International Entrepreneurship

Over the past two decades international entrepreneurship has become a key issue in international business studies. This second edition of International Entrepreneurship examines this key emerging issue from its foundations; entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business studies. The book proposes an integrated interpretive framework in which to place international entrepreneurship, examining both theoretical and practical interests. It asserts that firms faced by global competitive pressures need to develop proactive and innovative responses to cope with the uncertainties of international markets and instead capture the opportunities. This book presents a common framework to complement the growing contributions to this topical and lively subject.

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Antonella Zucchella is Professor of Marketing and Pro-rector of Finance at Pavia University, Italy. She is Author of four books and more than thirty articles, ranging from entrepreneurship to international marketing and management.

Giovanna Magnani is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics and Management at Pavia University, Italy.

Inhalt
Introduction
PART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1.1 International Entrepreneurship And International Entrepreneurial Organizations
1.2. Entrepreneurial Orientation And International Entrepreneurial Orientation
1.3. International Opportunities, Risk And Uncertainty
1.4. International Entrepreneurial Organizations (Ieos)
1.5. Antecedents And Factors Affecting International Entrepreneurial Organizations
1.5.1 Environmental And Country-Specific Factors
1.5.2 Industry/Business-Specific Factors
1.5.3 Firm-Specific Factors
1.5.4 Personal (Entrepreneur/Manager)-Specific Drivers
1.6 Foundations Of International Entrepreneurship: From Personal To Organisational, From Static To Dynamic Variables
1.7 Ieos In The Realm Of Uncertainty
A1. Key Drivers Of International Entrepreneurship
PART II: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
2.1 Economic Decision-Based Approaches To Internationalization
2.1.1 Hymer's Approach
2.1.2 The International Product Life Cycle (Vernon)
2.1.3 Product Life Cycle. A Modified Version
2.1.4 The Internalization And Transaction Cost Approaches
2.1.5 The Eclectic Paradigm (Dunning)
2.2 Behavioural And Evolutionary Approaches To Internationalization
2.2.1 The Uppsala Model
2.2.2 The Uppsala Model Revisited
2.2.3 The Innovation Model
2.2.4 The Network Model
2.2.5 The Knowledge-Based View
2.3 Institutional Theory And The Institution-Based View In International Business Studies
2.4 Outward, Inward, De And ReInternationalisation: The Complex Dynamics Of Global Value Chains
2.5 Non-Linear Internationalization Processes
2.6 The Contribution Of International Business Theories And Models To International Entrepreneurship
PART III: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES
3.1 Entrepreneurship In Classical And Neo-Classical Economic Literature
3.2 The Entrepreneur According To The Austrian School
3.3 Uncertainty And Creativity
3.4 Entrepreneurship And Entrepreneurs
3.5 Entrepreneurial Orientation In Organisations
3.6 The Contribution Of Entrepreneurship Theories And Models To International Entrepreneurship
PART IV: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STUDIES
4.1 The Resource-Based View
4.2. Competences And Capabilities: An Ongoing Debate
4.3 Dynamic Capabilities
4.4 Strategic Entrepreneurship
4.5 Networking Approaches: A Link Between Strategic Management, International Business And Organisational Studies
4.6 The Contribution Of Strategic Management Studies To International Entrepreneurship
PART V: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FROM PARENT DISCIPLINES TO DEVELOPING ITS WAY
5.1 Framing International Entrepreneurship
5.2 The Context Of Entrepreneurial Decisions: The Role Of Uncertainty
5.3 The Decision Makers And Their System OfTies
5.4 The International Entrepreneurial Organisation: Its Relationship With Time And Space
5.5 International Entrepreneurship, Firm's Capabilities And Learning Processes
5.6 Opportunity Exploration And Exploitation In IEOS
5.7 IEOS And Dynamic Capabilities
5.7.1 Processes
5.7.2 Position: The Role Of Location Factors
5.7.3 Position: The Role Of Niche Orientation
5.7.4 Paths
5.7.5 International Performance
5.8 A Synthesis
Conclusion
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