Understanding eINVs through the lens of prior research in entrepreneurship, international business and international entrepreneurship

Reuber, B., Fischer, E. and Morgan-Thomas, A. (2014) Understanding eINVs through the lens of prior research in entrepreneurship, international business and international entrepreneurship. In: Fernhaber, S. A. and Prashantham, S. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to International Entrepreneurship. Series: Routledge companions in business, management and accounting. Routledge: New York, NY. ISBN 9780415829199

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Abstract

In this chapter we examine the growing phenomenon of internet-based international new ventures, which we label “eINVS,” through the lens of previous research in the fields of entre- preneurship, international business and international entrepreneurship. Our purpose is to iden- tify where these existing bodies of research help us to understand eINVs, and where there are gaps that constitute important questions for future research. We define an eINV by adapting a widely used definition of international new ventures (INV) (Oviatt and McDougall 2005: 5): an eINV is a venture whose business model is enabled by a digital platform and that, from incep- tion, seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from international growth. With a focus explicitly on how extant research helps us understand eINVs, this review differs from that of Reuber and Fischer (2011b), who focus on firm-level internet-related resources that are related to the internationalization of ventures in general; that of Pezderka and Sinkovics (2011), who focus on risk and the online foreign market entry decisions of small and medium-sized enter- prises (SMEs); and that of Chandra and Coviello (2010), who focus on consumers using the internet to pursue international opportunities.

Item Type:Book Sections (Other)
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Morgan-Thomas, Professor Anna and Reuber, Professor Becky
Authors: Reuber, B., Fischer, E., and Morgan-Thomas, A.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
Publisher:Routledge
ISBN:9780415829199
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2014 Routledge
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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