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Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship
This unique reference book provides an array of diverse perspectives on international entrepreneurship, a new and emerging field of research that blends concepts and methodologies from more traditional social sciences. The Handbook includes chapters written by top researchers of economics and sociology, as well as academic leaders in the fields of entrepreneurship and international business. State-of-the-art contributions provide up-to-date literature reviews, making this book essential for the researcher of entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of entrepreneurs.
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This unique reference book provides an array of diverse perspectives on international entrepreneurship, a new and emerging field of research that blends concepts and methodologies from more traditional social sciences. The Handbook includes chapters written by top researchers of economics and sociology, as well as academic leaders in the fields of entrepreneurship and international business. State-of-the-art contributions provide up-to-date literature reviews, making this book essential for the researcher of entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of entrepreneurs.
Critical Acclaim
‘Dana’s Handbook is an essential read for international entrepreneurship scholars as well as policymakers and practitioners concerned with the dynamics associated with the international entrepreneurship process. Succinct reviews of the literature and useful summary tables relating to key themes and studies are presented by a number of contributors. . .’
– Paul Westhead, International Small Business Journal
‘This is a formidable and weighty tome. . . More important than sheer quantity is consideration of the quality, and here the broad spread yet eclectic choice of the research papers is most enlightening. The contributing authors have collectively condensed much of the knowledge garnered from the past five years of this global field into one handy sourcebook. . . The end result is, indeed, a fresh recognition, if recognition still needs to be made, of the major importance of this new global growth phenomenon of international entrepreneurship.’
– Mark Haydon, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
‘The Handbook is a nearly comprehensive reference work to the field that will be useful to scholars new to the area as well as those already engaged in it. . . I was impressed by the diversity of the authors. . . The Handbook is an excellent broad reference to the field.’
– Ben Oviatt, Journal of International Business Studies
‘Over the last few years there has been an increased interest in research on the internationalization of new ventures and the global challenges facing growing young businesses. The Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship has collected and synthesized the contributions of leading researchers in an effort to define and categorize the unique contributions and state-of-the-art of this emerging field. It provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment that advances the frontiers of knowledge regarding the fundamental concepts, methods, and theories of international entrepreneurship. The Handbook should serve as both an authoritative and comprehensive reference work for researchers, and a state-of-the-art compilation of new insights for educational leaders.’
– Ari Ginsberg, New York University Stern School of Business, US
‘Entrepreneurship and international business have remained separate subjects for far too long. The study of international entrepreneurship thrives on the cross-fertilisation of ideas between these fields. It is one of the most dynamic research areas in economics and management. The contributors to this Handbook are the pioneers in the field, and this volume provides a definitive survey of their work.’
– Mark Casson, University of Reading, UK
‘These notable researchers share a common dedication to rigorous methodologies and vigorous research. Together in this volume, the researchers have assembled and presented a cross-section of tested methods, and innovative approaches. These contributions are an inspiration to younger researchers, and this bids fair to set the tone, and level of intellectual rigour and vigour for future research in the emerging field of international entrepreneurship.’
– From the preface by Bob Kirk, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
– Paul Westhead, International Small Business Journal
‘This is a formidable and weighty tome. . . More important than sheer quantity is consideration of the quality, and here the broad spread yet eclectic choice of the research papers is most enlightening. The contributing authors have collectively condensed much of the knowledge garnered from the past five years of this global field into one handy sourcebook. . . The end result is, indeed, a fresh recognition, if recognition still needs to be made, of the major importance of this new global growth phenomenon of international entrepreneurship.’
– Mark Haydon, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
‘The Handbook is a nearly comprehensive reference work to the field that will be useful to scholars new to the area as well as those already engaged in it. . . I was impressed by the diversity of the authors. . . The Handbook is an excellent broad reference to the field.’
– Ben Oviatt, Journal of International Business Studies
‘Over the last few years there has been an increased interest in research on the internationalization of new ventures and the global challenges facing growing young businesses. The Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship has collected and synthesized the contributions of leading researchers in an effort to define and categorize the unique contributions and state-of-the-art of this emerging field. It provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment that advances the frontiers of knowledge regarding the fundamental concepts, methods, and theories of international entrepreneurship. The Handbook should serve as both an authoritative and comprehensive reference work for researchers, and a state-of-the-art compilation of new insights for educational leaders.’
– Ari Ginsberg, New York University Stern School of Business, US
‘Entrepreneurship and international business have remained separate subjects for far too long. The study of international entrepreneurship thrives on the cross-fertilisation of ideas between these fields. It is one of the most dynamic research areas in economics and management. The contributors to this Handbook are the pioneers in the field, and this volume provides a definitive survey of their work.’
