Article: International entrepreneurship: a critical review of the research field Journal: European Journal of International Management (EJIM) 2019 Vol.13 No.3 pp.381 - 412 Abstract: This study provides a comprehensive review of the International Entrepreneurship (IE) literature and analyses its evolution in relation to the criticisms made by previous reviews. For this purpose, 272 articles published in 20 journals indexed in the Journal Citation Report for the 1989-2015 period were analysed in depth. The results reveal that researchers have increasingly worked to address these criticisms. Nevertheless, these efforts have not been sufficient since theoretical difficulties that prevent a better understanding of the IE field continue. Therefore, this study conducts a critical discussion of these difficulties: the disparity between IE definitions, the terminological disparity between rapidly internationalising firms, and the inclusion of studies that compare entrepreneurship at the national level between countries. Finally, to improve understanding and enable further progress in IE research, recommendations and a roadmap for future research are proposed. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: International entrepreneurship: a critical review of the research field

Authors: Hugo Baier-Fuentes; Esther Hormiga; Paloma Miravitlles; Fabio Blanco-Mesa

Addresses: Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, 4070129, Concepción, Chile ' Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 690, 08034, Barcelona, Spain ' Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 690, 08034, Barcelona, Spain ' Escuela de Administración de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Avenida Central del Norte 39-115, 150001, Tunja, Colombia

Abstract: This study provides a comprehensive review of the International Entrepreneurship (IE) literature and analyses its evolution in relation to the criticisms made by previous reviews. For this purpose, 272 articles published in 20 journals indexed in the Journal Citation Report for the 1989-2015 period were analysed in depth. The results reveal that researchers have increasingly worked to address these criticisms. Nevertheless, these efforts have not been sufficient since theoretical difficulties that prevent a better understanding of the IE field continue. Therefore, this study conducts a critical discussion of these difficulties: the disparity between IE definitions, the terminological disparity between rapidly internationalising firms, and the inclusion of studies that compare entrepreneurship at the national level between countries. Finally, to improve understanding and enable further progress in IE research, recommendations and a roadmap for future research are proposed.

Keywords: international entrepreneurship; international new ventures; born global; comparative entrepreneurship; literature review.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2019.099427

European Journal of International Management, 2019 Vol.13 No.3, pp.381 - 412

Received: 09 May 2017
Accepted: 26 Oct 2017
Published online: 02 May 2019 *

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