International Entrepreneurship: The Search for Global Opportunities, Markets and Entry Strategy

A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387). This special issue belongs to the section "International Entrepreneurship".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2014) | Viewed by 16517

Special Issue Editor

Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, AZ 85306-6000, USA
Interests: international entrepreneurship; global capital markets; entrepreneurship; financing the venture and corporate entrepreneurship

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The problems involved in starting and operating a new venture are compounded when one crosses national borders – the fate of the international entrepreneur. Yet, never before in the history of the world has there been such a variety of exciting international business opportunities. With so many potential markets and countries available, this special issue of Administrative Sciences focuses on three critical issues for the global entrepreneur: foreign market selection, global opportunity recognition and selection, and global entry strategy.

Prof. Dr. Robert D. Hisrich
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • exploiting international opportunities
  • international entrepreneurship
  • effect of entrepreneurial activity on global growth
  • global business
  • international entrepreneurship education
  • role of cultural
  • role of government
  • cross border trade
  • economic development and international entrepreneurship

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An Institutional Perspective on Business Planning Activities for Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden and the US
by Benson Honig and Tomas Karlsson
Adm. Sci. 2013, 3(4), 266-289; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci3040266 - 21 Nov 2013
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We compared nascent characteristics and behaviors leading to business planning activities in Sweden with the United States (US), examining the effects of institutional pressures exerted in the different countries. We analyzed institutional factors leading 362 Swedish and 347 US entrepreneurs to write plans [...] Read more.
We compared nascent characteristics and behaviors leading to business planning activities in Sweden with the United States (US), examining the effects of institutional pressures exerted in the different countries. We analyzed institutional factors leading 362 Swedish and 347 US entrepreneurs to write plans during a two-year period. We show that national cultures moderate how institutional pressures influence nascent behaviors, questioning generic applications of institutional theory. We found business planning behaviors moderated by nationality, showing significant and negative effects for business classes in the US. Implications are drawn for institutional theory and the study of nascent businesses, as well as for normative business planning literature and practice of nascent businesses. Full article
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International New Venture Legitimation: An Exploratory Study
by Romeo V. Turcan
Adm. Sci. 2013, 3(4), 237-265; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci3040237 - 19 Nov 2013
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There is limited theoretical understanding and empirical evidence for how international new ventures legitimate. Drawing from legitimation theory, this study fills in this gap by exploring how international new ventures legitimate and strive for survival in the face of critical events during the [...] Read more.
There is limited theoretical understanding and empirical evidence for how international new ventures legitimate. Drawing from legitimation theory, this study fills in this gap by exploring how international new ventures legitimate and strive for survival in the face of critical events during the process of their emergence. It is a longitudinal, multiple-case study research that employs critical incident technique for data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Following theory driven sampling, five international new ventures were selected that were operating in the software sector in the UK, and had internationalized and struggled for survival during the dotcom era. Grounded in data, this study corroborates a number of legitimation strategies yielded by prior research and refutes others. It further contributes to our understanding of international new venture legitimation by suggesting new types of legitimation strategies: technology, operating, and anchoring. Studying international new ventures through theoretical lenses of legitimation is a promising area of research that would contribute to the advancement of international entrepreneurship theory. Full article
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