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Entrepreneurial Level Factors of Early Internationalization : a Cross Country Comparison

Sekliuckiene, Jurgita ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8899-3112, Jarosinski, Miroslaw and Kozma, Miklós ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2837-1079 (2019) Entrepreneurial Level Factors of Early Internationalization : a Cross Country Comparison. Inzinerine Ekonomika / Engineering Economics, 30 (2). pp. 223-235. DOI 10.5755/j01.ee.30.2.21185

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Abstract

International new ventures proved to contribute positively to national economies they derive from. This article analyses the entrepreneurial level factors of success at the startup stage of international new ventures (INVs) in the context of three Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in transition: Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. Based on multiple case study approach, the study provides important insights into the international entrepreneurship theory by examining the still underexplored transition in CEE countries' context. An in-depth qualitative analysis has been performed based on 9 case studies, 3 INVs from each country. Lots of similarities emerge between INVs in three CEE countries, however their cultural and historical backgrounds are different enough to justify scholarly interest in potential idiosyncratic features. Findings suggest that there is significant diversity in the entrepreneurial level factors behind the early success of local INVs in international markets across these countries, especially in terms of direct foreign market experience, entrepreneurial orientation and existing network membership. Nevertheless, the findings reveal that in the sample focused on ITC businesses, solid industry experience of the founders proved to be key in the success of INVs' internationalisation.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:International New Ventures; Early Internationalization; Transition Economy; CEE; Hungary; Lithuania; Poland.
Divisions:Faculty of Business Administration > Institute of Business Economics > Department of Business Studies
Subjects:Economic policy
International economics
International relations
Funders:Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Kaunas University of Technology, SGH Warsaw School of Economics Faculty of Management and Finance Statutory Research
Projects:PP32/1810, KZIF/S16/19/16
DOI:10.5755/j01.ee.30.2.21185
ID Code:10988
Deposited By: MTMT SWORD
Deposited On:07 Mar 2025 13:39
Last Modified:07 Mar 2025 13:39

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