Entrepreneurial internationalisation of Nepalese artisanal firms: a dynamic capabilities perspective
通过尼泊尔手工艺企业的多案例研究，发现企业家的网络利用、网络构建和营销能力对创业国际化至关重要，且随企业成熟，网络维护、市场导向学习和创新能力变得更重要。
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.