Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
Journal of Business Venturing
First Page
511
Last Page
524
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.07.004
Abstract
This research integrates the international business and entrepreneurship literatures by examining the independent influences of innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking on the ability of a firm to broaden its scope across international markets. For each dimension of entrepreneurial orientation, a cost–benefit framework is applied to highlight the trade-offs associated with different levels in the internationalization context. Based on a unique dataset of 500 SMEs spanning 10 industries, the results reflect the consequences of being “stuck in the middle” with respect to their strategic posture on innovativeness and proactiveness, but reveal a nuanced role for risk-taking behavior. The non-uniform and non-linear relationships from the findings contribute to a better understanding of when the individual dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation help or hinder entrepreneurial firms in the internationalization process.
Rights
This is a post-print version of an article originally published in Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, Volume 29, Issue 4.
.The version of record is available through: Elsevier.
Recommended Citation
Dai, Li; Maksimov, Vladislav; Gilbert, Brett Anitra; and Fernhaber, Stephanie A., "Entrepreneurial Orientation and International Scope: The Differential Roles of Innovativeness, Proactiveness, and Risk-Taking" (2014). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. 266.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/266
Included in
Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, International Business Commons, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Commons
Notes
Article embargoed until 7/2017 in compliance with publisher policies.