The international entrepreneurial firm's social networks

Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Serra, Fernando Ribeiro; Santos, João Carvalho

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Ferreira, Manuel Portugal

Serra, Fernando Ribeiro

Santos, João Carvalho

Abstract(s)

This paper investigates theoretically the importance and impact of the international entrepreneurial firms’ (IEFs) social networks on selected firms’ strategies. We focus specifically on some core attributes of IEFs and the impact of social networks on such strategies as the choice of the foreign markets to operate and the foreign entry modes. The social networks are a major driver of the internationalization from inception and help in overcoming a variety of physical and social resource limitations as well as transactional hazards. We conclude that it is likely that both some fundamental characteristics of the IEFs and those of the foreign markets entered account for these firms reliance on their social networks.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship International entrepreneurial firms Social networks Internationalization

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/27

Citation

FERREIRA, Manuel Portugal; SERRA, Fernando Ribeiro; SANTOS, João Carvalho - The international entrepreneurial firm's social networks. globADVANTAGE Working Paper. N.º 7 (2007), p. 1-27.