.publisher.placeCham
dc.relation.doi10.1007/978-3-031-43785-4_14
dc.relation.ispartofseriesContributions to Management Science
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/191826
dc.titleSense or Sensibility? Managerial Sensemaking and Responsible Business Practices in International Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
dc.title.bookSustainable International Business: Smart Strategies for Business and Society
dc.year.issued2023

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