International Entrepreneurship (eBook)

The Pursuit of Opportunities across National Borders

A. Rebecca Reuber (Herausgeber)

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2018
X, 397 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783319742281 (ISBN)

Infos

This book provides a broad understanding of what it means to internationalise entrepreneurially.  The collection of prominent articles provides insights into how entrepreneurs are entering foreign markets in order to fuel growth.  Authors highlight the factors enabling internationalisation under the resource constraints of newness or smallness: human capital, capabilities, networks, processes and practices and environmental conditions.  Attention is also paid to the institutional arrangements that impact the practice of entrepreneurship internationally. Inclusive of an introductory chapter that presents a comprehensive discussion of past research themes and identifies new areas of research, this book is essential reading for scholars, policy-makers and practitioners who want to understand how individuals and firms pursue opportunities across national borders.

A. Rebecca Reuber is Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada, and Area Editor for International Entrepreneurship at the Journal of International Business Studies.  She studies the internationalisation of very young firms, particularly those based on digital technologies.

Inhalt

Contents 6
List of Figures 8
List of Tables 9
1: Research Themes About International Entrepreneurship: Tales from the JIBS Backlist and Onward Journeys 11
Introduction 11
Factors Enabling Internationalization Under Resource Constraints 14
Human Capital 14
Capabilities 15
Environmental Conditions 17
Network Relationships and Entrepreneurial Internationalization 20
Entrepreneurial Processes and Practices Underlying Internationalization 22
How Entrepreneurship Varies Internationally 25
Onward Journeys: Where to Go Now? 29
In Closing 31
References 32
Part I: Theoretical Foundations of International Entrepreneurship as a Scholarly Field 39
2: Toward a Theory of International New Ventures 40
Introduction 40
A Definition of International New Ventures 45
Problems in the Application of MNE Theory to International New Ventures 46
The Stage Theory of MNE Evolution 46
Scale and the MNE 47
The Changing International Environment 48
Necessary and Sufficient Elements for Sustainable International New Ventures 49
Element 1: Internalization of Some Transactions 51
Element 2: Alternative Governance Structures 52
Element 3: Foreign Location Advantage 53
Element 4: Unique Resources 54
Types of International New Ventures 56
New International Market Makers (Figure 2.3, Quadrants i and ii) 57
Geographically Focused Start-Ups (Figure 2.3, Quadrant iii) 58
Global Start-Ups (Figure 2.3, Quadrant iv) 58
Conclusion 59
References 61
3: Creative Tension: The Significance of Ben Oviatt’s and Patricia McDougall’s Article ‘Toward a Theory of International New Ventures’ 67
Introduction 67
Initiation of Internationalisation and the Process of International Expansion 69
Constraining and Enabling Effects 72
Resource Endowment, Resource Base Dispersion, and Firm’s Value Creation Logic 75
Development of Normative Implications 80
Discussion and Conclusions 82
References 87
Part II: Factors Enabling Internationalization Under Resource Constraints 90
4: The Survival of International New Ventures 91
Introduction 91
Theory and Hypotheses 94
Strategy Choice 95
Firm Survival 98
Industry Characteristics 98
Firm Characteristics 100
Method 102
Estimation Method 104
Variables: Strategy Choice Model 104
Possession of a Unique Intangible Asset 105
The International Experience of Senior Managers 105
International Networks 107
Reliance on Alternative Governance Structures 108
Variables: Survival Probability Model 109
Industry Characteristics 109
Firm Characteristics 109
Results 110
Industry Characteristics 115
Firm Characteristics 115
Robustness of Results 117
Discussion 117
Survival Odds of INVs vs Other Modes 118
Effect of Industry Variables on Survival (Hypotheses 2a–d) 119
