Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
In this paper, we argue that geographic location may be one reason why some ventures are able to acquire the resources needed to internationalize while others cannot. We use ecological arguments to predict an inverted U-shaped relationship between the concentration of industry clustering within a geographic location and the venture's internationalization. We also explore whether venture characteristics influence the nature of this relationship. Our hypotheses are regressed on international intensity and scope, and analyzed through a sample of 156 publicly held new ventures. Results confirm that location influences new venture internationalization, and firm characteristics impact the nature of the relationship.
Recommended Citation
Fernhaber, Stephanie A.; Gilbert, Brett Anitra; and McDougall, Paticia P., "International Entrepreneuship and Geographic Location: An Empirical Examination of New Venture Internationalization" (2008). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. Paper 94.
http://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/94
Comments
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of International Business Studies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Stephanie A Fernhaber, Brett Anitra Gilbert and Patricia P McDougall "International entrepreneurship and geographic location: an empirical examination of new venture internationalizationā Journal of International Business Studies 39:2, 267-290, is available online here