– Mark Casson, University of Reading, UK
‘These notable researchers share a common dedication to rigorous methodologies and vigorous research. Together in this volume, the researchers have assembled and presented a cross-section of tested methods, and innovative approaches. These contributions are an inspiration to younger researchers, and this bids fair to set the tone, and level of intellectual rigour and vigour for future research in the emerging field of international entrepreneurship.’
– From the preface by Bob Kirk, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Contributors
Contributors: N.J. Adler, I. Alon, P.W. Beamish, J. Bell, A. Blomstermo, R.H. Brockhaus, Sr., P. Brown, C.G. Brush, I. Callaghan, S.K. Chetty, R. Chew, S.B. Chew, Y. Choi, P. Cloninger, B.D. Cohen, D. Crick, L.-P. Dana, L.J. Delaney, D. Demick, P. Dimitratos, T. Elenurm, K. Eriksson, H. Etemad, A. Fayolle, L.J. Filion, C.J. Floyd, M. Forsman, H.H. Frederick, M. Gabrielsson, B.L. Galperin, M.E. Gordon, J.P. Gunning, G. Hall, R.T. Hamilton, C. Harvey, S. Hinttu, F. Hoy, A.B. Ibrahim, B. Kirk, S. Kock, S. Lioukas, J.W. Lu, R. Luostarinen, T.S. Manolova, H. Matlay, R.B. McNaughton, P.J. Mellalieu, J. Milton-Smith, J. Mitra, V. Nilakant, N. Nummela, J.-J. Obrecht, A. O’Reilly, S. Prashantham, L. Sear, D.D. Sharma, G.S. Shergill, M. Spence, J. Thompson, C. Tu, C. Vignali, T. Volery, L.S. Welch, D.H.B. Welsh, H.I.M. Wilson, L.T. Wright, R.W. Wright, H.W.-c. Yeung, J.F. Yu, S.A. Zahra
Contents
Contents:
Foreword by Bob Kirk
Preface by Léo-Paul Dana
Part I: Reflections
1. Emerging Paradigms of International Entrepreneurship
Léo-Paul Dana and Richard W. Wright
2. An Accidental International Foray
Frank Hoy
3. Women in International Entrepreneurship
Nancy J. Adler
4. Women, Age and Money: International Entrepreneurship Theory in the Work of Candida G. Brush
Candida G. Brush and Tatiana S. Manolova
5. The New Globetrotters
Laurel J. Delaney
6. International Entrepreneurship and Chinese Business Research
Henry Wai-chung Yeung
7. A Typology
Hamid Etemad
Part II: Conceptual Chapters
8. Internationalization: Motive and Process
A. Bakr Ibrahim
9. International Entrepreneurship and Internationalization: Common Threads
Lawrence S. Welch
10. The Praxeological Concept of International Entrepreneurship
J. Patrick Gunning
11. Entrepreneurship and Marketing: Issues for Independent Inventors
Len Tiu Wright and Celia Harvey
12. Learning, Innovation and Globalization: The Competitive Advantage of Collaborative Entrepreneurship
Harry Matlay and Jay Mitra
13. Marshalling Relations
Hamid Etemad
14. Entrepreneurial Capabilities: A Resource-based Systemic Approach to International Entrepreneurship
Jean-Jacques Obrecht
Part III: Geographical Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
15. Asia-Pacific Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
John Milton-Smith
16. East Asian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew
17. Two Types of Self-Employment in Canada
Louis Jacques Filion
18. Canadian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Martine Spence
19. The Case of Canadian Computer Software Firms
Rod B. McNaughton and Peter Brown
20. Business Support for Internationalization in England
Leigh Sear and Robert T. Hamilton
21. Estonian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Tiit Elenurm
22. Finnish Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Reijo Luostarinen and Mika Gabrielsson
23. Three Case Studies from Finland
Niina Nummela
24. French Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Alain Fayolle
25. Greek Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Pavlos Dimitratos and Spyros Lioukas
26. Indian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Shameen Prashantham
27. Irish Perspectives on Developing International Entrepreneurs
Jim Bell, David Demick, Ian Callaghan and Aidan O''Reilly
28. Japanese Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Paul W. Beamish and Jane W. Lu
29. New Zealand Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Howard H. Frederick, John Thompson and Peter J. Mellalieu
30. International Expansion of New Zealand Firms
Heather I.M. Wilson, Sylvie K. Chetty and Gurvinder S. Shergill
31. Swedish Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Anders Blomstermo, Kent Eriksson and D. Deo Sharma
32. The Internationalization Process of Firms in the United Kingdom
Dave Crick
33. Internationalization and Size, Age and Profitability in the United Kingdom
Graham Hall and Ciwen Tu
34. United States Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Bella L. Galperin
35. Internationalizing European IPOs in the United States
Boyd D. Cohen
Part IV: Franchising Perspectives
36. The Internationalization of Franchising Systems into Industrialized Economies
Dianne H.B. Welsh and Ilan Alon
37. The Internationalization of Franchise Systems into Emerging and Transitional Economies
Dianne H.B. Welsh and Ilan Alon
38. A Model for the Choice of Organizational Form in International Franchising
V. Nilakant, Callum J. Floyd and Mary Ellen Gordon
Part V: Towards Future Research in International Entrepreneurship
39. A Network Perspective of International Entrepreneurship
Susanna Hinttu, Maria Forsman and Soren Kock
40. Emerging Research Issues in International Entrepreneurship
Shaker A. Zahra, Peggy Cloninger, Ji Feng Yu and Youngjun Choi
41. An Action Research Approach for Internationalization
Claudio Vignali
42. Family Business Successions: Toward Future Research
Robert H. Brockhaus Sr.
