Unpacking global digital competence in the contemporary international venture

Fernanda Cahen, Felipe Borini, Charles Dhanaraj and Rafael Morais

International Business Review, 2025, vol. 34, issue 4

Abstract: What do digital ventures need to expand globally? To address this question, we investigate the intersection of capability development in new venture internationalization and the role of digitalization in creating and exploiting these capabilities. Drawing on the capability lens and earlier findings in international entrepreneurship (IE) research, we introduce the concept of global digital competence (GDC). We define it as a measure of a digital venture’s ability to enter and succeed in international markets. It is operationalized as a multidimensional construct, encompassing global sensing, business model dexterity, business connectivity, and technology platform connectivity. Using mixed-method research, we develop, refine, and validate a measurement scale for GDC with qualitative case studies and a quantitative survey. We discuss how the GDC scale can support robust empirical investigations into the global evolution of digital ventures and outline key implications for theory, practice, and policy.

Keywords: Digital Globalization; Global Digital Competence; Digital Performance; Capability Measurement; Digital Companies; International Ventures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102414

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