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Internationalize to live: a study of the post-internationalization survival of new ventures
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posted on 2023-06-07, 06:48 authored by Hadi Fariborzi, Mohammad KeyhaniDespite a growing number of studies on the survival of new ventures who pursue an international entry strategy, research in this area is not yet conclusive. One line of argument tells a story of unprepared novices making a risky move, and thus predicts negative consequences. Another line of argument tells a story of prepared entrepreneurs making a strategic decision, and thus predicts positive consequences. The problem of estimating the true effect involves an important endogeneity problem that can only be overcome by accounting for the fact that new ventures self-select into internationalization. The goal of this research is to add to the post-internationalization survival literature by accounting for this self-selection using an endogenous switching model in a potential outcomes or counterfactual inference approach. Leveraging a panel of US new ventures from the Kauffman Firm Survey, our results paint a picture more in line with the preparedness logic of new venture internationalization. After controlling for this self-selection, we find a positive average treatment effect of internationalization on survival, and we find evidence that early internationalization is better for post internationalization survival than late internationalization. We argue that these results suggest that the new theories of new venture internationalization needs to be further unchained from the process theories of internationalization.
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Small Business EconomicsISSN
0921-898XPublisher
SpringerExternal DOI
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3Volume
50Page range
607-624Department affiliated with
- Business and Management Publications
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2019-10-25First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-10-25First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-10-17Usage metrics
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