Abstracts
Abstract
Most theories of strategic change focus on established firms. Little research examines how early-stage entrepreneurs decide to change their strategies and pivot in an international context (Kirtley & O’Mahony, 2019). To better understand how Born Globals (BG) pivot during their rapid internationalization, we study digital technology-based mobile game development BGs. We found that pivots are mostly driven by changes in individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) components. Using effectuation/causation theory, this study contributes to the understanding of both pivots in born globals and the role of changes in individual EO components over time.
Keywords:
- Entrepreneurial orientation,
- pivots,
- born-globals,
- internationalization
Résumé
La plupart des théories du changement stratégique se concentrent sur les entreprises établies. Peu de recherches examinent comment les entrepreneurs en phase de démarrage décident de changer de stratégie et de pivoter dans un contexte international (Kirtley & O’Mahony, 2019). Pour mieux comprendre comment les Born Globals (BG) pivotent pendant leur internationalisation rapide, nous étudions le développement de BG de l’industrie du jeux vidéo. Nous constatons que les pivots sont principalement provoqués par des changements dans les composantes individuelles de l’orientation entrepreneuriale (OE). En utilisant la théorie de l’effectuation/causation, cette étude contribue à la compréhension à la fois des pivots dans les BG mais aussi du rôle des changements dans les composantes individuelles de l’OE au fil du temps.
Mots-clés :
- Orientation entrepreneuriale,
- pivots,
- born-globals,
- internationalization
Resumen
La mayoría de las teorías de cambio estratégico se centran en las empresas establecidas. Solo pocas investigaciones examinan cómo los emprendedores emergentes deciden cambiar su estrategia y pivotar en un contexto internacional (Kirtley - O’Mahony, 2019). Para entender mejor cómo pivotan las Born Globals (BG) durante su rápida internacionalización, estamos estudiamos el desarrollo de las BG en la industria de los videojuegos. Encontramos que los pivotes son causados principalmente por cambios en los componentes individuales de la orientación empresarial (OE). Utilizando la teoría de la efectuación/causalidad, este estudio contribuye a la comprensión no solo de los pivotes en las BG, sino también del papel de los cambios en los componentes individuales de la OE a lo largo del tiempo.
Palabras clave:
- Orientación empresarial,
- pivotes,
- Born Globals,
- Internacionalización
Appendices
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