Entrepreneurial orientation and international scope: : The differential roles of innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking

• Autores: Li Dai, Vladislav Maksimov, Brett Anitra Gilbert, Stephanie A. Fernhaber
• Localización: Journal of Business Venturing, ISSN-e 1873-2003, Vol. 29, Nº. 4, 2014, págs. 511-524
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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.