Entrepreneurial Orientation and Internationalisation: A Case of Entrepreneurial Firms in a Transition Economy

Entrepreneurial orientation is a multidimensional construct that determines the strategic posture of a firm. In this study we investigate a sample of six manufacturing firms which are located both in a remote area and in a transition economy. Through interpreting the construct of entrepreneurial orientation as an attitude held by principals we investigate how entrepreneurial orientation affected the behaviour of these firms, specifically in terms of their internationalisation. Despite the fact that all firms have identical roots we find that entrepreneurial orientation held by their principals affect the strategic posture of the firms. This paper is an attempt to contribute to the existing body of literature by filling an existing void resulting form a lack of qualitative research based on homogeneous samples.