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Capabilities and Performance of Early Internationalizing Firms: A Systematic Literature Review
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Rainer Harms ,
Aard J. Groen ,
Paul Jones
Journal of Small Business Management, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 1 - 31
Swansea University Author:
Paul Jones
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/00472778.2021.1955124
Abstract
International-entrepreneurship researchers use a capability-based perspective to analyze the international performance of early-internationalizing firms. More than 300 papers seem to address the role of capabilities in international performance. The purpose of this study is to structure this literat...
| Published in: | Journal of Small Business Management |
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| ISSN: | 0047-2778 1540-627X |
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UK
Informa UK Limited
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57602 |
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International-entrepreneurship researchers use a capability-based perspective to analyze the international performance of early-internationalizing firms. More than 300 papers seem to address the role of capabilities in international performance. The purpose of this study is to structure this literature and provide an orientation for researchers. First, we develop a capability-categorization model. Second, we use this model in conjunction with our systematic literature review to identify which capabilities dominate the literature and which may have been overlooked. Third, we find that, in a significant share of the papers, “capability” is defined rather loosely, which impedes theory development at the interface of the capability-based perspective and international entrepreneurship. We conclude with a research agenda for future capabilities-based international-entrepreneurship research. |
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| Keywords: |
Capability; categorization; dynamic capability; early internationalizing firms; international entrepreneurship; substantive capability |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
3 |
| Start Page: |
1 |
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31 |