Drawing on behavioural theory of the firm, this study examines internationalisation of rural small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and its impacts on social and organisational development. To examine how SME internationalisation affects societal and organisational development, the study collects cross-sectional data using a structured questionnaire from 304 rural SMEs drawn from several sectors in Nigeria. Applying a partial least square based structural equation modelling, we tested the social and organisational impact of rural SMEs internationalisation. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between societal and organisational performances and internationalisation of SMEs. Both scores were significantly positively correlated with the internationalisation of SMEs in rural Nigeria. The study argues that internationalisation of rural SMEs' reflects on organisational progress and societal progress in terms of improving rural people's life. The findings of the study will act as the reference point to academicians and policymakers by which they could assess how internationalisation of rural SMEs matters for rural people's life and can strive to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth.

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尼日利亚农村中小企业的国际化：考察社会和组织影响

本研究借鉴公司的行为理论，考察了尼日利亚农村中小企业 (SME) 的国际化及其对社会和组织发展的影响。为了研究中小企业国际化如何影响社会和组织发展，该研究使用来自尼日利亚多个部门的 304 家农村中小企业的结构化问卷收集横截面数据。应用基于偏最小二乘的结构方程模型，我们测试了农村中小企业国际化的社会和组织影响。结果表明，社会和组织绩效与中小企业国际化之间存在显着的正相关关系。这两个分数都与尼日利亚农村中小企业的国际化显着正相关。研究认为，农村中小企业的国际化反映了改善农村人民生活的组织进步和社会进步。研究结果将作为学者和政策制定者的参考点，他们可以评估农村中小企业的国际化对农村人民生活的重要性，并努力实现包容性和可持续增长。