International Entrepreneurship and Capability Development - Qualitative Evidence and Future Research Directions

Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Forthcoming

50 Pages Posted: 27 Aug 2010 Last revised: 5 Sep 2010

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Erkko Autio

Imperial College Business School; Tilburg University School of Economics and Management

Gerard George

Singapore Management University

Oliver Alexy

Technische Universität München (TUM), TUM School of Management

Date Written: August 16, 2010

Abstract

In this paper, we explore how new capabilities emerge and solidify in new ventures that are faced with fundamental uncertainty from their environment. To do so, we draw from the organizational and entrepreneurial literature on cognition and capabilities. Using initial qualitative evidence from a multi-firm study in the context of new venture internationalization, we develop a cognition-based model of capability emergence in new ventures. Our findings extend the capability development and learning implications of internationalization to the fundamental character of organizing processes in start-ups. Moreover, we derive avenues for future entrepreneurship research on the origins and evolution of capabilities in new ventures.

Keywords: International Entrepreneurship, Capabilities, Cognition, Routines

JEL Classification: M13, L29

Suggested Citation

Autio, Erkko and George, Gerard and Alexy, Oliver, International Entrepreneurship and Capability Development - Qualitative Evidence and Future Research Directions (August 16, 2010). Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1666174

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