IMPROVING RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL NEW VENTURES

Different patterns of internationalization of new ventures have been questioning classical international business theories in the last couple decades. In this manuscript, we delve into the rapid internationalization approaches to provide a comprehensive and contemporary literature review on the most recent empirical research on international new ventures, as well as to document thoroughly the discrepancies and dissonances in the literature. By doing so we contribute with the field by presenting propositions which were drawn from a systematized analysis of 35 articles which summed a total of 167 case studies regarding international new ventures. We then integrated the literature and developed a set of suggestions to be included in future research along with recommendations regarding the rigor and detailing when analyzing an international new venture.