International entrepreneurial orientation and early internationalisation of SMEs: Does international networking orientation with competitors and non-competitors make a difference?

IF 5.9 2区 管理学 Q1 MANAGEMENT
Edgar Nave , João J. Ferreira , Jorge Carneiro
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International entrepreneurship (IE) theory assumes that international entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) and international networks provide foundations of early internationalisation. However, the doubt remains whether the five disaggregated dimensions of IEO play an equally relevant role in SMEs' early access to foreign markets, as well as whether International Networking Orientation (INO) can act as a differentiating factor and foster this relationship. In this sequence, this study aims: i) unpack the distinct impacts of IEO dimensions on early internationalisation, and ii) examine the moderating effects of INO on the relationship between IEO dimensions and early internationalisation, and we also iii) unpack INO effects with competitors and with non-competitors. Using a sample of 171 Portuguese SMEs and resorting to the development of logistic regression models, our results supported that the direct effects on early internationalisation vary across the dimensions of IEO – while innovativeness, autonomy, and competitive aggressiveness positively affect SMEs' early internationalisation, the direct effects of risk-taking and proactiveness were not statistically significant. Besides, we found corroborating evidence that INO with competitors presents a positive moderating effect between innovativeness and early internationalisation. This study reinforces the perspective of SMEs configuring diversified intangible strategic assets to accelerate internationalisation processes, bringing several theoretical and managerial implications.

国际创业导向与中小企业的早期国际化:与竞争者和非竞争者建立国际网络的导向是否会产生影响?
国际创业(IE)理论认为,国际创业导向(IEO)和国际网络是早期国际化的基础。然而,IEO 的五个细分维度是否在中小企业早期进入国外市场方面发挥着同样重要的作用,以及国际网络导向(INO)是否能作为差异化因素促进这种关系的发展,仍然是一个疑问。因此,本研究的目标是:i) 解读国际网络导向对早期国际化的不同影响;ii) 研究国际网络导向对国际网络导向与早期国际化之间关系的调节作用;iii) 解读国际网络导向对竞争对手和非竞争对手的影响。我们以 171 家葡萄牙中小型企业为样本,通过建立逻辑回归模型,得出的结果表明,不同 IEO 维度对早期国际化的直接影响各不相同--创新性、自主性和竞争进取性会对中小型企业的早期国际化产生积极影响,而冒险性和主动性的直接影响在统计上并不显著。此外,我们还发现有确凿证据表明,与竞争对手的 INO 在创新性和早期国际化之间具有积极的调节作用。这项研究强化了中小企业配置多元化无形战略资产以加速国际化进程的观点,并带来了一些理论和管理启示。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of International Management is devoted to advancing an understanding of issues in the management of global enterprises, global management theory, and practice; and providing theoretical and managerial implications useful for the further development of research. It is designed to serve an audience of academic researchers and educators, as well as business professionals, by publishing both theoretical and empirical research relating to international management and strategy issues. JIM publishes theoretical and empirical research addressing international business strategy, comparative and cross-cultural management, risk management, organizational behavior, and human resource management, among others.
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