1. What are the contributions in this paper?
This study illustrates how the perceived institutional environment by Colombian internationally operating small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ) from the software industry comes to determine their performance.
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2. What are the future works in this paper?
The impact of the institutional context on phenomena such as networking practices should also be clarified further ( Jones et al., 2011 ), and, their present study was limited to examining the direct effect of the institutional environment on performance outcomes ; it is quite possible that organization and individual-specific capabilities, social capital and networks may moderate or even partially mediate the relationship.. Future studies should thus extend these results to form an increasingly holistic view of the role and dynamics of formal and institutional forces on SME internationalization.. In sum, the cluster of emerging markets that constitute the Latin American region may yet prove to offer substantial potential for extending the results of this study further: Emerging markets overall constitute a distinct phenomenon on research in entrepreneurial internationalization, one that is rapidly growing and that offers methodological plurality ( Kiss et al., 2012 ).
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3. What is the main reason why Colombia is considered an important driver for economic growth?
The promotion and consolidation of the digital economy is considered an important driver for economic growth and the reduction of poverty in Latin America (CEPAL, 2013).
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4. What countries are home to the world’s largest economies in terms of their gross domestic product?
Latin America is home to the world’s largest economies in terms of their gross domestic product such as Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and Chile.
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