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Restricted access to resources (financial and human) is compensated for by specific factors of FSMEs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study shows the relevance of FSME management for the process that seems to be at the basis of the commitment to, and success in international markets, concerning both the risk taken on and its cultural mentality.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Although family firms are many in number and central in the dynamics of the world economy, the family factor has not been approached as a determinant characteristic in the internationalization process. 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