43. On Field Research Methods for Theory Building and Testing
Thierry Volery
Index
Foreword by Bob Kirk
Preface by Léo-Paul Dana
Part I: Reflections
1. Emerging Paradigms of International Entrepreneurship
Léo-Paul Dana and Richard W. Wright
2. An Accidental International Foray
Frank Hoy
3. Women in International Entrepreneurship
Nancy J. Adler
4. Women, Age and Money: International Entrepreneurship Theory in the Work of Candida G. Brush
Candida G. Brush and Tatiana S. Manolova
5. The New Globetrotters
Laurel J. Delaney
6. International Entrepreneurship and Chinese Business Research
Henry Wai-chung Yeung
7. A Typology
Hamid Etemad
Part II: Conceptual Chapters
8. Internationalization: Motive and Process
A. Bakr Ibrahim
9. International Entrepreneurship and Internationalization: Common Threads
Lawrence S. Welch
10. The Praxeological Concept of International Entrepreneurship
J. Patrick Gunning
11. Entrepreneurship and Marketing: Issues for Independent Inventors
Len Tiu Wright and Celia Harvey
12. Learning, Innovation and Globalization: The Competitive Advantage of Collaborative Entrepreneurship
Harry Matlay and Jay Mitra
13. Marshalling Relations
Hamid Etemad
14. Entrepreneurial Capabilities: A Resource-based Systemic Approach to International Entrepreneurship
Jean-Jacques Obrecht
Part III: Geographical Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
15. Asia-Pacific Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
John Milton-Smith
16. East Asian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew
17. Two Types of Self-Employment in Canada
Louis Jacques Filion
18. Canadian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Martine Spence
19. The Case of Canadian Computer Software Firms
Rod B. McNaughton and Peter Brown
20. Business Support for Internationalization in England
Leigh Sear and Robert T. Hamilton
21. Estonian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Tiit Elenurm
22. Finnish Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Reijo Luostarinen and Mika Gabrielsson
23. Three Case Studies from Finland
Niina Nummela
24. French Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Alain Fayolle
25. Greek Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Pavlos Dimitratos and Spyros Lioukas
26. Indian Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Shameen Prashantham
27. Irish Perspectives on Developing International Entrepreneurs
Jim Bell, David Demick, Ian Callaghan and Aidan O''Reilly
28. Japanese Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Paul W. Beamish and Jane W. Lu
29. New Zealand Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Howard H. Frederick, John Thompson and Peter J. Mellalieu
30. International Expansion of New Zealand Firms
Heather I.M. Wilson, Sylvie K. Chetty and Gurvinder S. Shergill
31. Swedish Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Anders Blomstermo, Kent Eriksson and D. Deo Sharma
32. The Internationalization Process of Firms in the United Kingdom
Dave Crick
33. Internationalization and Size, Age and Profitability in the United Kingdom
Graham Hall and Ciwen Tu
34. United States Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship
Bella L. Galperin
35. Internationalizing European IPOs in the United States
Boyd D. Cohen
Part IV: Franchising Perspectives
36. The Internationalization of Franchising Systems into Industrialized Economies
Dianne H.B. Welsh and Ilan Alon
37. The Internationalization of Franchise Systems into Emerging and Transitional Economies
Dianne H.B. Welsh and Ilan Alon
38. A Model for the Choice of Organizational Form in International Franchising
V. Nilakant, Callum J. Floyd and Mary Ellen Gordon
Part V: Towards Future Research in International Entrepreneurship
39. A Network Perspective of International Entrepreneurship
Susanna Hinttu, Maria Forsman and Soren Kock
40. Emerging Research Issues in International Entrepreneurship
Shaker A. Zahra, Peggy Cloninger, Ji Feng Yu and Youngjun Choi
41. An Action Research Approach for Internationalization
Claudio Vignali
42. Family Business Successions: Toward Future Research
Robert H. Brockhaus Sr.
43. On Field Research Methods for Theory Building and Testing
Thierry Volery
Index
