TY - JOUR
T1 - Does social desirability of entrepreneurship matter for early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization? The moderating role of economic freedom
AU - Capelleras, Joan Lluís
AU - Martin-Sanchez, Victor
AU - Zhang, Chao
N1 - Funding Information: The study was supported by the Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the European Social Fund (grant number: 2020FI_B 00096). The authors also acknowledge financial support from project PID2020-114460GB-G31 (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation).
PY - 2023/1/11
Y1 - 2023/1/11
N2 - Based on an institutional perspective, this study examines the influence of the social desirability of entrepreneurship on early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization and the moderating role of home country economic freedom. Using data from 45,454 early-stage entrepreneurs in 48 countries for the period 2005–2016, we find that the social desirability of entrepreneurship negatively affects early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization, and that economic freedom positively moderates this relationship. The study contributes to the literature by showing how the home country institutional context affects the level of early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization across countries.
AB - Based on an institutional perspective, this study examines the influence of the social desirability of entrepreneurship on early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization and the moderating role of home country economic freedom. Using data from 45,454 early-stage entrepreneurs in 48 countries for the period 2005–2016, we find that the social desirability of entrepreneurship negatively affects early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization, and that economic freedom positively moderates this relationship. The study contributes to the literature by showing how the home country institutional context affects the level of early-stage entrepreneurs’ internationalization across countries.
KW - Early-stage entrepreneurs
KW - economic freedom
KW - firm internationalization
KW - social desirability of entrepreneurship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146161274&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/23409444221144462
DO - 10.1177/23409444221144462
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85146161274
SN - 2340-9436
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - BRQ Business Research Quarterly
JF - BRQ Business Research Quarterly
ER -
