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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2022): DEZEMBRO 2022

Dynamic capabilities and international entrepreneurship in the technological park of Pernambuco: an analysis of companies from Porto Digital

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20985/1980-5160.2022.v17n3.1799
Submitted
June 20, 2022
Published
2022-12-30

Abstract

International Entrepreneurship (IE) and Dynamic Capabilities (DCs) have been gaining prominence, especially in technology-based companies. The search for this achievement leads organizations to take risks and use proactive and entrepreneurial positions. Organizations adapt processes, routines, and tools to reach the desired goal. This link between dynamic capabilities and international entrepreneurship has proven to be critical to the success of internationalization. This paper investigates how dynamic capabilities influence Porto Digital companies' international entrepreneurship. A multiple-case study was conducted with companies that have joined this technology park to enable the investigation. The data were collected through interviews with strategic managers, who had information about the internationalization of the enterprises, and secondary data obtained from newspaper and magazine articles via subscription access. Two links were revealed between dynamic capabilities and the IE dimensions: identification and exploitation of opportunities, the ability to establish relationships, the propensity to adapt, and the ability to learn. Only some studies exist on countries with emerging economies in what is considered a still-recent field. Both the limitations and the lessons learned by strategic managers for internationalization contribute to a more robust vision of the internationalization process and the application of dynamic capabilities for company survival and competitive advantage. The topic investigation and comprehension in companies based in one of Latin America's largest technology parks reveal the influence of DCs and IE dimensions that occur in a tenuous and critical way for the internationalization process.

Keywords: International Entrepreneurship; Dynamic Capacities; Digital Port.

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