Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earliness of SME internationalizationand performance: Analyzing the role of CEO attributes Subject The topic of the resource CEO attributes; Earliness of SME internationalization; Emerging economy; Performance; SMEs Description An account of the resource Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the mediating effects of Chief Executive officer (CEO) attributes on the earliness of internationalization and performance in context of Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach: The proposed framework is tested through analysis of a sample of 102 internationalized SMEs of the engineering industry in the Bangalore city region of India. Findings: Results highlight that CEOs age and educational background moderates between early internationalization and performance in the Indian SME context. Practical implications: Overall results facilitate in leveraging the decision-makers capabilities to successfully formulate and strategize their international marketing efforts to achieve higher performance. Originality/value: The study enriches the importance of CEO attributes in influencing the early internationalization and degree of internationalization in the context of an emerging economy where studies are limited. 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Santhosh C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Vol-11, No. 4, pp. 537-549. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-11-2018-0132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-11-2018-0132</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068191876&amp;doi=10.1108%2FJEEE-11-2018-0132&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a1f91e3195686a427361be2ae4ec7539" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068191876&amp;doi=10.1108%2fJEEE-11-2018-0132&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a1f91e3195686a427361be2ae4ec7539</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20534604 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Santhosh C., Department of Economics, Christ University, Bangalore, India