Brito, CarlosSilva, Susana Costa e2011-09-082011-09-082008EIBA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 34th,Tallinn, Estonia, 11-13 December, 2008. In EIBA 2008 - Conference Proceedings. 11 p.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/5331Many Portuguese SMEs firms used export networks as an internationalization strategy. In the process of internationalization of those firms export grouping schemes have assumed an increasing role. Export grouping schemes creation and development has been widely studied. The study of collective action within export grouping schemes has been neglected. This paper aims at developing a methodological approach which takes into account that most export schemes involve a variety of actors who share common interests and are concerned with the promotion or defense of their collective interests.engExport grouping schemeCollective actionCooperationIssue-based netCase studyconference object