International business and the migrant-owned enterprise

•Migrant international enterprises possess specific characteristics and are emerging in large numbers worldwide.•Specific resources, orientations and capabilities tend to support superior international performance in migrant-owned enterprises.•Resources comprise foreign location advantage, internati...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2021-01, Vol.122, p.657-669
Main Authors: Czinkota, Michael, Khan, Zaheer, Knight, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Business schools
Businesspeople
Capabilities
Case studies
Entrepreneurship
International business
International performance
International venture
Migrant-owned enterprise
Orientations
Resources
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Summary:•Migrant international enterprises possess specific characteristics and are emerging in large numbers worldwide.•Specific resources, orientations and capabilities tend to support superior international performance in migrant-owned enterprises.•Resources comprise foreign location advantage, international market knowledge, international and industry experience, local and foreign social capital.•Orientations constitute entrepreneurial, international growth, learning, and international market orientations.•Capabilities refer to international business and technological competences, international marketing capability, and market matching competence. Migrants launch international ventures, targeting their home countries and other international markets. We investigate migrant-own businesses that undertake international business ventures. Leveraging extant literature and case studies, the study highlights international entrepreneurship in such firms by examining the roles of key organizational factors in internationalization and international performance. After identifying and conceptualizing key antecedents to international performance, we develop a model and associated propositions. Study results suggest that migrant entrepreneurs leverage a distinctive mix of resources, orientations, and capabilities that allow them to succeed in diverse international markets. Findings provide valuable knowledge that can enhance the sustainability and international performance of this important and rapidly emerging category of firm. We provide scholarly and managerial implications to advance theory and practice in migrant-owned international enterprises.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.07.049