Entrepreneur-related constructs explaining the emergence of born global firms: A Systematic Literature Review
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Entrepreneur-related constructs explaining the emergence of born global firms: A Systematic Literature Review
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Creator |
Pawęta, Elena
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Economics; International Entrepreneurship
born globals; international entrepreneurship; internationalization F23 |
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Description |
Objective: The paper is aimed at structuring entrepreneur-related constructs and building a conceptual framework that can serve as a foundation for future international entrepreneurship research and theory building.Research Design & Methods: The author conducted the systematic literature review of 94 empirical studies and conceptual papers on the entrepreneur-related determinants of early internationalization in the international management journals in the years 1966 – 2015.Findings: This article discusses and groups the existing knowledge on entrepreneur-related determinants of born globals successful international performance. The major theoretical contribution of the study is the conceptual framework of the main entrepreneur-level determinants of rapid internationalization.Implications & Recommendations: The results of the study are exploratory and there is a need in validating the theoretical framework through an advanced quantitative study. Future research might try to integrate the reviewed entrepreneur-related constructs with organizational characteristics and external characteristics which determine born globals emergence.Contribution & Value added: This paper provides the conceptual framework that groups entrepreneur-related constructs into 6 main constructs which can enrich future international entrepreneurship research.
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Cracow University of Economics
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Date |
2015-12-30
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literature study |
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application/pdf
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Identifier |
//eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/113
10.15678/EBER.2015.030402 |
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Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review; Vol 3, No 4 (2015): Dilemmas of Modern Economy and Business; 11-36
2353-8821 2353-883X |
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eng
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//eber.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/eber/article/view/113/pdf
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international research
1966-2015 94 empirical studies and conceptual papers in the international management journals |
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Copyright (c) 2016 Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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