TY - JOUR
T1 - The motivation of international entrepreneurship
T2 - The case of Chinese transnational entrepreneurs
AU - Dimitratos, Pavlos
AU - Buck, Trevor
AU - Fletcher, Margaret
AU - Li, Nicolas
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - The ventures of transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) are a new business phenomenon, representing a fluid context in which established arrangements may be expected to change. In terms of one particular relationship, motivation has been found to be a key construct in international entrepreneurship (IE) research, with two established features of motivation comprising entrepreneurial vision and its implementation. At the same time, nationality has been found to be a consistent influence on entrepreneurial orientation through the impact of culture. Employing qualitative case study methods, this paper investigates these relationships in the new context of the internationalization of Chinese TEs socially embedded in their host and home countries. Subtle changes in established patterns of IE motivation are detected, and Chinese cultural influence may also be weakening to meet the environment of host countries.
AB - The ventures of transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) are a new business phenomenon, representing a fluid context in which established arrangements may be expected to change. In terms of one particular relationship, motivation has been found to be a key construct in international entrepreneurship (IE) research, with two established features of motivation comprising entrepreneurial vision and its implementation. At the same time, nationality has been found to be a consistent influence on entrepreneurial orientation through the impact of culture. Employing qualitative case study methods, this paper investigates these relationships in the new context of the internationalization of Chinese TEs socially embedded in their host and home countries. Subtle changes in established patterns of IE motivation are detected, and Chinese cultural influence may also be weakening to meet the environment of host countries.
KW - Case study
KW - International entrepreneurial motivation
KW - Transnational entrepreneurs
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.01.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962094477
VL - 25
SP - 1103
EP - 1113
JO - International Business Review
JF - International Business Review
SN - 0969-5931
IS - 5
ER -