Anywhere in the World? The Internationalization of Small Entrepreneurial Ventures using a Social Media Platform

Luíza Neves Marques Fonseca (), Clarice Secches Kogut () and Angela Rocha ()
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Luíza Neves Marques Fonseca: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, IAG Business School
Clarice Secches Kogut: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, IAG Business School
Angela Rocha: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, COPPEAD Graduate School of Business

Management International Review, 2023, vol. 63, issue 4, No 5, 673-696

Abstract: Abstract This study aimed at investigating the interplay between internationalization and digitalization using a social media platform during the early phases of the internationalization process of new ventures from an emerging economy. The research adopted the longitudinal multiple-case study method of investigation. All the firms that were studied had operated on a social media platform (Instagram) since their inception. Data collection was based on two rounds of in-depth interviews and secondary data. The research used thematic analysis, cross-case comparison and pattern-matching logic. The study contributes to the extant literature by (a) proposing a conceptualization of the interplay between digitalization and internationalization during the early phases of the internationalization trajectory of small new ventures from an emerging economy using a social media platform; (b) detailing the role of the diaspora during the outward internationalization of these ventures and outlining the theoretical implications of this phenomenon; and (c) providing a micro perspective on how entrepreneurs exploit platform resources and face platform-related risks during their enterprise’s early domestic and international phases.

Keywords: Internationalization; Digitalization; Social media; Small firm; Emerging economy; Diaspora (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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