Handbook of Measures for International Entrepreneurship Research ─ Multi-Item Scales Crossing Disciplines and Contexts

The Handbook of Measures for International Entrepreneurship Research is a user-friendly collection of multi-item measures developed and used in the research of international entrepreneurship and important areas related to it: international business, entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, and innovation. Editors Nicole Coviello and Helena Yli-Renko carefully compiled 212 scales from over 820 possible measures using rigorous selection criteria. The scales fall into eight distinct categories:• Individual-level influences• Firm and team-level influences• External environmental influences• Relationships, networks, and social capital• Organizational learning• Capabilities• Orientation and strategy• Performance and innovation outcomesFor each scale, the book includes the following information to enable ease of use: summary, construct definition, description, source, development or adaptation procedures, sample, validity, scores, references, and scale items. This standout Handbook not only builds a compelling case for a more rigorous approach to research methods in international entrepreneurship research, but also explores the best practices in development, adaptation, use, and reporting of multi-item measures.Academic researchers in international entrepreneurship, international business, entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, and/or innovation will find this reference tool a welcome addition to their survey research practices. Policy-makers conducting research in these areas will also appreciate this book.

Edited by Nicole Coviello, Betty and Peter Sims Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Marketing, the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada and Helena Yli-Renko, Orfalea Director's Chair in Entrepreneurship, Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, US