Emotional intelligence and early internationalization as resilient strategies in adverse contexts

Authors

  • Isabel Quintillán Universidad Católica del Uruguay
  • Iñaki Peña-Legazkue Universidad de Deusto

Abstract

The effect of emotional intelligence on venture internationalization is investigated in situations in which entrepreneurs are pressured to pursue resilient strategies, pushed by a disrupting shock that weakens the national economic condition (e.g., an economic recession). While previous findings have highlighted the importance of entrepreneurs’ human capital attributes in their entering foreign markets, few studies have analysed how the emotional intelligence competences of entrepreneurs lead them to internationalize. This study fills this gap in the literature on entrepreneurial behaviour by focusing on the emotional, cognitive and psychological qualities of entrepreneurs to explain their exporting business decisions under adversity.

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Published

2021-03-02