The outsider entrepreneurs / R. Isil Yavuz.

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Traditionally, it has been assumed that immigrant entrepreneurs are disadvantaged relative to native entrepreneurs because they have limited access to resources and markets in their country of adoption. Although the outsider status of entrepreneurs may convey some disadvantages domestically, this very status may serve as a spur to encourage international efforts. Yavuz shows that new high-tech startups with outsider founders are more likely to internationalize early, but somewhat surprisingly, these international ventures are less likely to survive and grow relative to their native-founded cou.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: Outsider Entrepreneurs, Firm Strategy and Performance -- ch. 2 Early Internationalization as a Firm Strategy -- ch. 3 Immigrant Entrepreneurship (IE) and a Conceptual Clarification: Outsider versus Insider Entrepreneurs -- ch. 4 Early Internationalization and Performance: Does Outsiderness Matter? -- ch. 5 Context of the Study -- ch. 6 Outsider Entrepreneurs: More International but not More Successful -- ch. 7 Field Interviews -- ch. 8 Discussion of Findings -- ch. 9 Conclusion: Contributions, Limitations and Future Research Directions.

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