The International Dimension of Entrepreneurial Decision-Making: Cultures, Contexts, and Behaviours

ISBN-13: 9783030859497 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 190 str.

Andrea Caputo; Massimiliano M. Pellegrini; Marina Dabic

Spis treści

Introduction to The International Dimension of Entrepreneurial Decision-Making: Cultures, Contexts, and Behaviours.- Revitalizing the ‘International’ in International Entrepreneurship: The Promise of Culture and Cognition.- Uncovering Entrepreneurial Belief Systems Through Cognitive Causal Mapping.- International Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Knowledge Exploitation and Innovation: Case of International Pharma-Biotech SME.- Ignorance and International Entrepreneurship. Two Sides of a Blade in the Decision to Enter a Foreign Market.- Risk or Opportunity? Exploring the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Decision and the Use of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns in Less- and Well-Developed Regions in Italy.- The Internationalization of Family SMEs: A Literature Review and Research Agenda.- Internationalising HRM Framework for SMEs: Transcending High-Performance Organisation Theory’s Economic Utilitarianism Towards Humanism.- Cross-cultural Tribes, Community and Indigenous Entrepreneurship.- Sustainable Initiatives in International Markets.- Social Capital and the Morphogenesis of Actors: Lessons from International Social Entrepreneurs.- Determinants of the Internationalisation Process of Colombian Firms.

O autorze

Dr. Andrea Caputo is Associate Professor in Management at the University of Trento (Italy) and at the University of Lincoln (UK), where he co-founded the UNESCO Chair in Responsible Foresight for Sustainable Development. 

Dr. Massimiliano M. Pellegrini is an associate professor in Organizational studies and Entrepreneurship at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy) and he was the past chair of the SIG of Entrepreneurship at the European Academy of Management (EURAM).

Prof. Marina Dabić is full professor of entrepreneurship and international business at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business (Croatia), and Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University (UK). 

Prof. Léo-Paul Dana is Professor at Dalhousie University, Canada, and affiliated with Sorbonne Business School.

Blurb

This book focuses on understanding the international behaviours of SMEs, entrepreneurial ventures, and entrepreneurs. The collection of contributions gathered in the book highlights the importance of cultures, contexts and behaviours that pertain to the international entrepreneurship arena. The respective chapters address topics such as entrepreneurial cognition, international entrepreneurial ecosystems, innovation, international market entry decisions, family SMEs, international human resources management, cross-cultural and indigenous entrepreneurship, social capital and sustainability in international markets. All contributions are based on the latest empirical and theoretical research, and provide key findings and concrete recommendations for scholars, entrepreneurs, organizations and policy makers.