Factors affecting growth and internationalization of micro-enterprises in a sparsely populated region: case South Savo, Finland

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A Systems View Across Time and Space

Table 7 Results of multiple regression analyses with growth and internationalization as dependent variables

Variable	Growth			Internationalization
	B	SE	β	B	SE	β
Intention to grow	0.167	0.073	0.264*	0.65	0.068	0.057
Growth capability	0.064	0.087	0.075	− 0.32	0.081	− 0.021
Intention for internationalization	− 0.083	0.069	− 0.134	0.903	0.065	0.820***
Networking	0.217	0.078	0.279**	− 0.112	0.073	− 0.081
Innovativeness	0.014	0.137	0.011	0.344	0.128	0.150**
Business environment	− 0.041	0.149	− 0.028	− 0.191	0.139	− 0.072
R²		0.147			0.767
F (6, 101)	2.89*			55.29***