Beyond categorization: New directions for theory development about entrepreneurial internationalization

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Reuber, A. Rebecca; Dimitratos, Pavlos; Kuivalainen, Olli
• 署名单位: University of Toronto; University of Glasgow; Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT; University of Manchester; Alliance Manchester Business School
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/s41267-017-0070-3
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 411-422
• 关键词: internationalization theories foreign market entry; context analysis; business dynamics; categorization theory; international new venture; born global; opportunity

摘要

Categorizations emphasizing the earliness of internationalization have long been a cornerstone of international entrepreneurship research. Here we contend that the prominence of categories has not been commensurate with theory development associated with them. We draw on categorization theory to explain why earliness-based categories are persistent, and argue that a greater focus on notions related to opportunity can open new avenues of research about the entrepreneurial internationalization of business. We propose and discuss three directions for opportunity-based research on entrepreneurial internationalization, involving context, dynamics and variety.