Entrepreneurial internationalisation of Nepalese artisanal firms: a dynamic capabilities perspective
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
ISSN: 1355-2554
Article publication date: 4 April 2022
Issue publication date: 12 August 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This research explores the role of entrepreneurs' dynamic capabilities in small artisanal firms' entrepreneurial internationalisation.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper applies an inductive, exploratory multiple case study approach to the empirical context of the Nepalese artisanal sector. Primary data were collected through interviews and observations and triangulated by secondary data, such as firms' websites and social media profiles.
Findings
The findings suggest that entrepreneurs' network utilisation, network-building and marketing capabilities are crucial to enabling small artisanal firms' entrepreneurial internationalisation. Entrepreneurs' network-retaining, market-oriented learning and innovative capabilities become more important as firms mature. Accordingly, the paper theorises that artisan entrepreneurs in a developing economy should build and apply different dynamic capabilities based on firms' internationalisation phase.
Originality/value
The fine-grained discussion of the findings and the six propositions from this study advance the current understanding of dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurial internationalisation and artisan entrepreneurship literature.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the editor and anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions and guidance throughout the review process. The authors further thank Dr Bisrat Misganaw for his feedback on the earlier version of this paper.
Citation
Tiwari, S.K. and Korneliussen, T. (2022), "Entrepreneurial internationalisation of Nepalese artisanal firms: a dynamic capabilities perspective", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 1369-1390. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-09-2020-0635
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited