International Entrepreneurship (RLE International Business) : The Effect of Firm Age on Motives for Internationalization.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brush, Candida.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: International Business Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012.

Summary:

This volume provides important benchmarks for the integration of entrepreneurship and international business. It extends scholarship beyond the firm as single unit of analysis, instead including the role of the founder/entrepreneur. Exploration of this domain discusses possibilities for theory revision or development as well as providing information about an under-researched segment of companies.

Contents:

Intro

INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Effect of Firm Age on Motives for Internationalization

Copyright

Contents

List of Tables and Exhibits

List of Appendices

Preface

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Chapter I- Small Business and International Activities

International Trade Activity

New Businesses in the U.S. Economy

International Activity and New Companies

Differences Between New and Established Small Businesses

Summary

Chapter II- Theoretical Background

Behavioral Theories of Internationalization

Industrial Economics Theories of Internationalization

Classical

Neoclassical

Theories of Entrepreneurship

Toward a New Theoretical Model

Chapter III- Empirical Literature Review

Motives for Internationalization

Firm Characteristics and International Strategies

Factors Affecting Internationalization

Chapter IV- Methodology and Research Design

Overview

Conceptual Framework and Variables

Hypotheses

Research Design

Sampling Plan

Secondary Data Collection

Pilot Interviews

Cross Sectional Survey

Operationalizations and Measures

Validity and Reliability Issues

Chapter V- Data Analysis and Results

Response Rate

Sample Characteristics

Hypotheses Testing

Results of Discriminant Function Analysis

Analysis of Performance

Analysis of Size Effects

Chapter VI- Discussion of Research Findings

General Findings-Compared to Theories

General Findings-Compared to Empirical Studies

General Findings-Compared to Secondary Data

Similarities and Differences Based on Age at Internationalization

Limitations

Chapter VII- Conclusions and Implications

Summary of Research.

Conclusions and Implications

Future Directions for International Entrepreneurship

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

First published in 1995 by Garland Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Brush, Candida International Entrepreneurship (RLE International Business)

ISBN:

9781135129569

OCLC:

880910201