With the advent of digital technologies, a new social paradigm is emerging, and disruptive changes are an important part of future progress. Characterized by the convergence of many emerging technologies, whose core is data (big data, artificial intelligence, internet of things, etc.), digitalization leads firms to radical transformations in their systems and processes, as well as in their management methods and workforce. For instance, by reducing operating costs and improving interactions among ecosystem stakeholders including customers, partners, suppliers and distributors nascent digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role in company growth (Nambisan, 2017; Reuber & Fischer, 2011, 2014). Digitalization has started to be addressed at a scientific level in the fields of entrepreneurship and management research, among others (Kraus et al., 2019). However, although international research has been fundamentally influenced by the pervasive effects of technological advances for many years, relatively few studies have investigated emergent digital technologies to theoretically understand and empirically test their attributes in international business management (Hannibal & Knight, 2018; Brouthers et al., 2018, 2016; Neubert, 2018; Ojala et al., 2018; Stallkamp & Schotter, 2018; Watson et al., 2018; Wittkop et al., 2018; Coviello et al., 2017; Strange & Zucchella, 2017; Autio & Zander, 2016; Tanev et al., 2015).

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国际化与数字化：将数字技术应用于中小企业的国际化进程

随着数字技术的出现，一种新的社会范式正在出现，颠覆性的变化是未来进步的重要组成部分。以数据（大数据、人工智能、物联网等）为核心的许多新兴技术的融合为特征，数字化导致企业在其系统和流程、管理方法和劳动力方面发生根本性转变。例如，通过降低运营成本和改善生态系统利益相关者（包括客户、合作伙伴、供应商和分销商）之间的互动，新兴数字技术在公司发展中发挥着越来越重要的作用（Nambisan，2017 年；Reuber & Fischer，2011 年，2014 年）。数字化已经开始在创业和管理研究领域的科学层面上得到解决，其中包括（克劳斯等人，2019 年）。然而，尽管多年来国际研究从根本上受到技术进步的普遍影响，但相对较少的研究对新兴数字技术进行调查，以从理论上理解和实证检验它们在国际商业管理中的属性（Hannibal & Knight，2018 年；Brouthers 等人） ., 2018, 2016; Neubert, 2018; Ojala et al., 2018; Stallkamp & Schotter, 2018; Watson et al., 2018; Wittkop et al., 2018; Coviello et al., 2017; Strangella Auto & Zander，2016 年；Tanev 等人，2015 年）。