Toward a Broader Measurement of International Entrepreneurship

Author(s)
Pavlos Dimitratos, G. Nakos, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki, S. Ennis
Abstract

In this paper, we suggest six dimensions that the international entrepreneurship construct should capture in order to be operationalized and measured holistically: international market orientation (comprising international customer orientation, interfunctional coordination and competitor orientation), international learning orientation, international innovation propensity, international risk attitude, international networking orientation and international motivation. We propose that these six dimensions make up the 'international entrepreneurial culture' of the firm. In doing so, we aim at a comprehensive operationalization of international entrepreneurship that extends the typical three-dimensional measurement of 'entrepreneurial style' (based mainly on Miller & Friesen, 1982: Strategic Management Journal), highlighting the international aspects of this phenomenon.

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Publication date
06-2004
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
502016 SME-research, 502054 Entrepreneurship
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Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/ea39c9e0-7c92-4efb-a56c-ba429c386d43