International Entrepreneurship

Antonella Zucchella is Professor of Marketing and Pro-rector of Finance at Pavia University, Italy. She is Author of four books and more than thirty articles, ranging from entrepreneurship to international marketing and management.Giovanna Magnani is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics and Management at Pavia University, Italy.

• IntroductionPART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP1.1 International Entrepreneurship And International Entrepreneurial Organizations1.2. Entrepreneurial Orientation And International Entrepreneurial Orientation1.3. International Opportunities, Risk And Uncertainty1.4. International Entrepreneurial Organizations (Ieos)1.5. Antecedents And Factors Affecting International Entrepreneurial Organizations1.5.1 Environmental And Country-Specific Factors1.5.2 Industry/Business-Specific Factors1.5.3 Firm-Specific Factors1.5.4 Personal (Entrepreneur/Manager)-Specific Drivers1.6 Foundations Of International Entrepreneurship: From Personal To Organisational, From Static To Dynamic Variables1.7 Ieos In The Realm Of UncertaintyA1. Key Drivers Of International EntrepreneurshipPART II: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES2.1 Economic Decision-Based Approaches To Internationalization2.1.1 Hymer's Approach2.1.2 The International Product Life Cycle (Vernon)2.1.3 Product Life Cycle. A Modified Version2.1.4 The Internalization And Transaction Cost Approaches2.1.5 The Eclectic Paradigm (Dunning)2.2 Behavioural And Evolutionary Approaches To Internationalization2.2.1 The Uppsala Model2.2.2 The Uppsala Model Revisited2.2.3 The Innovation Model2.2.4 The Network Model2.2.5 The Knowledge-Based View2.3 Institutional Theory And The Institution-Based View In International Business Studies2.4 Outward, Inward, De And Re—Internationalisation: The Complex Dynamics Of Global Value Chains2.5 Non-Linear Internationalization Processes2.6 The Contribution Of International Business Theories And Models To International EntrepreneurshipPART III: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES3.1 Entrepreneurship In Classical And Neo-Classical Economic Literature3.2 The Entrepreneur According To The Austrian School3.3 Uncertainty And Creativity3.4 Entrepreneurship And Entrepreneurs3.5 Entrepreneurial Orientation In Organisations3.6 The Contribution Of Entrepreneurship Theories And Models To International EntrepreneurshipPART IV: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STUDIES4.1 The Resource-Based View4.2. Competences And Capabilities: An Ongoing Debate4.3 Dynamic Capabilities4.4 Strategic Entrepreneurship4.5 Networking Approaches: A Link Between Strategic Management, International Business And Organisational Studies4.6 The Contribution Of Strategic Management Studies To International EntrepreneurshipPART V: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FROM PARENT DISCIPLINES TO DEVELOPING ITS WAY5.1 Framing International Entrepreneurship5.2 The Context Of Entrepreneurial Decisions: The Role Of Uncertainty5.3 The Decision Makers And Their System OfTies5.4 The International Entrepreneurial Organisation: Its Relationship With Time And Space5.5 International Entrepreneurship, Firm's Capabilities And Learning Processes5.6 Opportunity Exploration And Exploitation In IEOS5.7 IEOS And Dynamic Capabilities5.7.1 Processes5.7.2 Position: The Role Of Location Factors5.7.3 Position: The Role Of Niche Orientation5.7.4 Paths5.7.5 International Performance5.8 A SynthesisConclusionReferences