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

Reconocimiento de oportunidad internacional como un componente critico para apalancar capacidades de Internet en el desempeño de mercados internacionales

Charmaine Glavas (), Shane Mathews and Constanza Bianchi
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Charmaine Glavas: Queensland University of Technology
Shane Mathews: Queensland University of Technology
Constanza Bianchi: Universidad Adolfo Ibãñez

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2017, vol. 15, issue 1, No 1, 35 pages

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: International entrepreneurship; International opportunity recognition; Internet capabilities; International performance; Emprendimiento internacional; Reconocimiento de oportunidades internacionales; Capacidades de Internet; Desempeño de mercado internacional (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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