The literature on international entrepreneurship has devoted much attention to new or young firms. The dynamic capabilities framework has been often chosen to explain the internationalization of companies early in their life. However, the interpretations of the concept of dynamic capabilities are different and sometimes inconsistent. Furthermore, the application of the framework to the field of international entrepreneurship in young firms has sometimes generated ambiguity. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the published research on the topic and synthesize it into a coherent framework that serves as a guide for researchers. To do this, we systematically analyzed 75 articles published in peer reviewed journals. The study produced a definition of international entrepreneurship capability, understood as a higher order dynamic capability, in early internationalizing firms. We have also identified the lower-order capabilities that constitute it, as well as its antecedents and main outcomes. The article concludes with an agenda for future research.La litt & eacute;rature sur l'entrepreneuriat international a accord & eacute; beaucoup d'attention aux nouvelles entreprises ou aux jeunes entreprises. Le cadre des capacit & eacute;s dynamiques a souvent & eacute;t & eacute; choisi pour expliquer l'internationalisation des entreprises au d & eacute;but de leur vie. Cependant, les interpr & eacute;tations du concept de capacit & eacute;s dynamiques sont diff & eacute;rentes et parfois incoh & eacute;rentes. De plus, l'application du cadre au domaine de l'entrepreneuriat international chez les jeunes entreprises a parfois g & eacute;n & eacute;r & eacute; de l'ambigu & iuml;t & eacute;. L'objectif de cette revue de litt & eacute;rature est d'analyser les recherches publi & eacute;es sur le sujet et de les synth & eacute;tiser en un cadre coh & eacute;rent qui serve de guide aux chercheurs. Pour ce faire, nous avons analys & eacute; syst & eacute;matiquement 75 articles publi & eacute;s dans des revues & agrave; comit & eacute; de lecture. L'& eacute;tude a produit une d & eacute;finition de la capacit & eacute; d'entrepreneuriat international, comprise comme une capacit & eacute; dynamique de niveau sup & eacute;rieur, dans les entreprises qui s'internationalisent pr & eacute;cocement. Nous avons & eacute;galement identifi & eacute; les capacit & eacute;s de niveau inf & eacute;rieur qui la constituent, ainsi que ses ant & eacute;c & eacute;dents et ses principaux r & eacute;sultats. L'article se termine par un agenda pour les recherches futures.
International entrepreneurship as a dynamic capability in new ventures: Defining the concept and identifying its antecedents and outcomes through a systematic literature review / Corvello, V.; Felicetti, A. M.; Pini, B.; Bigliardi, B.. - In: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. - ISSN 1570-7385. - (2024), pp. 1-30. [10.1007/s10843-024-00368-3]
International entrepreneurship as a dynamic capability in new ventures: Defining the concept and identifying its antecedents and outcomes through a systematic literature review
Pini B.;Bigliardi B.
2024-01-01
Abstract
The literature on international entrepreneurship has devoted much attention to new or young firms. The dynamic capabilities framework has been often chosen to explain the internationalization of companies early in their life. However, the interpretations of the concept of dynamic capabilities are different and sometimes inconsistent. Furthermore, the application of the framework to the field of international entrepreneurship in young firms has sometimes generated ambiguity. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the published research on the topic and synthesize it into a coherent framework that serves as a guide for researchers. To do this, we systematically analyzed 75 articles published in peer reviewed journals. The study produced a definition of international entrepreneurship capability, understood as a higher order dynamic capability, in early internationalizing firms. We have also identified the lower-order capabilities that constitute it, as well as its antecedents and main outcomes. The article concludes with an agenda for future research.La litt & eacute;rature sur l'entrepreneuriat international a accord & eacute; beaucoup d'attention aux nouvelles entreprises ou aux jeunes entreprises. Le cadre des capacit & eacute;s dynamiques a souvent & eacute;t & eacute; choisi pour expliquer l'internationalisation des entreprises au d & eacute;but de leur vie. Cependant, les interpr & eacute;tations du concept de capacit & eacute;s dynamiques sont diff & eacute;rentes et parfois incoh & eacute;rentes. De plus, l'application du cadre au domaine de l'entrepreneuriat international chez les jeunes entreprises a parfois g & eacute;n & eacute;r & eacute; de l'ambigu & iuml;t & eacute;. L'objectif de cette revue de litt & eacute;rature est d'analyser les recherches publi & eacute;es sur le sujet et de les synth & eacute;tiser en un cadre coh & eacute;rent qui serve de guide aux chercheurs. Pour ce faire, nous avons analys & eacute; syst & eacute;matiquement 75 articles publi & eacute;s dans des revues & agrave; comit & eacute; de lecture. L'& eacute;tude a produit une d & eacute;finition de la capacit & eacute; d'entrepreneuriat international, comprise comme une capacit & eacute; dynamique de niveau sup & eacute;rieur, dans les entreprises qui s'internationalisent pr & eacute;cocement. Nous avons & eacute;galement identifi & eacute; les capacit & eacute;s de niveau inf & eacute;rieur qui la constituent, ainsi que ses ant & eacute;c & eacute;dents et ses principaux r & eacute;sultats. L'article se termine par un agenda pour les recherches futures.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.