Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Internationalisation Process : the Theoretical Foundations of International Entrepreneurship

• Autorzy: Krzysztof Wach
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objective: The main goal of the article is to discuss and elaborate on the basics of international entrepreneurial orientation (IEO), its fundamentals and principles.

Research Design & Methods: The paper reviews these three important terms by trying to link them and suggests a holistic framework. The article is of descriptive character, thus it is based on literature review and its constructive critics.

Findings: Firstly, international entrepreneurial process was discussed from the international entrepreneurship perspective. Secondly, the paper introduces the conceptualisation of entrepreneurial orientation from both three- and multidimensional perspectives. Thirdly, IEO is conceptualised and operationalised from the perspective of entrepreneurial internationalisation of firms.

Implications & Recommendations: IEO is a multi-dimensional concept. IEO can be considered both an individual and firm-level construct. IEO enables business to identify and exploit internationalisation opportunities. IEO reflects the firms overall proactiveness and aggressiveness in its pursuit of international markets.

Contribution & Value Added: The article is an attempted synthesis of the concept of international entrepreneurial orientation. It focuses on IEO as the implementation of one of the most important research theme in the theory of entrepreneurship, which is entrepreneurial orientation (EO) into the studies of international entrepreneurship (IE). (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

International entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurship

PL

Przedsiębiorczość międzynarodowa; Orientacja przedsiębiorcza; Przedsiębiorczość

• Czasopismo: Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 3
• Numer: nr 2 International Entrepreneurial Orientation : Theoretical Perspective
• Strony: 9--24

Twórcy

autor

Krzysztof Wach

• Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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DOI

10.15678/EBER.2015.030202