Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Publication Title

Journal of International Business Studies

First Page

267

Last Page

290

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400342

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.

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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 internationalization” Journal of International Business Studies 39:2, 267-290, is available online here

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