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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 49-68 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Small Business Economics |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
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Keywords
- entrepreneurship
- exporting
- developing countries
- small business
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Toward a contingency framework of export entrepreneurship: Conceptualisations and empirical evidence. / Ibeh, K.I.N.
In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2003, p. 49-68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward a contingency framework of export entrepreneurship: Conceptualisations and empirical evidence
AU - Ibeh, K.I.N.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This paper reports the findings of a study, which employed a contingency, export-entrepreneurial approach to investigate the critical influences on export venture creation among a sample of Nigerian small firms. Responding to the repeated calls in the literature for multi-disciplinary research frameworks, the paper draws on perspectives from entrepreneurship, exporting, and contingency literatures to examine the antecedent and moderating influences on the export behavior of small firms. It explores, in particular, the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and external environmental moderators in the export venture creation process of small firms. The findings suggest that an entrepreneurial orientation is associated with better export venturing, and is the appropriate strategic posture for small firms operating in hostile environments. It would appear, also, that this orientation is associated with certain decision-maker characteristics (including international orientation and contacts and previous business experience) and firm-level competencies. By thus highlighting the entrepreneurial dimensions of export venturing, this paper makes the case for greater policy focus on strengthening the entrepreneurial foundations/capacities of small firms.
AB - This paper reports the findings of a study, which employed a contingency, export-entrepreneurial approach to investigate the critical influences on export venture creation among a sample of Nigerian small firms. Responding to the repeated calls in the literature for multi-disciplinary research frameworks, the paper draws on perspectives from entrepreneurship, exporting, and contingency literatures to examine the antecedent and moderating influences on the export behavior of small firms. It explores, in particular, the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and external environmental moderators in the export venture creation process of small firms. The findings suggest that an entrepreneurial orientation is associated with better export venturing, and is the appropriate strategic posture for small firms operating in hostile environments. It would appear, also, that this orientation is associated with certain decision-maker characteristics (including international orientation and contacts and previous business experience) and firm-level competencies. By thus highlighting the entrepreneurial dimensions of export venturing, this paper makes the case for greater policy focus on strengthening the entrepreneurial foundations/capacities of small firms.
KW - entrepreneurship
KW - exporting
KW - developing countries
KW - small business
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020244404241
U2 - 10.1023/A:1020244404241
DO - 10.1023/A:1020244404241
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 49
EP - 68
JO - Small Business Economics
T2 - Small Business Economics
JF - Small Business Economics
SN - 0921-898X
IS - 1
ER -