International Entrepreneurship In An Age Of Persistent Disruption

Éditeurs invités

• Olga Petričević, University of Calgary
• Christos N. Pitelis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Stratos Ramoglou, University of Bristol
• Catherine L. Wang, Brunel University of London
• Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota

Synthèse

This special issue examines how entrepreneurial firms internationalize amid systemic disruptions from geopolitical, technological, and institutional shocks. Rather than treating disruption as occasional crisis, it positions persistent turbulence as the default operating condition reshaping how ventures compete globally. The focus shifts from traditional questions about early entry timing to how firms adapt, survive, and reconfigure while designing new competitive advantages.

The call seeks research integrating strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, and innovation to understand how entrepreneurial agency interacts with systemic shocks. It invites theoretical and empirical work examining strategic reconfiguration, dynamic capabilities, and knowledge mobility in fragmented global contexts, investigating how ventures develop dexterity, orchestrate cross-border relationships and digital infrastructures, navigate regulatory complexity, and build resilience amid technological volatility and geopolitical realignment.

Thèmes proposés

• Geopolitical bifurcation and regulatory fragmentation
• Timing and sequencing of internationalization
• Temporary, relational, and ecosystem-based advantage
• Foreign market entry modes under disruption
• Strategic dexterity and resource orchestration
• Dynamic capabilities in fragmented global ecosystems
• Digital infrastructures and interorganizational alliances
• Non-market and political capabilities
• Cross-border knowledge creation and protection
• Talent and digital capital mobility
• Location strategy and geopolitical safe zones
• Business model innovation in disrupted contexts
• Entrepreneurial judgment under persistent turbulence

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