Effect of Firm Characteristics on Survival (Hypotheses 3a–e) 120
Managerial Implications 121
Future Research 122
Conclusion 124
Appendix 125
References 128
5: International New Ventures: Revisiting the Influences Behind the ‘Born-Global’ Firm 137
Introduction 137
International New Ventures 140
Economic Drivers of the ‘Born-Global’ Firm 143
Economic Determinants of Capacity Allocation 144
Cultural and Socio-institutional Determinants of Capacity Allocation 145
Methods 147
Data 147
Operationalization of International New Ventures 151
Model 154
Measures 156
Results 162
Discussion 168
Conclusion 171
References 173
Part III: Networks and Entrepreneurial Internationalization 179
6: The Network Dynamics of International New Ventures 180
Introduction 180
Literature Review 182
Insights from the Entrepreneurship Literature 184
Linking the Entrepreneurship and INV Literatures 186
The Research Question 188
Method 189
Data Collection and Preparation 190
Data Analysis 193
Results 195
Case Profiles 195
Network Structure 197
Network Interactions 199
Discussion 202
Conclusions 209
References 214
7: Explaining the Internationalization of iBusiness Firms 221
Introduction 221
Background and Theory 226
Internationalization of iBusiness Firms 229
Outsidership 231
Social Network and Diffusion of Innovation Theories 235
Method 238
Case Protocol 241
Results 242
Social Network Theory and Internationalization 243
DIT and Internationalization 247
Discussion, Limitations, and Conclusion 249
Limitations 259
Conclusion 260
References 261
Part IV: Practices and Entrepreneurial Internationalization 269
8: Small Firm Internationalisation Unveiled Through Phenomenography 270
Introduction 270
Explaining Small Firm Internationalisation 272
Shifting Ground, Changing Lens 274
Moving Towards an Interpretive Research Tradition 275
Phenomenography: An Alternative Approach to International Business Research 278
Method 279
Selecting the Empirical Context and Participants 279
Data Collection 281
Phenomenographic Analysis 282
Soundness of Method 285
The World of Wine 286
Four Understandings of the Internationalisation Practice of Owner-Managed Small Wineries 287
Understanding 1: Firm Internationalisation as Confronting Opportunities 288
Understanding 2: Firm Internationalisation as Competing on Price 290
Understanding 3: Firm Internationalisation as Portraying Distinctiveness 292
Understanding 4: Firm Internationalisation as Storytelling 294
A Hierarchy of Internationalisation Practices 296
Possible Sources of Variation in Internationalisation Practices 297
Discussion 298
Towards an Understanding-Based Theory of Small Firm Internationalisation 298
Implications for Theory, Method and Further Research 305
Conclusion 307
References 308
9: Immigrant Remittances and the Venture Investment Environment of Developing Countries 319
Introduction 319
Background Concepts and Literature 322
Background Concepts, Practices and Trends 322
Relevant Literature on Immigrants, Remittances and Home-Country Venture Investment 325
Theory and Hypotheses 327
Theoretical Grounding and Key Assumptions 327
Developing TCE Aspects of the Theoretical Framework 327
Developing Social Knowledge Aspects of the Theoretical Framework 329
Derived Hypotheses for Testing 332
Empirical Methodology 336
Empirical Equation Terms 336
Estimation Strategy 342
Sampling and Data Sources 344
Results 346
Descriptive Statistics, Pairwise Correlations and Non-­parametric Analyses 346
Multivariate Regression Results: Direct Effects (Hypotheses 1–3) 350
Robustness Analyses of Direct Effects (Hypotheses 1–3) 360
Multivariate Regression Results: Moderator Effects (Hypotheses 4–5) 363
Discussion 367
Key Results and Implications 367
Limitations and Future Research 369
References 376
Index 383

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.4.2018
• Reihe/Serie: JIBS Special Collections
• Reihe/Serie: JIBS Special Collections
• Zusatzinfo: X, 397 p. 12 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Cross-cultural management • Globalisation • Human Capital • Internationalisation • Networks • Resource Constraints • resources
• ISBN-13: 9783319742281 / 9783319742281