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International opportunity recognition as a critical component for leveraging Internet capabilities and international market performance

verfasst von: Charmaine Glavas, Shane Mathews, Constanza Bianchi

Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Recent research in the field of international entrepreneurship has emphasized the need for a better conceptualization of international opportunity recognition. Further, with advancements in information and communication technologies, such as the Internet, there has been a profound impact on the way in which international business is conducted, for example, enabling entrepreneurial firms to capitalize on the economic opportunities of an Internet environment. In this study, we propose a model, highlighting the importance of international opportunity recognition, as a critical component for leveraging Internet capabilities and international market performance. Through the lens of a resource capabilities approach, a quantitative, online survey was used to collect data from Australian, international entrepreneurial firms. Structural equation modelling results indicate that international opportunity recognition plays a central role in explaining how resources and Internet capabilities combine for the firm’s realization of international opportunities, and subsequent international performance. The findings enrich current understanding of how international entrepreneurial firms realize opportunities in Internet-based environments.

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Titel: International opportunity recognition as a critical component for leveraging Internet capabilities and international market performance
verfasst von: Charmaine Glavas
Shane Mathews
Constanza Bianchi
Publikationsdatum: 08.11.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1570-7385
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7349
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-016-0191-y

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