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Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship 3/2018

13.09.2018

The essence of entrepreneurial internationalization: Managing the dynamic complexity of interactive relationship and reflective adaptations

verfasst von: Hamid Etemad

Erschienen in: Journal of International Entrepreneurship | Ausgabe 3/2018

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The notion of complexity in entrepreneurial decisions and processes has historical roots and is broadly based, but the causes, components, and the extent of interactions that give rise to the complexity are neither traced nor discussed comprehensively. The issues of interactions, consequent adaptations, and corresponding complexity deserve special attention and possibly a few special issues to address the various facets of them. The task of fully mapping the components, their temporal impact over every decisions’ life cycles, from inception to conclusion, and their consequent effects on other related decision and process will be a daunting task, especially when such entrepreneurial decisions reflect and dynamically adapt to the changing conditions in the context(s), within which decisions are made over time. However, these issues are neither recent nor new phenomena. The “entrepreneurs”1 of the ancient eras faced higher risks, uncertainties, general complexities, and even personal hardships that are nearly unimaginable today. …

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Fußnoten
1
Although the French term “entrepreneur” was suggested centuries later, we have used it for consistency.
 
2
Merriam Webster Definition of “caravan” for the above context is a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions; also with a train of pack animals”. Source: https://​www.​merriam-webster.​com/​dictionary/​caravan
 
3
A Caravanserai (/kærəˈvænsəˌraɪ/) was a roadside inn, where travelers (caravaners) could rest and recover from the day’s journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and Southeast Europe, especially along the Silk Road. Source: https://​en.​wikipedia.​org/​wiki/​Caravanserai
 
4
The term “interaction(s)” refers to the process of proactive anticipation, possible adaptations, continuous monitoring, and assessment of outcomes over time. This is also a learning process that enables further improvement through monitoring and consequent adaptations.
 
5
We refer to the team of influential decision-makers as the “entrepreneur” to abstract from a potentially complicated intra-organizational dynamic for simplicity.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The essence of entrepreneurial internationalization: Managing the dynamic complexity of interactive relationship and reflective adaptations
verfasst von
Hamid Etemad
Publikationsdatum
13.09.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of International Entrepreneurship / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1570-7385
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7349
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-018-0237-4

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