Resource flexibility, early internationalization and performance

R. Isil Yavuz; Harry Sapienza; Youngeun Chu

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Entrepreneurship, Universities & Resources

Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research

Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship series

Edited by Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter

The role of resources is pivotal in entrepreneurship for the success of new and small ventures, though most face resource constraints. The book offers multiple perspectives on analysing and understanding the importance of resources in entrepreneurship development. Approaching the subject with both a practice-theory and research-based approach, the contributors analyse topics such as processes and structures in social entrepreneuring; entrepreneurship and equity in crowdfunding; and forming alliances with large firms to overcome resource constraints. The contributors provide evidence, for example, on how business angels can contribute more than finance to small ventures and how the flexibility of resources is important in internationalisation.

Monograph Book

Published in print:: 25 Nov 2016

ISBN:: 9781786432537

eISBN:: 9781786432544

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786432544

Pages:: c 224

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Chapter 5: Resource flexibility, early internationalization and performance

R. Isil Yavuz, Harry Sapienza and Youngeun Chu

Monograph Chapter

Published:: 25 November 2016

Category:: Monograph Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786432544.00012

Pages:: 70–93 (24 total)

Collection: Business 2016

Abstract

This study examines the effect of resource flexibility on the early internationalization and performance of international new ventures. We test our hypotheses using data from the Kauffman Firm Survey on 2424 newly founded new ventures in the USA. After controlling for the amount of total resources, we show that new ventures with more flexible resource configurations tend to internationalize earlier. In addition, we also find that resource flexibility helps international new ventures to perform better in terms of both international sales intensity and short-term revenue growth. However, we find no significant effect of flexible resource on the short-term survival of international new ventures.

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