The role of board leadership in deliberating international entry

Ekaterina Bjørnåli (), Truls Erikson and Arild Aspelund
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Ekaterina Bjørnåli: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Truls Erikson: University of Oslo
Arild Aspelund: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2024, vol. 22, issue 4, No 4, 495-513

Abstract: Abstract The current study addresses the formal and informal board leadership roles in new high-tech firms. Overall, we find that board leadership affects international engagements in idiosyncratic ways. Initially, we conjectured that the board leadership role structure would influence time to new markets, but the leadership role structure fails to do so, which indicates that neither a divided board leadership structure nor a dual board leadership structure matters. Instead, we find that the facilitating role of board chair leadership does. Although board chair leadership efficacy has a deliberating effect, we find it to have an interactive effect with a more resourceful board, indicating that efficacious leadership is more important than we typically would expect. Noteworthy, these dynamic interactions not only contribute to advancing new high-tech firms, but also contribute to shaping a resilient high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem from within.

Keywords: Venture boards; Board leadership; Internationalization; High tech; M14 New firms; Start-ups M16 International business administration M19 Other (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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