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And no birds sing—reviving the romance with international entrepreneurship

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  • Brendan Gray
  • Andrea Farminer

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This article contributes to the emerging debate over the nature and future directions of international entrepreneurship (IE). Our study extends the research of Jones et al. ( 2011 ) through a ‘review of the reviews’ of IE studies as well as a census of the articles published in the Journal of International Entrepreneurship (JIEn) between its inception in 2003 and the beginning of 2012. The results suggest relatively few studies focus on the nexus of international business and entrepreneurship (e.g. by investigating how innovative and entrepreneurial firms can internationalise rapidly). Although definitions of IE and INVs have become more ‘entrepreneurial’ over time, there has been a limited critique of the INV definitions of Oviatt and McDougall. We propose an updated definition of IE research that includes three elements that have been under-researched but which could help revive IE as a fruitful area of study: (1) clarification of the links between innovation, entrepreneurship and internationalisation, (2) greater emphasis on the nexus of international entrepreneurship and (3) a better understanding of the dynamic aspects of international new venture development, including networking, organizational life cycles and business model development. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

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  • Brendan Gray & Andrea Farminer, 2014. "And no birds sing—reviving the romance with international entrepreneurship," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 115-128, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jinten:v:12:y:2014:i:2:p:115-128
    DOI: 10.1007/s10843-014-0125-5
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