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Journal of International Entrepreneurship
Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 4/2009

01.12.2009

International entrepreneurial capability: The measurement and a comparison between born global firms and traditional exporters in China

verfasst von: Man Zhang, Patriya Tansuhaj, James McCullough

Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship | Ausgabe 4/2009

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Abstract

This study presents the development and application of a new measure of international entrepreneurial capability. The data were collected from manufacturing firms in China, both traditional exporters and born global firms. Five key dimensions of international entrepreneurial capability were identified from the capability and entrepreneurship literature. After scale purification and validation, this new measure was used to examine the relationship between international entrepreneurial capability and global market performance. Born global firms are statistically different from traditional firms along three dimensions: international learning capability, international networking capability, and international experience. Implications and future research directions are then provided.
Vorheriger Artikel Social networks and marketing cooperation in entrepreneurial clusters: An international comparative study
Nächster Artikel Early internationalization: A transaction cost economics and structural embeddedness perspective

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Usually, the reliability of second-order factor is not computed. We adapted a procedure described in Kumar et al. (1995). Approximate loadings of the items on the second-order construct were computed by multiplying the standardized first-order loadings with the standardized second-order loadings. The approximate loadings for the 15 items computed in this way were used to estimate the composite reliability.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
International entrepreneurial capability: The measurement and a comparison between born global firms and traditional exporters in China
verfasst von
Man Zhang
Patriya Tansuhaj
James McCullough
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2009
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of International Entrepreneurship / Ausgabe 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1570-7385
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7349
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-009-0042-1