Over the past two decades international entrepreneurship has become a key issue in international business studies. The book proposes an integrated interpretive framework in which to place international entrepreneurship, examining both theoretical and practical interests.

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

Over the past two decades international entrepreneurship has become a key issue in international business studies. This second edition of International Entrepreneurship examines this key emerging issue from its foundations; entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business studies. The book proposes an integrated interpretive framework in which to place international entrepreneurship, examining both theoretical and practical interests. It asserts that firms faced by global competitive pressures need to develop proactive and innovative responses to cope with the uncertainties of international markets and instead capture the opportunities. This book presents a common framework to complement the growing contributions to this topical and lively subject.