Uncovering the factors behind new ventures’ international performance: Capabilities, alertness and technological turbulence

This research is based on the perception that explanation of International New Ventures' (INVs) performance demands a process view, going deeper than standard approach, in empirical papers, testing direct relationship between company-level antecedents and performance. A three-tier model was developed to investigate leading INVs international performance, emphasizing role entrepreneurial alertness. Based dynamic capabilities framework, alertness envisaged as mediating element firms' their Empirical confirmed hypothesized model. Firms' (entrepreneurial orientation, foreign market knowledge, absorptive capacity) significantly influence level alertness, which impacts levels self-reported satisfaction with company's The paper makes four contributions Entrepreneurship literature. First, it highlights key played by explaining INVs' convergent view ability sense seize specific business opportunities. Second, this study considers capability not limited entrepreneur, but an organizational capability. Third, shows does exist vacuum, set base capabilities, namely capacity, simultaneously leverage possible opportunities constrain focus markets, foster higher Fourth, underlines technological turbulence moderator