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Internationalisation of family enterprises: the role of entrepreneurial orientation and international growth orientation
- Source :
- International Journal of Business and Globalisation. 29:354
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Inderscience Publishers, 2021.
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Abstract
- The determinants of foreign market entry and success among family-controlled small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not received much attention in research, and especially the role of strategic orientations noted crucial in international entrepreneurship, is still unclear in the family business context. In this study, we respond to these omissions by examining a sample of 169 family-controlled Finnish SMEs across five industry sectors. The data are analysed via binary logistic and linear regression modelling. The results find that the internationalisation propensity and degree of internationalisation among the family businesses are impacted by higher levels of international growth orientation. Innovativeness explains the likelihood of having international operations, but entrepreneurial orientation does not impact the internationalisation outcomes. International growth orientation is found to not determine the international performance of the companies. We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of the results, which contribute to the literature on family businesses and international entrepreneurship. Post-print / Final draft
- Subjects :
- family business
Family business
Entrepreneurial orientation
Business administration
strategic orientation
SMEs
SME internationalisation
entrepreneurial orientation
Strategic orientation
General Business, Management and Accounting
international entrepreneurship
international performance
Internationalization
quantitative methods
Business
small- and medium-sized enterprises
Finland
Growth orientation
international growth orientation
Foreign market
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17533635 and 17533627
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Business and Globalisation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5c71fb71cbee5bf313f2da2db267a288