Internationalization of businesses with an emphasis on international entrepreneurship, explaining the mediating role of organizational capabilities and moderating global mindset

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 MSc. Student, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Organizational capabilities have been considered as one of the most key factors in the internationalization of companies. The current research pursues three main goals: first, it examines the effect of international entrepreneurship on international performance; second, it examines the mediating role of organizational capabilities in the relationship between international entrepreneurship and international performance; and third, it examines the moderating role of global mindset in the relationship between international entrepreneurship and networking capability. The statistical population of the research comprises businesses with an international approach that has been introduced as a top exporter by the Chamber of Commerce. The statistical sample also included 82 companies that were selected using the available sampling method. The data collection tool is also a questionnaire whose reliability has been confirmed, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.79. Data analysis was performed using quantitative methods, regression equation modeling, the PLS approach, and SmartPLS version 2 software. The results show that international entrepreneurship indirectly affects international business performance through networking capability, marketing capability, and technological capability by 0.18, 0.37, and 0.14, respectively, as well as the global mindset of the relationship between international entrepreneurship and networking capability. adjusted positively, with a factor of 0.42.

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Journal of International Business Administration

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 01 October 2023

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  • Receive Date: 17 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 27 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 01 October 2023

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