IS RESEARCH INTO INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TRANSNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP STILL SEPARATED, OR ARE THE FIELDS CONFLATING? – CASE STUDY OF AMBERBALTIC
Author
Popov, Ilian
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-08
Pages
65
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, om forskningen i internationalt entreprenørskab (IE) og transnationalt entreprenørskab (TE) fortsat er adskilt, eller om felterne er ved at flyde sammen, med udgangspunkt i et case-studie af Amberbaltic – en litauisk virksomhed etableret i Danmark. På baggrund af globalisering, EU-udvidelse og øget mobilitet kortlægges hovedlinjerne i IE- og TE-litteraturen og sammenholdes med en kvalitativ case baseret på interview med virksomhedens leder. Casen er særligt interessant, fordi Amberbaltic har en blandet ejerstruktur: to familievenner, hvoraf den ene kan forstås som international entreprenør og den anden som transnational entreprenør, der har samlet ressourcer for at betjene det litauiske fællesskab i Danmark. Afhandlingen formulerer to forskningsspørgsmål: (1) hvordan centrale IE- og TE-diskussioner (viden, social kapital/netværk, kultur og institutioner) afspejles i Amberbaltic, og (2) hvilken rolle multifamilievirksomhed spiller i en sådan blandet konstellation. Litteraturgennemgangen peger på tydelige forskelle mellem IE og TE, mens casen antyder, at disse forskelle kan udviskes i praksis og danne en blandet ITE/TIE-struktur; den fulde analyse og konklusioner ligger dog uden for dette uddrags rækkevidde.
This thesis examines whether research on international entrepreneurship (IE) and transnational entrepreneurship (TE) remains distinct or is beginning to converge, using a case study of Amberbaltic—a Lithuanian firm established in Denmark—as an empirical anchor. Motivated by globalization, EU expansion, and increased mobility, the study maps core debates in IE and TE and compares them with a qualitative case built from an interview with the firm’s manager. Amberbaltic features a mixed ownership by two family friends—one positioned as an international entrepreneur and the other as a transnational entrepreneur—who pooled resources to serve the Lithuanian community in Denmark. The thesis addresses two research questions: (1) how key IE and TE themes (knowledge, social capital/networks, culture, and institutions) are reflected in the Amberbaltic case, and (2) what role multi-family business plays in such a blended configuration. The literature review suggests clear distinctions between IE and TE, while the case indicates these differences may blur in practice into a hybrid ITE/TIE structure; full analytical results and conclusions are beyond the scope of this excerpt.
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