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040			_aUniversiti Teknologi Brunei _beng _cUTB
084			_aUTB 120 REPORT THESIS & DISSERTATION _bRTDS 425
100	1		_aSyahnur Farhana Binti Haji Shahlehi _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAn Exploration Study on The Determinants of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Internationalisation: _bThe Case of Halal Food Processing Industry in Brunei Darussalam / _cSyahnur Farhana Binti Haji Shahlehi
260			_a Bandar Seri Begawan : _b Universiti Teknologi Brunei, _c ©2024
300			_a340 pages : _bcharts, photos ; _c30 cm.
500			_aThesis Submitted in Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
500			_aABSTRACT Previous studies have fallen short of determining a comprehensive set of factors affecting the SMEs' decision to venture into the international arena, specifically within the Halal food industry where export engagement is reported to be low. Drawing on Dynamic Capabilities, Knowledge-Based View, and buttressed by Uppsala Model, this study aims to explore how the entrepreneurial, organisational, and external factors influence and hinder Bruneian Halal food processing SMEs to export. This qualitative study incorporates a case study approach and undertakes semi-structured interviews involving a total of eleven SMEs, consisting of four exporting SMEs and seven non-exporting SMEs. These SMEs were selected using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. In addition to documentary analysis, several government agencies were also interviewed to enrich the findings. Thematic analysis in the forms of within-case analysis and cross-case analysis were conducted and this study found that entrepreneurial factors influencing SME internationalisation include a willingness to take risks, possession of knowledge and experience, innovation, adaptability, commitment, and networking abilities. Conversely, lack of creativity and competitiveness, risk aversion, and negative mind-sets, pose as hindering entrepreneurial factors. This study further revealed that organisational factors influencing SME internationalisation include access to adequate production and financial resources, high production capacity, effective marketing efforts, as well as availability of innovative and internationally Halal-certified products, in contrast to limited resources, low production capacity, and unsuitable product offerings, as hindering organisational factors. For the external factors, this study affirmed foreign intermediaries as influential factors and identified the role of local government assistance as both influencing and hindering elements in SME internationalisation. Additionally, challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and blaming culture further emerged as significant external factors affecting both exporting and non-exporting SMEs, exacerbating the process of SME internationalisation. This study contributes valuable insights to the body of knowledge in the under-researched fields of internationalisation and Halal spheres within the SME context. It also offers practical implications and recommendations for the practitioners and policymakers aimed at advancing the country's goal of internationalisation, which serves as a pivotal step towards economic diversification. One limitation of this study is the participation of only a small sample size as some Bruneian SMEs declined to participate. Consequently, this may affect the analytical generasibility of the findings.
502			_aThesis (PHD) -Universiti Teknologi Brunei, 2024
504			_aIncludes Bibliographical references from page 264-310
610		4	_aUniversiti Teknologi Brunei _vFinal Year Report
610		4	_aUniversiti Teknologi Brunei _vThesis
650		4	_aHalal Food Industry _zBrunei Darussalam
650		4	_aSmall Business _zBrunei Darussalam
650		4	_aInternational Bussiness Enterprise _zBrunei Darussalam
700	1		_aKamariah Binti Ismail _cProfessor Dr _esupervisor
700	1		_aFarahiyah Binti Haji Kawi _cDr Hajah _eco-supervisor
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998			_eReport, Thesis & Dissertation _s850643:002478 c.1_UTB _xUniversiti Teknology Brunei
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