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Motivational focus of international entrepreneurs in Spain: From early explorers to straggler exploiters

Motivational focus of international entrepreneurs in Spain: From early explorers to straggler... We analyze the motivation of entrepreneurs who lead business internationalization. We study how motivation affects the entry timing into overseas markets as well as the selection of markets. We use the regulatory focus theory that recognizes two orientations: promotion versus prevention. Then, we define a typology of entrepreneurs: early explorer, straggler exploiter, early exploiter, and straggler explorer. We review interviews published in a Spanish journal centred on internationalization and perform a content analysis that allows us to identify the motivation of entrepreneurs. Results indicate that promotion focus is the most common and that experiential knowledge emerges as a key factor in the shift in motivation governing the selection of overseas markets. Copyright © 2017 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L'Administration Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© 2018 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN
0825-0383
eISSN
1936-4490
DOI
10.1002/cjas.1436
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Abstract

We analyze the motivation of entrepreneurs who lead business internationalization. We study how motivation affects the entry timing into overseas markets as well as the selection of markets. We use the regulatory focus theory that recognizes two orientations: promotion versus prevention. Then, we define a typology of entrepreneurs: early explorer, straggler exploiter, early exploiter, and straggler explorer. We review interviews published in a Spanish journal centred on internationalization and perform a content analysis that allows us to identify the motivation of entrepreneurs. Results indicate that promotion focus is the most common and that experiential knowledge emerges as a key factor in the shift in motivation governing the selection of overseas markets. Copyright © 2017 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Journal

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences/Revue Canadienne des Sciences de L'AdministrationWiley

Published: Sep 1, 2018

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