Micro-multinational or not? International entrepreneurship, networking and learning effects

By P. Dimitratos, José Ernesto Amorós, M. Etchebarne, Christian Felzensztein. 2014

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Micro-multinational enterprises (mMNEs) represent a new breed of smaller firms in the field of international entrepreneurship. This study investigates the effects of the three sets of variables, namely international entrepreneurship (which encompasses innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking propensity), networking and learning on the probability that a firm will become a MNE. Drawing upon a survey of the activities of 116 Chilean internationalized small- and medium-sized firms and utilizing a logistic regression analysis, this study suggests that risk-taking propensity and networking with domestic and international partners increase the likelihood that the firm will become a mMNE. Our findings confirm the predictive validity of the international entrepreneurship and networking perspectives. Because of the positive association between mMNEs and international performance, the suggestions for management of internationalized firms are to nurture a risk-taking propensity and cultivate a networking orientation.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management

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In Economics and Econometrics

1. Christian Felzensztein
2. Luciano Ciravegna
3. P. Robson
4. José Ernesto Amorós
5. H. Haugh
6. B. Obeng

In Management of Technology and Innovation

1. Christian Felzensztein
2. Luciano Ciravegna
3. P. Robson
4. José Ernesto Amorós
5. H. Haugh
6. B. Obeng

In Strategy and Management

1. Christian Felzensztein
2. Luciano Ciravegna
3. P. Robson
4. José Ernesto Amorós

Citations in the corpus

• Networks, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Internationalization Scope: Evidence from Chilean Small and Medium Enterprises (2015, background): “This has important managerial implications: it shows that networks can help firms increase the geographic scope of their international strategy, corroborating the tenets of the network theory of internationalization and small firm performance (Coviello 2006; Dimitratos et al. 2014; Jack 2008).”